FreeDumb of Speech
When our guys are talking, speech should be free. But, when your guys are talking, the Government should keep an eye on them.
When our guys regulate speech, it is a good thing. But, when your guys regulate speech, it is an assault on the First Amendment.
That seems to be the driving philosophy for many partisans. Leftists want to regulate speech on the radio, and this idiot wants to regulate leftist speech in the blogosphere.
Notice how this conservative commentary (against regulating blogospheric speech) highlights the vapid partisanship: “Granted, there is at least some wry amusement to be had in the fact that the liberals will someday bite their own rear ends with their unconstitutional, anti-free-speech campaign-finance-reform laws.”
Um, when you say, “unconstitutional, anti-free-speech campaign-finance-reform laws,” would that be the ilk of McCain-Feingold Act, sponsored by Republican Senator John McCain, signed by Republican President George W. Bush, and affirmatively voted on by then-Senator, now-will-he/won’t-he-run-(hmm-we-just-don’t-know) Republican Fred Thompson?
I’m not saying the Ds are any better, because they’re not. But, neither party can claim high ground on First Amendment issues. It’s mostly just a lot of mucking around in the low ground.
When our guys regulate speech, it is a good thing. But, when your guys regulate speech, it is an assault on the First Amendment.
That seems to be the driving philosophy for many partisans. Leftists want to regulate speech on the radio, and this idiot wants to regulate leftist speech in the blogosphere.
Notice how this conservative commentary (against regulating blogospheric speech) highlights the vapid partisanship: “Granted, there is at least some wry amusement to be had in the fact that the liberals will someday bite their own rear ends with their unconstitutional, anti-free-speech campaign-finance-reform laws.”
Um, when you say, “unconstitutional, anti-free-speech campaign-finance-reform laws,” would that be the ilk of McCain-Feingold Act, sponsored by Republican Senator John McCain, signed by Republican President George W. Bush, and affirmatively voted on by then-Senator, now-will-he/won’t-he-run-(hmm-we-just-don’t-know) Republican Fred Thompson?
I’m not saying the Ds are any better, because they’re not. But, neither party can claim high ground on First Amendment issues. It’s mostly just a lot of mucking around in the low ground.
posted by steve u. at 7/24/2007
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4 Comments:
We're better. You know you wanna say it. C'mon, everybody's doing it! Say it! All the cool kids do. You won't get pregnant on your first try.
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Excellent point, Steve! This is just one of many attacks by Congress to limit personal freedom and liberty. For a group that supposedly took an oath to defend the Constitution, most are actively engaged in its destruction (regardless of party affiliation).
R and D have become essentially meaningless in DC. It's about keeping and expanding power -- protecting incumbents, increasing regulation, and overspending through higher taxes and more debt. Power corrupts! Congress is exhibit #1.
Gotta agree with you. Attempts to squelch speech on both sides are contrary to what we're all about.
Under the currently proposed protections of our freedom, our freedom of speach is guaranteed. Like the old Soviet Union, it will not be until after we speak that we cease to be free. Voin Campbell
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