Posted on 09/27/2008 2:12:28 PM PDT by 2nd amendment mama
Reader Ron e-mails that the Obama campaign has issued a decree banning all signs at a rally today at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia.
It is a public campus on public property.
The local newspaper, the Fredericksburg Free Lance Star is up in arms:
NOT ALL COUNTRIES guarantee their citizens the right to virtually unbridled freedom of speech. The United States does. Would someone please tell the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama? And the dozing guardians of liberty at the University of Mary Washington?
Mr. Obama, the Democratic nominee for president, is scheduled to speak at a rally at the university today. The public is invited to this forum, on property it, the public, owns. However, signs and banners will not be allowed, according to the organizers and compliant campus officials. Suddenly, UMW is a First Amendment-Free, or at least a First Amendment-Crippled, Zone, subject to the self-serving preferences of politicos. Why does an Obama rally–or a McCain rally or a Nader rally–justify taking a little off the top of Americans’ most fundamental rights?
A UMW spokeswoman says that the Obama campaign required the sign-and-banner ban. That campaign tells us that the ban is for “security” reasons. But a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service, responsible for protecting presidential candidates, says that the service has no objection to signs at rallies, provided that no “part of the sign could be used as a weapon”–e.g., a heavy metal pole or a sharpened stick. Finally, the McCain campaign tells us, “We encourage people to make signs at our events.”
Just more Chicago gangland tactics from Camp Obama.
Rise of Fascism Ping.
this guy needs to be hired by the McCain campaign and get on Oreilly ( who WILL promote him!)!!!!!
You know you all are wondering...is Obama the Antichrist?
Like catching a herd of pigs.
“Jeez, I am going through withdrawl waiting to hear Rush and Levin.”
Why do you think this crap is going on on the weekend? So no one will find out!
Malesherbes: One correction. We need to change the Chicago Cook County to Chicago CROOK County.
Nuff said!
They told me that if George Bush were re-elected, that our 1st amendment rights would slip away because of a “chilling effect”. And they were right!
According to a friend and neighbor of mine who has been a Christian for over 30 years the anti Christ will be a Jew. As we all know, Obama isn’t one but he sure seems to be working for whoever is.
...RAIN ETC....
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
The Lord may be telling us something....
Ya think???
Thats wrong. He will be from Europe. But who knows where Obama is from. He seems to have kept his origin of birth a secret.
Barack Ocommie ping.
No biblical evidence to support it. There has been a lot of speculation, but most Christian scholars believe the anti-Christ will most likely come from Europe, and will have mass appeal on the world stage. The misinterpretation from your friend comes from Rev 12. The child seen here is actually the new birth of Israel (a national conversion to Christianity) during the Great Tribulation. Rev 13 describes the Antichrist coming on the stage, miraculously by the power of Satan, working miracles, etc.
Also, the rapture of the church hasn’t happened, and there is zero scriptural evidence that he will be revealed until 3.5 years after rapture.
But it’s coming soon. If you were to die today and would not know where you would go, please let me lead you to Christ. Hit me up privately if you wish.
Blessings.
“We weren’t allowed to take our own signs into the Palin/McCain rally in Fairfax Virginia.”
For what it’s worth, the McCain rally in Jacksonville. Florida had a whole bunch of homemade signs. I couldn’t put a number on them, but believe me, there were a LOT! And having looked at all the rally pictures posted on FR, I would have to say that in general, they DO allow them. Maybe it is a Virginia thing?
Tatt
Hmmm, the MSM apparently forgot to mention that bit of news.
LOL I used to sing that song at school back in England
on topic
more and more obama is showing his true colours
so this is change we can believe in is it.
censorship and his cult turn a blind eye, the media turn a blind eye
disgusting
bttt
WOW! Thanks for the ping AuntB! I am speechless!
It appears as though he's just having to reveal a little more of his true self every day, like he's too proud to hide it much longer. I don't know how much more transparency we can stand.
Interestingly, when McCain/Palin campaigned in Northern Virginia, they were scheduled to speak at a public school but then were told they could not because the school was public and that to allow them to speak there would be showing favoritism to one party over another.
Now Obama gets to speak at U of MW which is a state-funded school. Is this not showing favoritism to one party over another?
Then, to top it off, they suppress the 1st amendment rights of those in attendance.
Just for the record, I favor both sides being able to speak at public places. I do not favor either candidate being shouted down by hecklers. To do so is to deny the candidate his freedom of speech. I think dissenters should have some sort of reasonable access, but not disruptive access during a speech. For example, I don’t think the RNC was an appropriate place for disruption by Dem operatives and I would equally oppose Republicans disrupting the DNC.
I do not see how free expression via signage could be prohibited in a free society. This smacks of totalitarianism.
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