Free Speech Watch » First Amendment http://freespeechwatch.org 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. Wed, 23 May 2012 10:50:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= ROBERT SPENCER: IS IT STILL POSSIBLE TO QUESTION ISLAM … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/robert-spencer-is-it-still-possible-to-question-islam/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/robert-spencer-is-it-still-possible-to-question-islam/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:50:03 +0000 webmaster Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a closed-door meeting with the OIC in December 2011, apparently to facilitate just that and figure out ways to circumvent the First Amendment's protection of the freedom of speech. Journalist Claire …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/robert-spencer-is-it-still-possible-to-question-islam/feed/ 0 VENITISM: POPE BENEDICT IS MAD AS HELL ABOUT VATILEAKS http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/20/venitism-pope-benedict-is-mad-as-hell-about-vatileaks/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/20/venitism-pope-benedict-is-mad-as-hell-about-vatileaks/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 10:50:03 +0000 webmaster But the First Amendment of the American Constitution provides a baseline level of protection for speakers who choose to communicate their messages to the world anonymously or pseudonymously. Investigating agencies cannot force email …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/20/venitism-pope-benedict-is-mad-as-hell-about-vatileaks/feed/ 0 caseyclayton4 – Fifty Shades of Grey Banned in Growing Number of … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/15/caseyclayton4-fifty-shades-of-grey-banned-in-growing-number-of/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/15/caseyclayton4-fifty-shades-of-grey-banned-in-growing-number-of/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 10:50:03 +0000 webmaster "Random House fervently opposes literary censorship and supports the First Amendment rights of readers to make their own reading choices." The book, in case you don't know, is about a hot, rich guy and beautiful, young sex plaything/slave …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/15/caseyclayton4-fifty-shades-of-grey-banned-in-growing-number-of/feed/ 0 Video Games: 'Do the Mess Around!' – NotActualGameFootage.com http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/14/video-games-do-the-mess-around-notactualgamefootage-com/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/14/video-games-do-the-mess-around-notactualgamefootage-com/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 10:50:04 +0000 webmaster Does The First Amendment Apply to Video Games? April 27, 2012, No Comments … Read it now at http://t.co/4ipvjamG · http://t.co/GkGSqPaO New Post – Does The First Amendment Apply to Video Games?. Read it now at http://t.co/TIErny6a …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/14/video-games-do-the-mess-around-notactualgamefootage-com/feed/ 0 THE AMERICAN COWBOY CHRONICLES: RANDOM SHOTS … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/12/the-american-cowboy-chronicles-random-shots/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/12/the-american-cowboy-chronicles-random-shots/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 10:50:03 +0000 webmaster … station for decades with no complaints, the Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation began last month calling for it to be stripped of the cross that sits atop it, claiming it violates the First Amendment's freedom of religion clause.

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/12/the-american-cowboy-chronicles-random-shots/feed/ 0 Hacking Expose!: Few Companies Fight Patriot Act Gag Orders, FBI … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/11/hacking-expose-few-companies-fight-patriot-act-gag-orders-fbi/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/11/hacking-expose-few-companies-fight-patriot-act-gag-orders-fbi/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 10:50:03 +0000 webmaster As a result of these battles, courts have chipped away at the gag order requirement as a violation of the First Amendment. Before a federal appeals court struck down some of the gag provisions of NSLs, ISPs and other companies that wanted …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/11/hacking-expose-few-companies-fight-patriot-act-gag-orders-fbi/feed/ 0 U.S. sues controversial Arizona sheriff for discrimination | cuIstanbul … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/11/u-s-sues-controversial-arizona-sheriff-for-discrimination-cuistanbul/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/11/u-s-sues-controversial-arizona-sheriff-for-discrimination-cuistanbul/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 10:50:03 +0000 webmaster The suit also said Arpaio's office routinely violates the First Amendment rights to free speech of political opponents by retaliating against them with unsubstantiated complaints and lawsuits, even having them unlawfully arrested. The sheriff's …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/11/u-s-sues-controversial-arizona-sheriff-for-discrimination-cuistanbul/feed/ 0 GLOBAL AWARENESS 101 – Let your VOICE be heard and get … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/11/global-awareness-101-let-your-voice-be-heard-and-get/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/11/global-awareness-101-let-your-voice-be-heard-and-get/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 10:50:03 +0000 webmaster "Permitting people to express publicly their opinions to the president only at a time and in a place and manner such that he cannot hear them violates the First Amendment because it guarantees the right to useful speech; and unheard political …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/11/global-awareness-101-let-your-voice-be-heard-and-get/feed/ 0 Congressman Billy Long the Image and Congressman Billy Long … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/09/congressman-billy-long-the-image-and-congressman-billy-long/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/09/congressman-billy-long-the-image-and-congressman-billy-long/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 10:50:04 +0000 webmaster … voting away more of our Constitutional rights away with bills that limit the first Amendment, give Obama indefinite detainment powers, and allow the feds to police our Internet activities, while spending money recklessly on frivolous lawsuits …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/09/congressman-billy-long-the-image-and-congressman-billy-long/feed/ 0 BBCW: Americans Are Losing Their Own Freedoms and They Are … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/08/bbcw-americans-are-losing-their-own-freedoms-and-they-are/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/08/bbcw-americans-are-losing-their-own-freedoms-and-they-are/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 10:50:03 +0000 webmaster Yet, in America, the federal leviathan is cracking down on those who speak out against their government. Bills like HR347, violate the First Amendment by making it a federal crime to protest on federal property when the likes of Barack Obama …

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