Libertarian ping! To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here.Richardson has vowed to return this coming Friday night and continue handing out campaign literature. His argument is that political speech is the most protected speech under the First Amendment.
When candidates for political office are arrested for taking a conservative message to the people then the legitimacy of the entire process comes into question. Richardson is expected to file a formal complaint with the Justice Department tomorrow.
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Good for him. The indoctrination centers don't want anyone influencing their indoctrinees.
Ummm, maybe, maybe not:
Bryant Hardison, the chairman of the Beaufort County Board of Education, notified Richardson in writing before Monday’s game to stop handing out the campaign literature at such events. Hardison cited both a school-board policy and a state statute.If he wants to fight the school-board policy and/or the state statue, getting arrested might not be the best way to start the ball rolling. Then again it might, if he doesn't mind the arrest record.
Where we live they city pulled all our campaign (recall) signs. Had the city crews go out and do it. We retrieved them from the back of the city trucks in the city yard.
Don't know about NC but the schools here (in my district) in Wisconsin send school bond issue/ referendum campaign literature home with the kiddoes after they brainwash the little beasts into thinking that Life As We Know It Will End if the school doesn't get another $15 million to spend on plasma TV's, etc.
There's a time and place for everything. A high school football game is a "shut up and watch the game" venue, not a place for politics, and Richardson had been warned. This guy probably lost himself votes and certainly represented his party poorly with his attitude.
I notice that the head of the school board (democrat ?) arrested the challenger to a democrat's position.
But the media (democrat) doesn't mind.
And what about Free Speech? Pamphleteering goes back to the days before the Revolutionary War.
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Hood Richardson is currently on our board of county commissioners and is easily the most devisive politician in the area. He has 33% of the county that absolutely hates him, 33% that will vote for him no matter what, and another 33% that vote for him for entertainment value because you never know what he will say or do, but you know it will be contriversal.
My wife (a flaming lib) is in the 33% that hates him, but she may vote for him for state rep since she thinks he can do less harm in Raleigh than he does (her thoughts only) as a county commissioner.
I was actually looking forward to reading this, but the arguments are really weak.
Let's get real....This was a HIGH SCHOOL.
They can't vote and the 1st Amendment provides for free political speech in public areas like town squares and the like.
It was never meant to disrupt a high school activity!