In response to gwbush.com during his first run for president, and in reference to the 1st Amendment, Gov. Bush said "There ought to be limits to freedom."
nor has he tried to silence criticism of him
Then there's the sidewalk in front of the governor's mansion, an historical place for protesters to express their views about the actions of whatever Texas governor was in office. On notice that some environmentalists planned a protest, Gov. Bush secretly reversed the policy of allowing protests and ordered that they be dispersed and arrested if they refuse, and many were. No charges were ever filed against them since they never broke a Texas state law.
It's all in the public record, so research before you claim I'm lying. It's not that I agree with the idiots in either case, I just believe in the 1st Amendment, especially when it comes to political speech.
aren't thinking of wannabe Prez Kerry who tried to shut down the Swifties and ban their book?
I never said that thought such as this is restricted to President Bush.
Nothing you wrote supports your assertion, more like misdirection. If President Bush doesn't "allow" criticism of himself, what exactly do you think Code Pink, ANSWER, DU, Kos, Michael Moore, Soros, etc do 24/7? The man has received more criticism and vitriol than any other president, and it hasn't let up and won't stop anytime soon; if your statements were true none of this would be going on.
I have no problem with the statement of "there ought to be limits on freedom." Person A's freedom stops where it infringes on Person B's freedom. You don't have the freedom to yell "fire" in a theater, or joke about bombs at the airport, or drive recklessly down the street.