Author Topic: First Amendment Rights too much for Bush Administration? (Read 1432 times)

Wanker · « **on:** September 24, 2003, 07:42:28 AM »

http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/09/23/protest.lawsuit.ap/index.html

Looks like that evil left-wing bogeyman, the ACLU, is at it again, defending the first amendment rights of all Americans.

Does the Bush administration support the constitution of the United States of America, or not?

Eagler · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2003, 07:47:05 AM »

can someone post a bobber jpg here?

thanks

lazs2 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2003, 07:56:11 AM »

there they go "profiling" again.. who would believe that people who are angry with bush would be more dangerous to him than those who support him? sheesh... next we'll be thinking that all the people who teach our kids are knee jerk liberal weenies... oh wait... they pretty much are.
lazs

Wanker · « **Reply #3 on:** September 24, 2003, 07:58:07 AM »

Good comeback, Eagler. About what I expected from you.

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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.

Well?

Mini D · « **Reply #4 on:** September 24, 2003, 08:04:14 AM »

LOL! They can peacefully assemble. There's just a bit of a debate as to WHERE they can peacefully assemble.

When I was going to Portland State, I remember the downtown paper razzing someone that protested the "diversity group" (a campus political group that held most campus offices) and championing those that ran the individual out of the meeting. The next week, the paper ran an article championing diversity group members that razzed a presentation that they considered anti-homosexual until the presenter was simply forced to stop because he could no longer be heard.

Protestors have been escorted out of Presidential speaches since I can remember. They just never really made the press until recently. And... only one group of them was stupid enough to sue over it.

MiniD

JimBear · « **Reply #5 on:** September 24, 2003, 08:07:48 AM »

I do not see in that article where they are prohibiting anyone from protesting. If it is the fact that they are trying to control prime (T.V. in the face) realestate, then that is a tactic used by both major political parties at their events.

Wanker · « **Reply #6 on:** September 24, 2003, 08:09:14 AM »

So, what you're saying is that it's ok for people to petition the government, as long as they do it out of sight and out of mind?

Somehow I don't think this is what the founding fathers had in mind.

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #7 on:** September 24, 2003, 08:14:30 AM »

freedom hating republicans at it again ?

man the overtime must be killing them.

Zippatuh · « **Reply #8 on:** September 24, 2003, 08:17:37 AM »

You all take yourselves entirely to seriously. Lemme guess, none of the libs will be happy until Hillary is in office right?

Cold day in hell.

Wanker · « **Reply #9 on:** September 24, 2003, 08:20:15 AM »

Nice deflection attempt, Zippatuh. Care to address the issue at hand in this thread?

Eagler · « **Reply #10 on:** September 24, 2003, 08:30:00 AM »

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Originally posted by banana
Good comeback, Eagler. About what I expected from you.

Well?

thought you were joking.. all the news in the world and you are worried about this?

if the "protestors" were not controlled, could there be a positive assembly of any sort, anywhere?

dont worry, the ACLU is on the case - if they can't handle it they will call in the big guns - JJ and Big Al

popeye · « **Reply #11 on:** September 24, 2003, 08:32:24 AM »

banana, please take your liberal whining to a designated Free Speech Forum.

Wanker · « **Reply #12 on:** September 24, 2003, 08:36:10 AM »

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if the "protestors" were not controlled, could there be a positive assembly of any sort, anywhere?

Eagler, as long as they are peacefully protesting by use of signs, then they should be allowed to get as close to the President, any president, as the President's supporters.

Of course, if they are not peacefully protesting and are not allowing the President to speak, then they should be removed from the vicinity. I believe in the President's first amendment rights, too.

Wanker · « **Reply #13 on:** September 24, 2003, 08:37:04 AM »

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Originally posted by popeye
banana, please take your liberal whining to a designated Free Speech Forum.

LMAO!

Thanks Popeye!

lazs2 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 24, 2003, 09:00:29 AM »

you have the right to cry about all the stupic crap you like banana.... just don't teach our children.
lazs