This journal entry should scare the hell out of any American who reckons they actually have free speech. Isn’t it nice to know that if you post an opinion on a public forum and someone else then posts a follow-up deemed as “threatening” to the monkey that runs your country, you can get a visit from the secret service? As a result, your civil liberties are restricted and you could be subject to a “no-fly” imposition at any time, and that your house and property can be searched with no warning? And all because you have an opinion.
I also spotted a comment on Scary‘s blog about a young kid who was suspended from his high school for wearing a t-shirt with “Bush: International Terrorist” printed on it. First Amendment? What First Amendment?
I had a quick check and the Fourteenth Amendment protects the rights of the First Amendment from interference by local government, who I’d assume are the ones in charge of the school.
Of course, there’s probably a hidden Eighty-Sixth Amendment which states that as long as he keeps up the payments, nobody’s allowed to disagree or slag off Dubya.
Thank **** I’m English and not subject to that bollocks. Until Blair finally freaks out totally and declares us as the 47th state (the US has 46 states and 4 commonwealths (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia), not 50 states).
Oh, unless I wear a “Jesus is a ****” t-shirt in which case I can be prosecuted under blasphemy laws as christianity is the only religion protected. I can quite merrily insult Buddha (hey, they’re all peace-loving so I’d not even get harrassed) or Allah (if I had a death wish, especially living in Bradford).
Ok, so there is a fine line between the 1st Amendment and Treason. It is just that some Presidents are more in what they define as either.
Saying your president it a money-grabbing, inbred, power-hungry moron with no idea what he’s doing isn’t treason. It’s speaking the truth.
In fact, I’d argue the case that putting a bullet in his head would actually be less treasonous than voting for him as it’d be better for the country as a whole. Surely thinking of the good of the country isn’t treasonous? Whereas, I dunno, screwing the public by “buying” Florida and buggering the voting system to you get into power does sound somewhat more treasonous.