Forgive me for voicing a juxtaposition that is topical. I was not aware this was on the forbidden speech list.
If any future government authority asks the statues be covered or simular, can I expect to be attacked if I state my thoughts when they involve the Taliban?
The original story was shaky, and I made comments given it were true -- the real question is, who is responsible ultimately for an image problem that makes it relatively easy for many to believe Ashcroft capable of such a thing.
Plenty of blame goes to the press and the left of course, but when Ashcroft takes the podium, I see what I see.
Perhaps demeanor is non-substantive, perhaps my instinct lie to me, but the unease I feel with Ashcroft is astounding considering he hasn't done anything on the scale Reno did.
Well, excepting the US PATRIOT act.
When members of 'the party' claim the apologist strategy is a moral means that are justified by the end -- that of party unity -- they are condoning the most dangerous political correctness there is.
I'll stick to the old fashioned standard where lies are lies, betrayal, betrayal, and treason is treason, despite party affiliation.
It is the only way I know of to retain my personal integrity and my political sanity.
Um, hyperbolize much? Your speech is not forbidden. Your comments were not deleted.
If any future government authority asks the statues be covered or simular, can I expect to be attacked if I state my thoughts when they involve the Taliban?
If it's a specious comparison, probably. Maybe even if it's not specious. Come on, you know that freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from criticism. That's the sort of argument the ultraleftists make when they get attacked for their hate speech.
No, Taliban is not forbidden. But there has been a nasty tendency of the libertarians (not all) to use that when referring to devout Christians. That is what I was referring to. I am hardly a devout Christian - I am a Roman Catholic who needs to get more devoted to my religion. But whenever I see someone comparing a fundamentalist to the Taliban, I know that it will eventually burn back to me. I do not mean any personal offense.
Would you mind pointing out where the U.S. Attorney General was empowered to enact legislation? Last I checked the Constitution, responsibility for the US PATRIOT act would lie with the Congress, since Congress alone can pass legislation.