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To: Star Traveler

And if so, it will be at the pleasure of the government.

Hey, doing things at the pleasure of the government is the highest form of freedom.

Freedom from having a choice in the matter.

Freedom from having to think critically.

All snakiness aside (sorry), it reminds me of the Citizens United v. FEC case, and during the courtroom discussion when one of the justices asked about the power of censorship and whether it could be invoked under the laws in question, the attorney representing the government’s (or at least the Obama “Justice” Department) view on it said something to the effect of “Yes, it legally could authorize censorship, but we don’t authorize it, and probably never would.”

I think it was Scalia who stood up and leaned over the Supreme’s Bench and said (I have to paraphrase, can’t find it) “Americans don’t operate legally or illegally on the whim of a government bureaucrat.”


49 posted on 03/01/2015 7:13:30 AM PST by rlmorel ("National success by the Democratic Party equals irretrievable ruin." Ulysses S. Grant)
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To: rlmorel

Love Anton.....I think when people see their new big screen TV’s start buffering due to bandwidth restrictions from some providers and the kids/gamers can’t play “real time” and Netflix can’t distribute, then you’ll see the people begin to understand.

Spend a little time at the box stores and watch the number of 60” plus TV’s being returned. They can’t get the picture quality at home they saw in the store. Bandwidth from cable suppliers. Same issue.


62 posted on 03/01/2015 8:01:40 AM PST by vortec94
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