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Specifically, is it a good example of our American Republic for politicians to prevent expression of an opposing view?

2007-02-14 04:23:55 · 3 answers · asked by Finnegan 7 in Politics & Government Government

The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, yet we have seen and heard in the media from various conservatives that voicing any dissent with the President is undermining the troops and his grand plan to fight terrorism. The default argument seems an attempt to garner an emotional response rather than a thoughtful one. Stating that having a government which is less restrictive in censoring than any other country is a disingenuous, if not an outright fatuous comment that falls far short of a compliment, and is disrespectful of our Founding Fathers' intent. America is suppose to be a leader in the best of humanity, not just slightly ahead of the pack. Anyone who advocates for an uncritical analysis of their government denies the inevitable consequence: a return to despotism or dictatorship.

2007-02-14 05:22:18 · update #1

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The first right in the Bill of Rights is Freedom of Speech. The very idea that Govt. would try to silence dissent is a sign of oppression and coercion not Democracy. Permits to hold demonstrations and "Free Speech Zones" show we are on a civil liberties nose dive with Neocons at the helm. Neocons = The new conservative who likes big govt and more laws as long as he is in control, not the traditional conservative who believes in small gov & freedom.

2007-02-14 04:30:35 · answer #1 · answered by Correctlinguistics 2 · 1 0

Look at the worst dictatorships on earth. They almost all have "democratic" in the name somewhere (eg. Peoples Democratic Republic of Korea, P.D.R. of Yemen). You can call yourself anything that you want if there are enough people to buy it.

2007-02-14 12:49:28 · answer #2 · answered by Schmorgen 6 · 1 0

If you look at all the countries, we certainly have the least censorship. When people can protest at a funeral or anywhere (they have a permit) then I'd say you pretty much have tried to force some kind of opressive issue that is non-existent.

Go drink more liberal kool-aid.

2007-02-14 13:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0 1

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