Free Speech Watch|All civil liberties must be respected, even in times of national emergency, however, the Freedom of Speech afforded by the U.S. Constitution is arguably the most important. In these days of the so-called “Patriot Act” our free speech is constantly under serious attack. This website monitors the efforts to protect our free speech. It also monitors the People’s reaction to those efforts.

The chief Constitutional question in this case is whether or not McCain-Feingold was an overreach by the United States Congress, as determined by the restrictions imposed on the First Branch by the Bill of Rights. … 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 …

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For the USA this is a freedom of speech issue protected by the First Ten Amendments, known as The Bill of Rights, to the USA Constitution. However in Europe free speech apparently takes on a different interpretation than that in the United States. Geert Wilders Netherlands Nederlanden The New York Post Birgit van Roessel Bram Moszkowwicz Dutch free speech EU European Union United States constitution Europe UK United Kingdom propagandabuster propaganda buster politically …

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“The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western World. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity—much less dissent” (Gore Vidal, 1991). … I believe in working within the system, and the system includes the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution. “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, …

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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 …. The Bill of Rights won and so did the citizens of the United States. Sure, a corporation is not a citizen. It does not have a brain either. It is formed, operated, maintained, capitalized, and its opinions, be they political , …

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Threatened by people being able to freely speak their minds, the president of the United States deceived the American people when discussing this court decision in the State of the Union. 100128_sotu_ap_218. In Citizens United v. … Ken Klukowski is a fellow and senior legal analyst with the American Civil Rights Union. Ken Blackwell is a senior fellow with the Family Research Council and the former Ohio secretary of state. Source: Big Government …

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Tillman’s motive – stopping funding to civil rights politicians – was pretty disgraceful. But the means he sought was supported by the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, who were more interested in tackling dirty politics. The decision in ” Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission” removed unconstitutional restrictions on the free speech of businesses, associations, organized labor and certain advocacy groups with regard to their participation in political campaigns. …

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Censorship in the United States: An Illustrated Timeline. “The right to free speech is a longstanding U.S. tradition, but actually respecting the right to free speech is not.” More: http://civilliberty.about.com/od/freespeech/tp/History-of- Censorship.htm … Possibly related posts: (automatically generated). The Essence of Liberty Civil Rights. Categories: Stories of interest …

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Threatened by people being able to freely speak their minds, the president of the United States deceived the American people when discussing this court decision in the State of the Union. … Ken Klukowski is a fellow and senior legal analyst with the American Civil Rights Union. Ken Blackwell is a senior fellow with the Family Research Council and the former Ohio secretary of state. Article. Posted by Deborah at 6:31 PM. Labels: Citizens United Free Speech …

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Threatened by people being able to freely speak their minds, the president of the United States deceived the American people when discussing this court decision in the State of the Union. 100128_sotu_ap_218. In Citizens United v. … and now all of us can wade into the fight. Ken Klukowski is a fellow and senior legal analyst with the American Civil Rights Union. Ken Blackwell is a senior fellow with the Family Research Council and the former Ohio secretary of state. …

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On entitlements, education, health care, immigration — even occasionally on free speech, free association, and free markets — we have compromised, caved, and collapsed. Without using the words, Steele describes the Gramscian assault on Tocquevillian … In place of this demographically dwindling base, Steele is forging a conservatism which directs its appeal to a broader audience than the one inherited four decades ago from the civil-rights-induced collapse of Democrats’ …

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