This post explains the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights – the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution – and provides a scorecard on the extent of the loss of each right. (This is an updated version of an essay we wrote in February. Unfortunately, a lot of information has come out since then.)
First Amendment
The 1st Amendment protects speech, religion, assembly and the press: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 of grievances.
The Supreme Court has also interpreted the First Amendment as protecting freedom of association.
However, the government is arresting those speaking out… and violently crushing peaceful assemblies which attempt to petition the government for redress.
A federal judge found that the law allowing indefinite detention of Americans without due process has a “chilling effect” on free speech. And see this and this.
There are also enacted laws allowing the secret service to arrest anyone protesting near the president or other designated folks (that might explain incidents like this).
Mass spying by the NSA violates our freedom of association [28].
The threat of being labeled a terrorist for exercising our First Amendment rights certainly violates the First Amendment. The government is using laws to crush dissent, and it’s gotten so bad that even U.S. Supreme Court justices are saying that we are descending into tyranny.
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This is state of the art soviet style intimidation led by Barak Hussein Obama,
ReplyDeleteThe Marxist.
He uses the bully pulpit and willing media to blame, chastise and demonize anyone or anything that gets in the way of the tyrannical takeover.
He plays the false race card and the victim mentality to fuel spiteful and vindictive attacks on his opposition.
He trashes the constitution and cherry picks laws to enforce and ignore at will to advance his Marxist agenda.
He is the embodiment of evil, deceit and betrayal.
He will go down in history with the likes of Lenin, Mao, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Khmer Rouge and Ceausescu.
My question is when are we going to do something about this Marxist
ReplyDeleterevolution! it's a coming! like a freight train in the night!
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