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Obama Secretly Signs No Free Speech Bill // Mr. Conservative

Posted by $ AJAshinoff 10 years, 4 months ago to Government
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And it passed with little opposition. This is the country we live in. This highlights the lack of actual representation the American people have in their own government.
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  • Posted by $ Mimi 10 years, 4 months ago
    It’s just a renewal of an existing law that’s been on the books since 1971.

    http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/1...
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    • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 10 years, 4 months ago
      Good citation, thanks! I'm curious if the renewal of this law has any additional addendums in its current revision? I think the points I'll try to isolate are if the structure changed from a FINE to a felony (as proposed) and whether it moved from deliberate unlawful actions intended to disrupt government business and to merely protesting.
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      • Posted by $ Mimi 10 years, 4 months ago
        The law has changed to be more specific wording wise, but the essence hasn’t. The 1971 law just referred to the property of federal buildings while the new law refers specifically to the residences of the VP and the White House property. I believe it has always been a felony.
        I enjoy Judge N, but for this particular argument, I think Fox was just trying to sensationalize.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 10 years, 4 months ago
    Nobody had better be surprised.
    The camel's nose was let into the tent on this when Holmes came up with his "fire in a crowded theater" exception to the 1st Amendment.
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  • Posted by Zenphamy 10 years, 4 months ago
    I wonder who or how many who's, go through the thousands of previous bills (or laws) and tells Congress which ones need to be issued, or is it just some type of automatic system.
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    • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 10 years, 4 months ago
      I was thinking the same. I also wonder if this bill was repeatedly renewed since 1971. If not, then why choose to bring it back now?
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      • Posted by $ Mimi 10 years, 4 months ago
        I have a theory: Obama has gone mental. First, you had the White House kicking photographers out from taking candid shots, now you have a renewal of a law that reminding the public to stay away from the White House where the President might view disturbing stimulus from any window which could crash his already fragile state.

        Look how long they hid Jesse Jackson Jr’s illness from the public. He was an acting representative for six months while being actively psychotic.

        Ahhh, if wishes were ponies....
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  • Posted by richrobinson 10 years, 4 months ago
    I expect the internet to be next. The Feds have wanted control over it for years. My guess is the NSA will decide. If they are getting valuable intel they will tell the politicians to keep their hands off. If not we will see limits on what can be said and what images can be shown.
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  • Posted by jrberts5 10 years, 4 months ago
    Without free speech, there is no chance for a change of direction from the headlong drive toward totalitarianism that currently exists in this country. The passage of a law eliminating free speech in one venue opens the door for it to be eliminated elsewhere.
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