Thank You US Senator Ron Wyden for Defending Free Speech
US Senator Ron Wyden Worries Domain Seizures May Stifle Free Speech
Ernesto – TorrentFreak.com – 35 minutes ago.
Following on from news of the third phase of ‘piracy’ and counterfeit related domain seizures in 7 months, US Senator Ron Wyden has asked the director of Homeland Security’s Immigration [...]
The Socialist’s Journal: Bush, Obama, & Civil Liberties
*To a large degree this country was founded on civil liberties. Even as the Constitution was being ratified, the founding fathers were drawing up and debating the Bill of Rights to ensure that individual freedoms would be secure. This is why the first amendment guarantees freedoms that enable [...]
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The past few days when I’ve been at that window upstairs, I’ve thought a bit of the “shining city upon a hill.” The phrase comes from John Winthrop, who wrote it to describe the America he imagined. What he imagined was important because he was an early Pilgrim, an early freedom man. He journeyed here [...]
If laws are imposed on what should be hush hush or what you can talk about in public, how would that affect society?
A note between me and a Swedish foreign exchange student during class today. We were writing in Swedish, and we both got suspended for three days because we were writing in another language that faculty couldn’t understand. Doesn’t the constitution give me freedom of speech? I was born in America and have never left this [...]
Why do people decree “State Sovereignty” a reason for not deposing Saddam ??
The most ridiculous argument an activist or diplomat can make in defense of a dictator like Saddam Hussein is that the tyrant cannot be deposed because of his nation Sovereignty. The notion that America did not have the authority to overthrow one of [...]
Demand for details on judges goes to constitutional bench
The Supreme Court Friday referred to the constitution bench whether details including file notings and correspondence in pursuance to the appointment of judges to higher judiciary could be accessed under the Right to Information Act.
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Editorial: Speak your mind, but make sure to listen, too
Like any number of his counterparts in elected office, U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, the Republican representing much of Northern and Northwestern Georgia in Congress, took time last week to send out a message to constituents and others on the meaning and importance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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In America freedom of speech is considered a right. Some countries consider freedom of speech a privilege. An example is if the person does not insult or incite hatred. Freedom of speech does have responsibilities from many perspectives but
Is freedom of speech a right or privilege?
Should people who use insulting language toward others be declined [...]