This is just a drill: Thanks to John McCain, Free Republic will shut down tomorrow at high noon for

Free Republic ^

[Jim Robinson]

Now hear this:

Thanks to John McCain, Free Republic will shut down tomorrow at high noon for 30 days. No non government approved electioneering messages may be transmitted over the internet for the 30 days immediately preceding a primary election.

That is all.

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The above exercise was just a drill. But if John McCain has his way with his proposed rules for regulating political free speech on the internet, this is how we will be forced to operate in the coming election cycle and all election cycles in the future until we can get the unconstitutional McCain-Feingold act repealed.

Carthago delenda est

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I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!

If the thought of losing your right to express yourself online makes you mad, it is high time you let Senator John McCain know how you feel.

McCain, John - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-2235

Washington, DC

241 Russell Senate Ofc. Bldg.
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2235
Fax: (202) 228-2862

Phoenix

5353 North 16th Street
Suite 105
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Phone: (602) 952-2410
Fax: (602) 952-8702

Tempe

4703 S. Lakeshore Drive
Suite 1
Tempe, Arizona 85282
Phone: (480) 897-6289
Fax: (480) 897-8389

Tucson

407 W. Congress Street
Suite 103
Tucson, Arizona 85701
Phone: (520) 670-6334
Fax: (520) 670-6637


McCain, John - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-2235

Other contact #'s

US capitol toll free -

1-877-762-8762

Senate Offices:

Cloak Room Democratic: (202) 224-4691
Cloak Room Republican: (202) 224-6191

(From post #732 by bd476)

I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!

If the thought of losing your right to express yourself online makes you mad, it is high time you let Senator John McCain know how you feel.

McCain, John - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-2235

Washington, DC

241 Russell Senate Ofc. Bldg.
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2235
Fax: (202) 228-2862

Phoenix

5353 North 16th Street
Suite 105
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Phone: (602) 952-2410
Fax: (602) 952-8702

Tempe

4703 S. Lakeshore Drive
Suite 1
Tempe, Arizona 85282
Phone: (480) 897-6289
Fax: (480) 897-8389

Tucson

407 W. Congress Street
Suite 103
Tucson, Arizona 85701
Phone: (520) 670-6334
Fax: (520) 670-6637


McCain, John - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-2235

Other contact #'s

US capitol toll free -

1-877-762-8762

Senate Offices:

Cloak Room Democratic: (202) 224-4691
Cloak Room Republican: (202) 224-6191

[July 4th]

You're kidding, right? If not, there's no reason to do this just to make a point. I'm sure Freepers (including myself) would gladly raise any legal fees incurred, and we can make our point that way while remaining online.

[Sprite518]

WHAT??? This needs to go to Drudge, Fox News, Talk Radio, etc....

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

McCain isn't funny. He's never been funny. He has always struck me as mentally unbalanced. He belongs in an asylum, or a cage. Maybe the NV Chicom's had it right.

[Jimbaugh]

McCain will never be President of the US.

[WanderingOisin]

It will be very interesting to see how this whole affair plays out.

[OKIEDOC]

I don't know if you are joking or not, but you may be absolutely right.

The Washington insiders want nothing else but to shut down descent by conservatives.

It would not be beyond some RINO's to throw the MSM a big Internet bone by shutting down what the MSM sees as their only competition for real news.

Conservatives have been sold out before so I don't have much trust in our so called representative government to do the right thing.

Shutting down the blogs and web sites like Free Republic would definitely hurt the conservatives more than the extremists left wing liberals.

The extremists have the MSM to carry their dirty water if their not around to make false accusations.

I see this as an assault on my free speech rights and sure don't like what is coming down the political tracks.

I do believe that it make take a full scale march on Washington to get this halted before we lose all our rights to complain about the government.

[Toby06]

This must no longer be a truly Free Republic.

[NonValueAdded]

H.R. 1605 and S. 678

[thoughtomator]

Spend those 30 days stocking up on your ammo, folks, you might need it sooner than you think.

[Liberty Valance]

The enemy is at the gate.

[rwilson99]

Wouldn't the proper thing to do be to wait until the FEC were to issue a specific fine or ruling against FR in order to challenge the law in court.

[Pontiac]

Another Option we move to FreeDominion for a month.

[toldyou]

Yea, I'll have to fertilize the lawn and clean the house. I haven't done that since September 5, 2004!

[Sprite518]

This is what we get when Republicans are in charge????


I guess I will not be voting come November for a Republican. They will lose my vote if this really happens.

[hope]

He is presenting a scenario and a call to arms...chill.

[Mo1]

US capitol toll free - 1-877-762-8762

Cloak Room Democratic: (202) 224-4691
Cloak Room Republican: (202) 224-6191


McCain, John - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-2235

[eleni121]

But but there are some who are seeking to modify the draconian measures...

"The Federal Election Commission on Thursday said it was delaying a decision on whether political weblogs should be considered "public communications" and so subject to funding limitations,"...

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=mccain%20campaign%20finance&spell=1&sa=N&tab=wn

[Txsleuth]

When are these idiot Congressweinies going to get the message that by pulling this crapola...they LOSE, not win.

This would be one time...that I wouldn't mind protesting to Capitol Hill with a lib or two (so long as they stay on their side of the protest, doncha know).

[SENTINEL]

"Is it, Mr. Robinson is not giving us the details for the shutdown, as far as we know, he is doing it voluteerily."

Sir, I've been here a lot of years...And I can assure you that Mr. Robinson would do NO SUCH THING !!

[A message]

You have a cartoon to post tomorrow, P.

I hope.