Free Speech Watch » Freedom of Speech 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= How The Americans Combat Individualism By Self-Interest | The … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/how-the-americans-combat-individualism-by-self-interest-the/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/how-the-americans-combat-individualism-by-self-interest-the/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:50:02 +0000 webmaster I have already shown, in several parts of this work, by what means the inhabitants of the United States almost always manage to combine their own advantage with that of their fellow citizens; my present purpose is to point out the general rule …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/how-the-americans-combat-individualism-by-self-interest-the/feed/ 0 Existential Meanderings: Throwing Images into Time and Eventually … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/existential-meanderings-throwing-images-into-time-and-eventually/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/existential-meanderings-throwing-images-into-time-and-eventually/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:50:02 +0000 webmaster … but also rely, as a citizen of the United States of America, on those intuitive and extrapolated ideals written down in the Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights and the Constitution involving things like freedom of speech and religion …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/existential-meanderings-throwing-images-into-time-and-eventually/feed/ 0 New research shows that most Western governments have access … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/new-research-shows-that-most-western-governments-have-access/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/new-research-shows-that-most-western-governments-have-access/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:50:02 +0000 webmaster The White Paper also reveals that, unlike in the United States where the law specifically protects cloud data from access by the government without legal process, data stored in the Cloud may be disclosed to governmental authorities voluntarily … It should also be noted that the Obama administration has made some efforts into this direction, by publishing this year the Consumers Privacy Bill of Rights, even though its provisions are not directly applied in disputes but are meant to guide …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/new-research-shows-that-most-western-governments-have-access/feed/ 0 Rational Nation USA: Freedom of Speech and Possible Unintended … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/rational-nation-usa-freedom-of-speech-and-possible-unintended/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/rational-nation-usa-freedom-of-speech-and-possible-unintended/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:50:02 +0000 webmaster Freedom of Speech and Possible Unintended Consequences… by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny. Societal norms, and our understanding of the meaning of words have changed since the Bill of Rights amended our Constitution. One vivid example is our modern understanding … In other words it gave the people of the United States the iron clad right to speak, via their own mouth whatever political views may be on their mind. Of course as we all know modern …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/rational-nation-usa-freedom-of-speech-and-possible-unintended/feed/ 0 Monkey in the Middle: Wednesday's Hero: Companions For Heroes http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/monkey-in-the-middle-wednesdays-hero-companions-for-heroes/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/monkey-in-the-middle-wednesdays-hero-companions-for-heroes/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:50:02 +0000 webmaster … men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations. John Adams 2nd President of the United States…

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/monkey-in-the-middle-wednesdays-hero-companions-for-heroes/feed/ 0 ballistic Tour of John0: Free Speech, rights and rights http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/ballistic-tour-of-john0-free-speech-rights-and-rights/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/ballistic-tour-of-john0-free-speech-rights-and-rights/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:50:02 +0000 webmaster It continually amazes me that so many people, often those in the media, in academia, definitely in government, and down the street, have so little idea of what the Bill of Rights is about, and what the difference is between a right and entitlement. Sorry Joel, but I can't resist. … Why do people stretch it to involve freedom of speech? or press? I may not like the whole thing … John0 Juanderlust: Ballistic Mountain, CA, United States: Like spring on a summer's day. View my complete profile …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/23/ballistic-tour-of-john0-free-speech-rights-and-rights/feed/ 0 Relation Of Civil To Political Associations | The Moral Liberal http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/22/relation-of-civil-to-political-associations-the-moral-liberal/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/22/relation-of-civil-to-political-associations-the-moral-liberal/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 10:50:02 +0000 webmaster If, on the other hand, you survey the infinite number of trading companies in operation in the United States, and perceive that the Americans are on every side unceasingly engaged in the execution of important and difficult plans, which the …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/22/relation-of-civil-to-political-associations-the-moral-liberal/feed/ 0 The Purpose Of Government And The Right Means To Achieve It … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/22/the-purpose-of-government-and-the-right-means-to-achieve-it/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/05/22/the-purpose-of-government-and-the-right-means-to-achieve-it/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 10:50:02 +0000 webmaster History of the United States: George Bancroft · Called Unto Liberty · Classics Library · The Republic, by Plato · The Politics, by Aristotle · Daily Dabble · Founders Library · Madison's Notes: The Federal Convention of 1787 · The Federalist …

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