I am disgusted.

[taraisagoddess]

Thanks to Altruism Suffers
Date: Feb 1, 2006 5:00 AM
and The Revolution

Date: Feb 1, 2006 2:08 AM

I never ask for reposts, but I urge everyone who reads this to do so. Repost, blog about it, e-mail it to friends, coworkers, family, etc. YOUR country, OUR country, is being stolen from us, WE THE PEOPLE, and we need to we must TAKE IT BACK!

Comments

[holytoastr]

Tara being political? *impressed*

Interesting to see how "protesting" is now an arrestable offense.

Amendment I
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.

New Patriot Act Provision Creates Tighter Barrier to Officials at Public Events
Secret Service Not Coddling Hecklers

[sublimeade]

The First Amendment isn't the final word in free speech. It can be overruled by the Imminent Lawless Action test, formerly known as the "clear and present danger" test. And Sheehan undoubtedly fulfills both of those requirements to the President and the American institutions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imminent_lawless_action

[holytoastr]

I'm so glad we live in a country where anyone who protests the government is a terrorist. I feel safer already.

Under the imminent lawless action test, speech is not protected by the First Amendment if it is likely to cause violation of the law more quickly than an officer of the law can be reasonably summoned.

How would wearing that t-shirt cause a violation of the law? Does it have a call to action on it to riot in the street? Kill the president? Bomb buildings? No, it provided a statistic and asked how much more.

You may not personally like Sheehan, but that does not mean she should be denied her rights as an American citizen.

[sublimeade]

there could have been an uprising of catastrophic proportions. I seem to recall an incident a few years ago when an individual managed to kill two capitol policemen. all I know is Sheehan was denied from enacting a similar terrorist calamity.

[zorikin]

I seem to recall an incident a few years ago when an individual managed to kill two capitol policemen.

With a t-shirt?

Textile Uprising

[holytoastr]

With a t-shirt?

That sounds wonderfully surreal. I would like to know more about this t-shirt terrorist incident. I certainly don't remember such a catastrophic textile uprising, but if you could provide me an article on the incident I would love to read it.

[taraisagoddess]

I'm a bit more interested in politics than my lj lets on. I can not imagine being arrested for wearing a t-shirt. Unbelievable.

[holytoastr]

This incident only demonstrates how far our country has fallen. :(

A t-shirt? If our president-king is afraid of a t-shirt, how can any of us be safe?

[taraisagoddess]

Only 2 more years.

They can't pass quickly enough.

[sublimeade]

3, actually. Bush is president until Jan 2009.