Why Does The Government Fear Free Speech?
from the it-cuts-both-ways? dept
I don't think we've ever had a single comic submitted as many times as people submitted this recent Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comic, entitled It Cuts Both Ways:
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Works for privacy to
They don't want us to video the 'authoritay' figures
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When Congress is exempt from a law, that law should immediately be repealed.
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Not to mention the insider trading by liberals. Yea, yea, R’s are doing it too & they're “bad”, but I thought the liberals where morally superior and knew how to stand for the people? Oh, yea, I forgot, when you’re in power, the truth is to be shut down by your DOJ and powerful friends.
The Truth will set you free, but it will piss you off first.
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Glad you've since figured out otherwise!
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It also cuts another way
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to quote them...
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Freedom of Speach
“People should not fear their government; the government should fear the people…” We live in fear of the government that should work for us, and that we allowed to become our nemesis. There is no longer freedom of speech; political correctness killed it.
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If our government doesn't start censoring now, they won't be used to it by the time they grow up! What will happen then?
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The worst thing imaginable: Our elected representatives might actually have to do their jobs!
Can you imagine them having to actually learn about an issue before writing laws regulating it? Having to care about the opinions of their constituents? Having to actually make good decisions, instead of just doing whatever gets them the most bribes and ignoring the consequences? The horror!
Won't someone think of the politicians?
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My mom said to me : You make the bed you sleep in.She was right on with that statement in my life.The government is treading a thin line with this BS.
Throw them Rotten Politicians all out I say and so do millions of others.
End Money Lobbying
End Big Money Donations to Politicians/PAC Groups and other Political Groups/Political Parties
Set Term Limits
End Corruption
Vote Smarter in 2012
Maybe even force Democrats and Republicans out with new faces or Parties
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For all the..
For all the benefit our gov has..
They get to USE the stock exchange, as if knowing whats happening BEFORE it does.
retirement EQUAL to their WAGE.
LAW? what law, if you make regulations on FOLLOWING THEM..
Able to write off, living and travel expenses, 100%...
DONT we employ them??
ARNT they EMPLOYEES??
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Who did you send to congress? Do you know your congress members’ voting records?
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Free Speach
“People should not fear their government; the government should fear the people…” We live in fear of the government that should work for us, and that we allowed to become our nemesis. There is no longer freedom of speech; political correctness killed it.
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South African Secrecy Bill Passed TODAY
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/8907057/South-Africa-pa sses-secrecy-bill.html
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Free speech gives the public a voice to point out corruption that would remain hidden otherwise.
Free speech gives the public a means to object to what they are trying to push onto the public.
Free speech can give the people truth.
Free speech creates fear because the public may listen, and believe.
Free speech means freedom of the press, which means no Government control.
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STFU, Get up, and then blast the mofo'n air as loud as you can? That's with your VOICE of course, and only in this circumstance would I consider money a person or voice constitutionally, so you can throw as much of it in the air as you want so long as you're close to me.
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i FIND IT ITNERESTING..
No proper representation
repression
persecution..
revolutions in Britain and Europe happened for the same reasons...
Things started changing in the 70's. When they started getting PAID in comparison to jobs in the private market for CEO's...(Im getting to old for this)
The gov started to be taken over in the Early 1900's..tHE AFFECTS sTARTED IN THE 60'S..and REALLY hit in the 70's..
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