Free Republic

Serious is this what freerepublic has become? Someone don´t like your personal oppinion (btw. was a civil discussion) and then you are banned (after years of posting here?) without a warning or a chance to even complain (or answer to all the people who replied to you?). btw. if a moderator reads this my original screen name is: darkside321 Would be nice if someone can undo this ban because i will not use this new account anymore. (Of course i will answers post to this topic but after this i´m done with FR untill my old account is no longer...

Why are forum replies reviewed and posting delayed? Makes it kinda tough to carry on a conversation when it takes hours to communicate.

Who is blocking comments on the Free Republic I used to love. (Used to being the KEY WORD here). Has Jim been warned not to let anything controversial (anti Obama - anti government) pass? Have we lost our right of free speech? Yes. It definitely has been or is being enforced on FR this past month or so.

Has there been some change to Free Republic that I am not aware? Is everyone subject to these new rules? All of my post are now "subject to review." Is this a new feature for all posts or just mine? I notice I am not allowed to send mail. The message is my account is too "new" for this feature. I have been a member since August 29, 2010. I have posted 514 articles. I have made 390 comments. I have used the private mail since the day I started here. So. The question is: Is this new to everyone...

I had some time this afternoon and decided to see how long it would take to get banned in DU. I was surprised that I was able to hold out for quite a long time. Whew, talk about pirana! http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1225763#1227367 Anyway, there was a thread about the "recent" report of FAA warnings concerning the 9/11 hi-jackings. I had remembered that I'd read an article concerning information John Kerry had received in May, prior to the 9/11 attacks. I wondered how the DUmmies would take that information. Wow, I wasn't wrong about their response. My post starts at #98. My screen...

NEW YORK -- A document released for the first time today by the American Civil Liberties Union suggests that President Bush issued an Executive Order authorizing the use of inhumane interrogation methods against detainees in Iraq. Also released by the ACLU today are a slew of other records including a December 2003 FBI e-mail that characterizes methods used by the Defense Department as "torture" and a June 2004 "Urgent Report" to the Director of the FBI that raises concerns that abuse of detainees is being covered up.