The muzzling of free speech in America. “If the freedom of speech be taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” —George Washington The architects of the American police state must think we’re idiots. With every passing day, we’re being moved further down the road towards a totalitarian society ... MORE
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Showing posts with label First Amendment. Show all posts
John W. Whitehead: Sheep Led To The Slaughter
The muzzling of free speech in America. “If the freedom of speech be taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” —George Washington The architects of the American police state must think we’re idiots. With every passing day, we’re being moved further down the road towards a totalitarian society ... MOREDenver Concedes Distributing Jury Nullification Pamphlets Near A Courthouse Is Constitutionally Protected Speech
by Jacob Sullum. But, it still won't drop charges against those arrested for doing so. Yesterday a federal judge in Denver issued
a preliminary injunction protecting the First Amendment rights of
activists who want to distribute jury nullification pamphlets outside
the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse. Two activists, Mark Iannicelli and Eric Brandt,
did ... MOREPaul Detrick: Do Rappers Have 1st Amendment Protection?
After all, popular speech needs no protection. The movie Straight Outta Compton, which opens this weekend, dramatizes the emergence of southern California hip-hop rap group N.W.A. In 1988, the group's album of the same name popularized gangsta rap music with lyrics detailing the realities of life in gang-ridden South Central L.A. ... MOREI Will Defend Your Right To Fly The Confederate Flag
by Wendy Kaminer. Don’t ask me to defend a Confederate flag display by the state. Unlike private individuals and associations, governments don’t have rights: they exercise power. And while hoisting a Confederate flag on state property isn’t an illegal use of power, it is a politically abusive one, for all the reasons so recently recited in the wake ... MOREHow Protecting Hatred Preserves Freedom
Reason Magazine Subpoena Stomps On Free Speech
by Virginia Postrel. Wielding subpoenas demanding information on anonymous commenters, the government is harassing a respected journalism site that dissents from its policies. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York claims these comments could constitute violent threats, even though they’re clearly hyperbolic ... MOREKimberly Morin: TYRANNY ALERT! Obama Writes New Rules To Throw Gun Owners In JAIL For Doing THIS Online …
Criminalizing speech in America. According to a new State Department mandate, they want to end the sharing of technical data on line. It’s not clear why they want to do this other than to restrain free speech but they posted their new proposal on June 3rd. And while this ridiculous proposal would affect thousands or even millions of ... MOREThe Crackdown On Free Speech Begins! Montana Man Is Being Prosecuted For 'Hate Speech' And Holocaust Denial
Government ignores the inconvenient First Amendment. Via Volokh Conspiracy, a disturbing criminal case out of Montana, where Flathead County resident David Lenio, 28, is being prosecuted for making disparaging remarks about Jews on Twitter and denying that the Holocaust happened. Say what? While this sort of prosecution is common in ... MORE
Experts Urge Congress To Protect Free Speech On Campus
by Robert Davis Edelman. A panel of activists condemned college campus speech regulations Tuesday during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice hearing. Led by Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), the panel issued indictments of so-called ... MORE
Mallory Millett: Why I Love 'Hate Speech'
I love Pamela Geller. I have known and loved her for years. She is a great American! If only everyone who has the honor of calling himself American could grow courage like hers we would be un-terrorizable as a nation. Pamela gets that we are at war and stands as an example for those of us who have lost our way. Many of you under fifty have ... MOREWarren Beatty: Is The End Of Free Speech Near?
Want hate speech laws? Go to hell. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states (in part): "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech[.]" Regarding free speech, the U.S. Supreme Court, in 1964, with unanimity, said: "... we consider this case [NEW YORK TIMES CO. v. SULLIVAN, 376 U.S. 254] against the background of a ... MORENational Contempt For 1st Amendment: 51% Of Democrats & 37% Of Republicans Want “Hate Speech” To Be A Crime
Enough to make lady liberty cry. Since 1994 people convicted of federal crimes motivated by the 'actual or perceived' identity of victims
have faced tougher sentences. Many other states had passed 'hate crime'
statutes in earlier years, and in recent years many states have been
adopting laws which make crimes motivated by the victim's ... MORE
Pamela Geller’s Critics Are Proving Her Point
by David French. Let’s be clear: The great freak-out over Pamela Geller’s “draw Muhammad” contest isn’t about love for Islam or for robust and respectful religious pluralism. Indeed, many of those expressing anguish over blasphemy against Islam show no such concern over even the most vile attacks on the Christian faith. Beyond that, they’re ... MOREFederal Court Strikes Down 'No-Speech Zone' That Let Deputies Confiscate Political Signs On Private Property
by Nick Sibilla. A small business owner who had his political signs confiscated by the government won a First Amendment lawsuit last month in federal court. John Russell owns an auto body shop in Cold Spring, Ky., not far from Cincinnati. He allowed the candidates he supported—both Democrats and Republicans—to put up political signs on his ... MORERich Lowry: Why Won’t Pamela Geller Shut Up?
Real hate speech is shut up or I'll kill you. How dare Pamela Geller get targeted by terrorists bent on committing mass murder. That’s been the reaction of a portion of the opinion elite to news that Geller’s “draw Muhammad” contest in Garland, Texas, was (unsuccessfully) assaulted by two heavily armed Muslim men in an attack the ... MORE
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