Sunday, January 13, 2008

When will the government investigate YOUR speech?

Think that Hate Speech laws are a good idea? Go read Glenn Greenwald to see just how good that idea really is - for tyrants of all kinds.

From the U.S. Constitution:
Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
This is no less important today than it was two hundred years ago. Our freedom as individuals to speak out on any subject is immeasurably more important than your hurt feelings when we speak, and the government has no right to question what we think. Our thoughts are not to be subject to the government's control.

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