Posted on 03/23/2006 7:14:40 PM PST by defenderSD
Edited on 03/23/2006 7:36:44 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
My blog is mine. It is the Internet-accessable expression of my Constitutional right, recognized by the First Amendment. Free Republic is the same.
No legislation is needed. Indeed, any legislation to "protect" my right to speak is probably itself Unconstitutional.
I am not about to file any @#$@#$ reports to the #$@$ Federal Government about my First Amendment rights.
This is why i will never, EVER vote for mccain. I don't give a damn if hillary is his opponent, i will never vote for this free speech limiting ego maniac.
Vote against every incumbent and put the bastards where they belong-- on the unemployment line-- and start all over again with a whole new house, a 33% new senate, and a firm realization among the other two-thirds of the turds that they are certain, absolutely certain, to be out of work in two or four years. Get rid of these freeloaders and brigands; get rid of them all and without exception! Harsh words follow with respect to the lower and lowest houses.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1601416/posts
I like Jim Rob's take on it.
This is revolting. Corrupt politicians and the dino media tired of being exposed as total frauds, so why not just snip away at that pesky first amendment (after nonstop attempts to destroy the 2nd)? This is a huge wake-up call.
Ok, I did not know about this part. McCain and Lieberman are treasonous scum.
As usual, Jim Robinson is right and I am wrong.
Why didn't Bush veto that thing? Could he give Americans their Free Speech rights back by executive order?
You might want to keep these guys and anyone else who supports this except for reid who should be tossed for other reasons.
I don't think CFR applies to this. CFR has passed a long time ago and to date there is no effect on FR, DU, or other internet sites. The mccain/lieberman proposal is the one that should be shot down along with any new FEC ruling that CFR applies to the internet.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
This is a bluff. They're going after money in the form of taxation. They want to tax us into silence.
Term Limits
Because having McKrazy an enemy would have been a big pain in the @ss. I suppose President Bush thought the SCOTUS would knockdown the BS McCain-Feingold.
If I recall correctly, McCain-Feingold barely passed 5 to 4. This illegal law may not be able to stand another challenge with Alito and Roberts on the Supreme Court.
When dishonest politicians get control of the government by force of corruption and bribery, they will say that there is too much money in politics, and take away the money ... of those who would oppose them.
When evil gains control by lies, the evil will say there is too much unfair, unbalanced and biased speech in the land, and take away the free speech ... of those who would oppose them.
When guns and money and free speech are outlawed, it is not just the outlaw who will still have guns and money and speech ... it is also the evil, the corrupt and the tyrant.
Mccain/lieberman has a long way to go before becoming law.
I must be having a bad dream. 30 day shutdown? What's next, no free speech on the web. THIS IS BULL CRAP!
And in the Senate I think it was the usual suspect RINOs that joined the 'rats so there was no fear of a veto.
Bush needs to set this thing right...and now.
That's the $64,000 question. Huge mistake.
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