In america the constitution weeps :(<br><br><br>link<br><br><br><br>I would rather die free than live in fear, and without liberty.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by nutty on 10/18/04 10:17 AM (server time).</EM></FONT></P>
Ok, so the government may not make laws restricting the freedom of speech.<br><br>1) RNC is not the government, they are a political entity.<br>2) The 1st amendment does not make reference to where you may make this free speech.<br>3) The 1st amendment does not mean that I have to listen to you.<br><br>If you stand on my front lawn with a megaphone, I have every right to ask you to move on, and if you refuse can call the police to move you on. I am not preventing you from saying what you want, I am just requesting that you say it elsewhere - also I am not "government" and not making a law against you.<br><br>Also while I may have the right to go naked in my own home, I do not have the right to run naked across a football field, just because I have tickets to the game.<br><br>
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But the president ddn't ask them to leave either.<br><br>
_________________________ I used to think it was terrible that life was unfair. Then I thought what if life were fair and all of the terrible things that happen came because we really deserved them? Now I take comfort in the general unfairness and hostility of the universe.
#198998 - 10/19/0404:18 AMRe: Bush's T-shirt police are at it again
[Re: Llewelyn]
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Actually....<br><br>Since President Bush's campaign stops are all official speeches, paid for by us taxpayers, he is not legally allowed to keep dissenters out of his rallies. However, the campaign has been using a bit of a shell game between campaign operatives, the Secret Service, and local police to keep responsibility for the violations of civil liberties.<br><br>The funny thing is that Kerry campaign rallies have more leverage to remove Bush supporters from their rallies. NPR tested that theory last week and found that people wearing Bush t-shirts were allowed into Kerry rallies and left alone. People wearing Kerry t-shirts and buttons were not allowed into Bush rallies without removing any Kerry memorabilia. When they complied, they were still asked to leave and threatened with arrest.<br><br>-- Charlie Alpha Roger Yankee Whiskey<br>