Posted on 02/11/2005 10:55:36 AM PST by Jim Robinson
The shot heard around the Internet has been fired on FreeRepublic.com The owner Jim Robinson and his moderators have launched a sniper style purge against members that disagree with the President’s ‘guest worker’ amnesty or support more control of illegal immigration. Free Republic is an amazing tool for those looking for a good debate and news from around the country.
The problem for the administration of the site is that their creation is allowing the participants to learn that the Bush immigration record and plans are shockingly out of line with the views of most conservatives. The management’s answer to this conflict between the majority of conservatives and the influence of the White House on their Web site has become electronic executions and censorship.
Members and readers of Free Republic would be surprised to know that many members of their community have fallen silent on the discussions about illegal immigration lately because free speech is an illusion on FR.com. They are silent because they have been banned from the Web site without warning, cause, or explanation in most cases. For weeks the moderators have been suspending and banning new members that chimed in quickly on the immigration debates.
Now this trend has broadened as the first groups of long-term users were suspended or banned this past week. Although Robinson and his staff removed many members of the Free Republic community in the first few days of the purge, those that religiously support President Bush’s immigration plan, open borders and approve of public benefits for illegal aliens remain on the forum. Those that were banned were the members that wanted more done to control illegal immigration and a strict observance to the President’s Oath of Office.
As I said...proud of your criminal ancestors.
I see, and thanks for the correction. As you said, defending your home or business is not vigilantism, but self-defense. Rushing out a thousand miles to the border with a rifle is not self-defense but ideologue-addled lunacy.
Curious statement.
Do you know something we don't?
Except for the fact that you seem to take notice.
BUMP
I give rodguy911 the award for coolest under fire.
You may have developed an affection for voting packages in 15 different languages--I haven't. I don't happen to frequent McDonald's but, if I did, I would expect to converse in English. In case you haven't heard, English happens to be our language.
And you would be correct.
And I don't support those politicians that continue to encourage illegal immigration. That includes Bush.
IMO like it or not these business and government pukes made a commitment that our Nation is obligated to honor in some form.
I'm not obligated to agree or abide by any commitment the Government makes that they had no right to make in the first place.
Let's make a correction; My "ancestors," MY family, fought, bled, and died on the battlefield as American citizens. At Normandy. In the Pacific. THAT I am certainly "proud" of.
Thanks for proving without a shadow of doubt what your agenda has ALWAYS been.
The sacrifices of past American patriots is NEVER acknowledged by your ilk.
Why is that?
By the way (seeing as how you're such a fan of this form of argument), your condemnation of them puts you in quite good company with a lot of loony leftists.
You hit ALL the cylinders.
Was the Constitution wrote in French?
Maybe the Minutemen Loons should ban the production of tortillas, and punish the speaking of Spanish, all in the name of freedom, of course.
Yeah, yeah, I already know you support your new savior hillary.
And trying to get these people doing honest hard working jobs above ground isn't pushing illegal immigration, but trying to bring sanity to a system that has been out of whack for 40 years.
I'm not surprised you are for the current insane staus quo, or the equally insane neo-khruschev idea of a new berlin wall.
You finally figured that POS out??
The Constitution of These united States is a sheepskin with ink.
And it is worthless unless the constitution of the American people remain strong and resolute.
Very well said, wardaddy.
We are in total agreement.
Jim, Thank you for the many opportunities you've allowed us to express our "opinions" on your web site. Without your willingness to put your mouth and fingers where your brain and thoughts are, we would not have this opportunity. You are a bright light in the world of dark and dingy news reporting. This is YOUR website and it is YOUR right to allow what YOU want here. May God continue to Bless and Keep you safe. till
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