The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights.

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"I support the Second Amendment, but I also think I have a First Amendment right to not get shot" - Mayor on

Philly Mayor Michael Nutter: I respect the Second Amendment, but quite frankly I have a First Amendment right to not b shot.

It's a crime that our government is taking this same "right" afforded by our Constitution away from our military forces (with threats of court martial for openly professing one's love for God) when they need the comfort of "Him" as they go into harm’s way or any anytime they choose while protecting our freedoms and liberties. What are the politician's afraid of ~ harming the sensitivities of others who practice their own beliefs openly? I thought that was everyone's right under the First Amendment ~ or did I miss something? Is that Amendment also going to disappear (along with as well, if some act outside of our Constitution to fulfill their master plan? As that happens my friends, the plan of disarming America and the redistribution of wealth is in overdrive with every creative way our Legislative and Executive Branches of Government can think of to take yours and my money from us and give it to those who freely do nothing when they are "fully capable," as well as give billions of our hard earned do .. ...

The Issue: Our Freedom of Conscience, protected by the First Amendment, is being marginalized under the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (ObamaCare).  Employers and individuals are forced to provide and pay for unconscionable and immoral mandates, like abortifacients and contraception se...

Seperation of Church and state, they cannot do this. If *** want a church they have the right to start their own they do not however have the authority to mandate and force any Faith into accepting them. They can go to Hades if they think they can. This is *** being no better than those who discrimninate against them. Come on folks get it together. I'm not anti *** I willing to extend the courtesy that the bedroom is private as long as its not forcing or under age. I know *** parents they are wonderful parents so perhaps the *** Community should set up thier own church. You have that right under the First Amendment just like every citizen. Then we can end the marrage foolishness in government and focus on real issues affecting us all as citizens. I know there are some Anti *** voices about and know I am neither pro or anti on this, I'm hetero. I however know too I am neither the judge nor do I feel justified casting the first stone.

The Romeike family came to the same conclusion and expected to find refuge in America, where freedom of religion is enshrined in the First Amendment. It would be more than a shame if they find out they were wrong.

Hulk Hogan: Gawker ordered to remove all versions of sex tape; site argues First Amendment protection

The Transitive Property of the First Amendment: Koch Brothers = money = newspapers = speech

Jack McElroy: Bill sneers at the First Amendment - Knoxville News Sentinel

Greg Proops recently said it best in his 'Streaks' podcast: "Your Second Amendment can suck my First Amendment's man-bag."

Do certain conditions imposed by Federal govt on recipients of funding to combat HIV/AIDS violate First Amendment?

Mark Dice gets Obama supporters to sign a petition to ban the First Amendment.

In response to First Amendment arguments raised by The Rutherford Institute, state district court Judge, Steven...

First Amendment issues involved in Fox News reporter's case: Susan Estrich weighs in

Screw John Hopkins we still have the First Amendment at least for now

In a victory for free speech and the First Amendment, the National Park Service is once again allowing distrib...

WASHINGTON -- Feisty ad tactics from Florida-based Spirit Airlines won't become a First Amendment test for the Supreme Court, after all...

Airlines want the Supreme Court to consider whether "total cost" advertising regulations violate the First Amendment

.and your point is? The last thing we need is a first amendment free for all here.

I'm sorry it's called the First Amendment. You don't have authority don't cry when someone has a strong point of view

Have you read the First Amendment to the US Constitution?

catching up on podcasts & now nostalgic for 21st amendment in SF as it was the first place we were taken when moving from UK!

Slight amendment: broke my elbow. First cast ever!

First Amendment Free good Fest is over. Special thanks to the passers by who refused to sign away their rights for food. Y'all make me proud

Relieved to hear Joe Lhota has "much clearer understanding of the First Amendment, NOW". How about 4th and 5th?

Today, I signed away my First Amendment rights for free lunch. It was a tough 30 minutes, but man, that lasagna was worth it.

Sen. Coulburn's 2nd amendment on gas tax would dedicate all new gas tax $ in first 2 years to highways fails. Party lines.

Nothing like trampling all over the First Amendment! Don't like the shirt? Don't buy it!

FIRST AMENDMENT HELLO. i thought you paid attention in gov.

The First Amendment protects against gov't, not private, action. I'd think an Oathkeeper would know this.

some churches WANT to perform these weddings and THEIR first amendment rights are being stifled by these laws

The first amendment prohibits the making of laws that respect the beliefs of any religion. So are we following the constitution or not?

Crazy successful First Amendment Free Food Fest with @ Plaza of the Americas

The main argument for not letting homosexuals get married is because the bible says so. Hello? First amendment! How is this even an issue?

Some people are so passionate about the first amendment they want me to shut up forever.

Libertarians have to decide which they value more, ability of a single digit % to get married or the first amendment. The 2 aren't compatib

I second the first sentence but propose an amendment to the second- I'd rather stay in bed and do absolutely nothing

Dressing as a dictator to show the importance of free speech at First Amendment Free Food Festival

you mean get rid of that pesky first Amendment to the constitution...right?

I can assure you that a god played no part in founding our country. Read the first amendment.

First amendment rights or free food? At country it's your choice! @ Plaza of the Americas

I'm sad we seem to so easily conflate first amendment rights w/ freedom from consequences. Say what you want-but be responsible for it.

"I totally dig Jehovah's Witnesses because they're constantly making new first amendment precedent"

and I am merely exercising my first amendment rights as well. I don't really are if you agree or disagree.

Snyder v. Phelps - funeral protests & the first amendment debate at Apr 8

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Jean Casarez on the stand.OMG! What happened to our FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS??

Last time I checked it was a free country thanks to the first amendment.

Because "Roll Tide" was the First Amendment of the Confederate Constitution.

If and are ignorant, then so is the first amendment.

Joe Llota tells NYT: “I have a much clearer understanding of the First Amendment now."

Daniel Choi has breakdown while representing self in federal court on First Amendment *** rights case

I believe in the First Amendment so artists can make whatever music they want, but big business also has the right to pull it

There's a thing called the First Amendment that gives people the right to express themselves; Whether you agree or not respect that opinion.

Driving to Charlotte with U.O.E.N.O. on repeat just to exercise my first amendment rights.

This *** talk stuff if they have the right to be *** you have the right to judge them freedom of speech first amendment!!!

First Amendment Mike: The biggest cyberattack in Internet history is happening right now!

The 1st Freedom in the 1st Amendment is religion:

First Amendment protects religion, speech, press & assembly. Learn more here:

Not everyone lives by the Bible, the first amendment is religious freedom, so why should there be a law banning it?

Neither can the 2nd. Abuse does. And the First Amendment has been abused to cause violence and death.

Also, the first amendment can't cause someone to die so you have to view it slightly differently.

you'd be ok with people needing to first convince the government that they should access to the 1st amendment? Ok with denials?

.The Commerce Clause is not a Fundamental right and takes a back seat to First Amendment rights.

Wanna go to college? Check your First Amendment rights with the Free Speech Zone gatekeepers.

First Amendment was made in 1791. George Bush Sr wasn't even born then. Wasn't too bright, he.

Check out my new biography page and my blog on creative people and First Amendment issues.

Does anyone else think that Westboro Baptist show out so it could sue whenever its First Amendment exercises are denied?

If anyone will after the First Amendment, it will be the right-wing due to the Establishment Clause.

Mayor Nutter really doesn't believe in the First Amendment he wants a kangaroo court to rebuke Philly Mag

Larry Flynt is 70...fighting for the First Amendment since 1988.

A sobering op-ed about the threats to the First Amendment and the emerging Fourth Estate. Death to Whistle-Blowers?

There is perhaps nothing more wonderful than seeing two young ladies walk up to your free speech banner and hear one say to the other, "First Amendment, girl."

The Bill Of Rights: Can We Take Freedom For Granted? "Congress shall make no law. 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." -- First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution We assume that the United States is dedicated to individual freedoms; it's part of our national identity. But as individuals, we seldom appreciate our constitutional freedoms until we are unjustly treated. An abusive police officer, an unfair judge, an unresponsive tax auditor, or some other person in a position of authority can vividly show us how easily our rights can be trampled. Then we are outraged and want to do something to defend our fragile freedoms. FREEDOMS FOR ALL--OR FREEDOMS FOR NONE What can we do? Our system of individual rights depends upon their availability to *everyone* -- including some people whose beliefs we may not like. But if the constitutional rights of any unpopular group or minority are weakened ...

Answer honestly, do any of ya'll think hate speech should be protected under the First Amendment? and why or why not?

The Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount attention-getting, anti *** protests outside military funerals. The court voted 8-1 Wednesday in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan.

*Robert Lee Carter was born on this date in 1917. He was an African American Attorney, United States District Judge and Civil Rights activist. From Caryville, Florida, while still very young, his mother moved north to Newark, New Jersey, where he was raised. Carter graduated from high school at sixteen and earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and his law degree from Howard University School of Law in 1940, both on scholarship. He also was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Carter earned his LLM from Columbia Law School in 1941, after writing an influential master's thesis that would later define the NAACP's legal strategy on the right to freedom of association under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. He then joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1944 upon completion of his wartime service; he became an assistant special counsel at the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund and in 1948 became a legal assistant to Thu ...

I don't think there's too many, if any, examples involving the First Amendment right now that are as interesting as what is going on right now in St. Louis, Missouri.

My local American Legion post has pictures of Jane Fonda in its urinals. She didn’t fire that gun, and so all she was doing there was exercising the right the First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees to every United States citizen, and so putting those pictures there is essentially an invitation to *** on the Constitution of the United States. And no one can join the American Legion without first joining the United States military by swearing to support and defend that Constitution. And that’s aside from the obscenity and the silly question of whether pissing on POW’s or anyone else is Constitutional. It seems to me perverse every way I look. www.hitrt.com

THIS POST IS A TAB LONG I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING IT ONE OF THOSE POST TO AGREE OR DISAGREE! You Might Be A Conservative If… 1: You’re irate over the president taking so many vacation days on the taxpayer’s dime (61 thus far), but you thought George W. Bush earned every minute of his leisure time (196 days at the same point in his presidency). 2: You’re happy with your 40 hour work week, paid vacations and company-provided healthcare, but you’re strongly anti-union, because those commies haven’t done anything for you lately. 3: You strongly support the First Amendment and its guarantee of religious freedom to all, but you don’t think Muslims have a right to build an Islamic Community Center in Manhattan. 4: You believe Ronald Reagan was a devout Christian, even though he hated going to church, but any president who spends twenty years going to the same Trinity United Church in Chicago must be a Muslim. 5: You believe when a Republican governor creates a healthcare package with a . ...

Impeachable Yet? Illegal recess appointments - Obama took it upon himself to declare that the Senate was in recess and used that to make “recess” appointments. And to make matters worse, Obama has not removed those appointees from their positions despite a federal court ruling that the appointments were illegal. First Amendment violation - Obama has directed members of his administration to violate the right to freedom of religion protected by the 1st Amendment to the Constitution. Religious institutions such as churches and schools have been ordered to provide contraceptives and abortion inducing morning after pills to employees as part of Obamacare requirements. Cap and Trade - Despite the fact that the United States Senate refused to pass the Cap and Trade bill, the President has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to use regulations to implement key portions of the bill, including those regulating so-called greenhouse gases. He is taking these actions in direct defiance of the will of the ...

Banished Christian rockers return to campus Legal team for Bradlee Dean convinces school officials Constitution does apply Just three weeks after a high school principal cut off his First Amendment rights in mid-sentence, ministry leader Bradlee Dean has been allowed to proceed with his program. As WND reported, the Principal William Latson of Spanish River Community High School in Boca Raton, Fla., “acted arbitrarily” and “without notice” in ordering Dean out of the school building in the middle of his presentation in mid-February. Dean, his band Junkyard Prophet and the Sons of Liberty Radio were invited to the school by the school’s Spanish club. Dean was to speak to the group, while Sons of Liberty Radio planned to broadcast the event. After being thrown out of the school, Dean requested that the non-profit legal advocacy group Liberty Counsel step in to remind the school administration of the constitutional rights of the students and the speakers. A letter to school officials describing th ...

While proud to be an American citizen because our country was founded on the principals of Democracy, Equality, Freedom, Humanity, Justice, Liberty for ALL, religious/non-religious freedom, freedom within the boundaries of those defined in the First Amendment and human civility -- I am not proud of corporate persons invasion of our nation, nor of the legislators who support billionaire multinational American Corporate Personhoods over the human person citizens of this nation who are the backbone of this country when we are able to be productive, safe, healthy and make a sustainable living which we deserve as its our contributions that allow businesses to thrive. Nor am I proud when I hear/see hateful, demeaning, insulting, discriminatory, cruel statements/behavior towards others of different relgions/ non-religions, ideas, beliefs, customs, nationalities, etc. This country was based on all willing to be hardworking, law abiding citizens would be welcome. Our country has been a haven for people who had ...

Sometimes, rebels are sent to jail, but you gotta be a real badass to not be ALLOWED in jail. I'm on a 90 day trespass warning from the Harris County jail for giving the finger to a particularly abusive jailer. Currently researching the proper plan of attack to have it declared unconstitutional (probably a dec action). It implicates 1st and 6th Amendment as well as the trespass statute as applied to public space and maybe the disorderly conduct statute as compared with the First Amendment. It hits all the high points. Help with research and lawsuit for GREAT LULZ!

I poked fun at the NRA last week for referring to the Second Amendment as “our first freedom.” It’s not even the first amendment, I pointed out. In his ongoing quest to prove that I’m wrong about pretty much everything, an old friend huffed that one can’t value one constitutional right over another. I asked if, by that logic, he agreed it’s ridiculous for the NRA to say the Second Amendment is most important. He refused to answer, other than to point out that he’s a lawyer and I’m not. A day later, I met a pretty prominent civil rights lawyer – Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. He’s sued Klan groups out of existence and he helped integrate public institutions during the bad old days of the Jim Crow South. With no prompting from me, Dees told an El Paso audience the First Amendment is “the most significant one.” The context wasn’t free-press guarantees. It was the guarantee that Americans can practice any religion they want – and are protected from the ...

If people want to ban assault weapons on the grounds that they hadn't been invented when the Bill of Rights was written, would they also be willing to say Mormonism and Scientology aren't protected by the First Amendment on the same grounds?

The co-sponsorship by the Brooklyn College political science department of an anti-Israel event, from which pro-Israel students were excluded, may have violated the First Amendment.

takes great discipline to not use your money and power to manipulate or force others to bend to your will or way of believing, thinking, and living but to influence only. This, righteous influence, is where the power of God is displayed. For there to be choices of good and evil, but for all to choose righteously is God's system and plan. Without choice, it is most unjust for God to ever judge any of us unto honor or dishonor. Zechariah 4:6 ...This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. All of life is choices. Each of us can even choose to deny God, defy God and even go to *** These are big choices, but there are smaller choices we make and must be allowed to make everyday. If the ACA was forcing any religious non profit assembly to participate in any thing outside of or that contradicts the assemblies religion, then we have a First Amendment issue. But the ACA has already excused all non profit religions that they may worsh . ...

Over the past 50 years, Jesus Christ, God and the Bible have been banned from public schools, government buildings and even street corners. Now any mention of Christ in many town council meetings has become a taboo. The latest victim to be raped of their First Amendment rights of free speech and rel...

On this day in 1964, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the famous First Amendment case known as New...

All Panhandling needs to stop. Not just in the Mile Square Downtown area, but at all intersections and at Entrance/Exit Ramps to the Interstates/Freeways. I have seen panhandlers "work in teams" at various intersections. The majority of them are scam artists, and they block the flow of traffic and litter. There are better ways to ask for help, if you are truly homeless. They take the First Amendment rights thing too far. There is no difference in the panhandlers holding up "Homeless Anything Will Help" signs than the "Cash for Gold" twirlers or "Liberty Tax" people. It's still solicitation in the public right of way and it must stop.

McCain undermines his own cause Posted by Jennifer Rubin on March 8, 2013 at 11:30 am Imagine if Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) had said after the conclusion of fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster, “I don’t like everything Senator Rand Paul said in his amazing filibuster . . . . against the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director. But I love to death that he said it.” He would have come across as gracious, thoughtful and tempered. But that quote was from the liberal columnist Margaret Carlson. Instead, as he has done so many times in his career, McCain lost his cool with Rand Paul and sounded like the old man down the street screaming to the new kids on the block, “Get off my lawn!” CIA director John Brennan-Washington Post It was worse than that actually. It is one thing for McCain to revive the personal animosity many conservatives have felt toward the senator so enamored of garnering media elite opinion and so dismissive of the First Amendment (e.g. campaign finance reform). But ...

The anatomy of life ... A living baby with a heartbeat, growing insides its mother is priceless ... Yet there are those mothers that murder their babies every minute/hour of every day ... The executioners and his/her staff that are given the right to carry it out by the U.S. Supreme Courts and its Justices that have made themselves God over the death warrants of those babies and an ungodly president that wants to extend abortions by forcing all employers to make the abortion pill and the morning after meds available for self murder of their babies ... Desiring to force God believing Jews and Christian employers and the Church to provide them against their First Amendment rights to religion and religious principle ... A government that would rather over populate our nation in order to destroy it with enemies of our nation and our way of life, rather than populate America with naturally born and bred Americans ... It ALL makes a whole lot of sense ... Sense to a socialist minded leaders and mothers that are ...

You know the more I think about it, the more Snyder v. Phelps is a true case of the principle trumping the personalities. Because even the very small minority that agrees with the Westboro Baptist Church is still going to side with a father grieving for his dead soldier son. If it was about whom we like more, then it definitely would go to Snyder. But it's about the principle that allowing someone to sue for emotional distress based SOLELY on what people say is something that would irredeemably damage and limit the First Amendment.

Arizona’s crudely drafted day-labor law violates the First Amendment.

Wharton decision on Narendra Modi gets a 'US Free Speech' snub _ Disappointed at the decision of Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) to cancel its invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for delivering a keynote address, his supporters the 'US for Free Speech' today launched a campaign to lodge their protest against the decisions. The supporters, under the banner of 'Americans for Free Speech', in a mass email asked people to write to the top management of Wharton School, America's top business school, and the University of Pennsylvania against the decision taken by the WIEF to rescind its invitation to Modi. The email contains contact details and phone numbers of more than a dozen officials of WIEF and the Wharton School. While the announcement is yet to be made public, the promoters of the campaign said a group of distinguished community leaders and prominent University Professors in the US is working on a memorandum to be submitted to Wharton for "violation of First Amendment" of the Constit ...

What has happened to our media in this country when most of the major news outlets are more interested in covering, in a sympathetic manner, the death of a dictator like Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and yet are almost totally ignoring the statements of US Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the use of drones against American citizens in this country? The freedom of the press to report freely and without hindrance is a right guaranteed by the First Amendment. But with that freedom comes a responsibility to report the truth in an honest and upfront manner without distortion or bias. I very much appreciate the efforts of Sen. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and others for bringing this issue of domestic drones to the forefront with the filibuster effort in the US Senate. This is what leadership is all about. It brings to mind the quote from former Prime Minister of England, Lady Margaret Thatcher. "Ah consensus … the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies in search of something ...

I'm having a weird 72 hours in ideological terms. First, Piers Morgan made me ill with suggestions that a political interest group (the NRA) should not have First Amendment rights. Second, I'm watching and agreeing on some level with Sen Rand Paul. Third, I liked a George Will column. ***

This is not my writing, but that of a friend's which I found worth repeating as follows: For a constitutional scholar and a self-proclaimed champion of civil rights, President Barack Obama seems a bit choosy when it comes to the First Amendment's religion clause. Oh sure, he's a fan of the first part: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..." The government, he rightly contends, should have no business telling people which religion they should practice. But apparently the government can, he reasons, tell people which religion they shouldn't practice. Especially when that religion's beliefs conflict with the president's idea of what's best for us. That could help explain Obama's apparent declaration of legal war on the Catholic Church. After already slapping the D.C. church in the face for its charities' refusal to adopt children to *** couples, Obama has decided the church's opposition to abortion and contraception isn't worth protecting, either. Since September, the administ ...

Yes, it's that time of the week again, Truthseekers, time for our weekly Wednesday Malloy-style tent revival, potluck, and traveling music show! It's the time we ask the question - what's the matter with Missouri? Seems a little library there has decided to revive the witch hunts of the dark ages: According to the AP: A federal judge has ordered a small library in southern Missouri to stop blocking access to websites related to Wicca and other minority religions, calling it a violation of patrons' First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber issued the ruling Tuesday in St. Louis in a case involving the Salem Public Library. "Even libraries that are required by federal law to install filtering software to block certain sexually explicit content should never use software to prevent patrons from learning about different cultures," Tony Rothert, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri, said in a statement Wednesday. Library director Glenda Wofford declined c .. ...

CHURCHES SHOULD BE TAXED-- HERE ARE THE REASONS WHY! Tax exemptions for churches violate the separation of church and state required by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the US Constitution. By providing a financial benefit to religious institutions, government is supporting religion. Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, William O. Douglas, in his dissenting opinion in Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York, decided May 4, 1970, stated: "If believers are entitled to public financial support, so are nonbelievers. A believer and nonbeliever under the present law are treated differently because of the articles of their faith… I conclude that this tax exemption is unconstitutional." [24] A tax exemption is a privilege, not a right. Governments have traditionally granted this privilege to churches because of the positive contribution they are presumed to make to the community, but there is no such provision in the US Constitution. [25] Churches receive special treatment from th ...

Thought I'd share this excerpt of a speech given by President JFK in 61', speaks volumes in 3 paragraphs about what is wrong with our country. Its not just the current or the last Administration, it is a symptom of many serious things to come.     "...Without debate, without criticism, no Administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive. That is why the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy. And that is why our press was protected by the First Amendment-- the only business in America specifically protected by the Constitution--not primarily to amuse and entertain, not to emphasize the trivial and the sentimental, not to simply "give the public what it wants"--but to inform, to arouse, to reflect, to state our dangers and our opportunities, to indicate our crises and our choices, to lead, mold, educate and sometimes even anger public opinion.     This means greater coverage and analysis of international news--for it is no longer far a ...

Watchtower Society v. Village of Stratton Holding A town ordinance's provisions making it a misdemeanor to engage in door-to-door advocacy without first registering with town officials and receiving a permit violates the First Amendment as it applies to religious proselytizing, anonymous political speech, and the distribution of handbills. Court membership Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices John P. Stevens ·Sandra Day O'Connor Antonin Scalia ·Anthony Kennedy David Souter ·Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg ·Stephen Breyer Case opinions Majority Stevens, joined by O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer Concurrence Breyer, joined by Souter, Ginsburg Concurrence Scalia, joined by Thomas Dissent Rehnquist Professor Geoffrey Stone said There were only three areas in which Rehnquist showed any interest in enforcing the constitutional guarantee of free expression: in cases involving advertising, religious expression, and campaign finance regulation. and yet he was against the Watchtower ...

first time there has not been a budget amendment from either Tories or Lib Dems extraordinary!!

Charles Haynes predicts that if student speech promotes atheism, enthusiasm for free speech model "will wane."

Thre is a new phrase going around lately--I think a new name for God the ONE: "Absolute Love." But to me the "absolute" bit goes without saying, nothing new really. I mean, has LOVE...CAN Love be anything BUT Absolute? Or Perfect? Or Infinite? Or the Source of all BEING? Or kind? Or merciful? Or Patient? Or All That IS? God is LOVE is God.

First Lib Dem amendment they want to keep all libraries open and would pay for it by closing all libraries for one day a week

Senate bill aims at paparazzi, hits First Amendment instead

LMFAO it is our duty as american citizens to utilize our first amendment and criticize terribly named humans!

220 VERDICT ON INDIA discomfort oycar the lack of a 'thank-you', and she made me a present of two words. You will not find them in any of the elementary textbooks for Europeans. Presumably, they are so rarely used, that nobody thought it worth while to mention them. The first word is 'mihrbani', though that may not be the correct spelling. It means something like 'graciousness'. The second word is 'shuggrea', and that means, apparently, 'sweetness', or something like it. I used to say both words in loud ringing tones to the dirtiest and most degraded beggars in the vicinity, to the horror of the sahibs and the high-caste Hindus, but to the evident delight of the degraded ones, who had never heard such words cast in their direction before. in The second main criticism to be levelled against the British who live in India is that they do not live in India at all. Their heart is in the Highlands or in Kensington High Street. They make not the smallest effort to understand the country and their only thought is ...

Intends to add a “Restore Growth First” amendment to any CR that comes from the House! BRAVO!

"Would you tolerate a Republican who said 'I like the first amendment, I don't plan to violate the first amendment, but I might'?" Rand Paul

I wish I had the power to take the first amendment away from some people

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Fyi First Amendment doesnt protect hate crimes nor does it protect enciting violence so why Rush Limbaugh on the Air???

First Pop Tarts, now the letter L. I think this one could be construed as an attack on the first amendment as...

suppression of my First Amendment rights, I can't help but wonder, given that they know the vulnerability of my economic situation, that

So what, i aint gotta girl, *** please i dont need one. Its like the constitution states, first amendment, i got freedom.

I think that Sen. Cruz's "delay funding of Obamacare" amendment vote is the first such demand on the CR.

You know why theres a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.

"The First Amendment...requires us to tolerate the very bad in order to protect the unpopular but good." -GabeRottman

Are you referring to my article? It does not have names and does address the First Amendment issue

Who doesn’t love a good list and a short history lesson at the same time? Modern Paganism has been influenced by countless people over the past 200 years, but only twenty-five of them made my list. Today’s installment looks at Ten Europeans who made significant contributions to the development and p...

The time to work for the people is now. Together we will make it. Good evening.

The first amendment is great an stuff, but some people should have their freedom of speech revoked.

Last time I checked this was America and there's this thing called the first amendment that gives people freedom of speech. So stfu

Chris and Polly’s idea is to welcome people into their home who love eating well prepared, freshly sourced, local (but only where it’s the best), seasonal and flavourful food. As Chris loves cooking with these kinds of ingredients, it seems a good way to celebrate and share the magnificent produce of our region with people who will appreciate it. Our beef is Dexter Beef raised by Penny from Easingwold, Pork is Gloucester Old Spot and Lamb is Berrichon du Cher both raised by Elaine from Seamer, Roe Deer from the Downe Estates by Scarborough, supplied by Elaine. Fish and Seafood are at their freshest and supplied by Andrew and Karen from Ocean’s Rewards in Bridlington. All ingredients will focus on quality, taste and freshness, so from time to time there will be “guest” appearances from blood oranges, clementines, passion fruits and delicious stuff we just can’t grow or get here! This is no reason to deprive you of their delicious flavours! So on the first Saturday evening of every month, starti ...

First Amendment argument fails in medical fraud promotion case

Congressman Offers Amendment Defunding Obama's Golf; why should taxpayers pay for this in the first place? -

John 14:6.—“Jesus said unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” What words can convey the immeasurable value of this treasure chest of a verse? It is like unto the great continental divide; the reception and reliance of its truth will set the man or woman on the right hand of God at the Great Assize, but the neglect or rejection of it will place on the left unto eternal doom! They are from the lips of one who has raised Himself from the dead, demonstratively proving the truth that He alone is the way to God, the truth of God, and the life of God! Let us to consider the first of three parts of this verse, namely that Jesus is the way. Christ is the necessary way. Man as a sinner is pictured by Christ as in a far country; and though God be not far from any of us, men feel after Him, like the blind who have lost their way, if haply they may find Him, but “in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God” (1 Corinthians 1:20). God hides ...

Judge: Sarasota stopping the homeless from holding signs violates their First Amendment rights - -

"First amendment? that protects you from the government, not me"

Chávez was defiance personified   Not that limelight has ever shunned President of Venezuela, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, the news of whose death reached us this morning. But the world outside the Americas has known him more for his curious battle of wits with the then US President, George W Bush. Qualified as a parachute regiment officer, he began his political career in the early 80s when he founded the secret Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement. He was on the centre stage some years ago for his failed attempt at becoming a totalitarian ruler of Venezuela. Of course, going by his version, it was “total socialism” that the people of Venezuela rejected in a referendum — on a motion that sought to amend most key provisions of the Constitution to legalise his re-election term after term and redefine private property — by 49 to 51 per cent of votes, with most of the opposition coming from upper and middle class areas of the country.   That is not to say that Chávez’s honeymoon with t ...

Scalia is asking more broadly whether the whole Section 5 scheme â maybe even the entire Voting Rights Act â reflects an aberrant and outdated strain of racial entitlements that the court is empowered to root out.

Overheard: In Regards to Freedom of Speech - What the First Amendment Says: "Congress shall make no law...

Eric Holder: Drone strikes against Americans on U.S. soil are legal | First the attack the 2nd Amendment now 4 5 & 6

moral of the story: we don't want politics in sports...unless we agree. then? FIRST AMENDMENT RULZ!!!

The shirt one of my classmates wore to class to make a point about the first amendment lol.

Weird to be essentially banned in the UK. Thank goodness for First Amendment in US.

Steven Tyler Act passed by Senate in Hawaii despite First Amendment concerns

I'm all set to head down to Indy for the Indiana High School Press Association (First Amendment Symposium!

Amen! "..and the Second Amendment is there to protect the First Amendment..& the rest of the Amendments too, for that matter

First Amendment discussions in Const. Law are by far the most interesting thing I've studied in law school so far. Good stuff, Prof. Hawkins.

If our Tea Party Conservatives, and Conservative Republican Party politicians really want to see deep reductions across the board and change the Constitution so badly; then let them be the first to step up to the plate and amend the manner in which they receive their pay hikes and be willing to toward their retirement packages like everyone who still has that opportunity through their employers. If they do this, then maybe we can believe what they are saying. Otherwise, we could be looking at "Stupid is what stupid does!"

President Obama is aware of his position as the first black President possibly more so than we can appreciate in our time. His example will set the precedence for future black leaders in America’s future for many elections to come. And, therein is the nightmare for the Republican Party. Should he prove to be successful in restoring our economy from the edge of the abyss and rebuild the shattered dreams of millions, the Republicans might never regain the White House again. Realizing this fact has inspired the GOP to new heights of dirty politics in their efforts to destroy Obama’s presidency. Short of this tactic the GOP has no other options to regain the respect of the voting public. And, if they, the GOP, find it necessary to harm millions of others in the process, well, that is an acceptable option. Collateral damage can be expected. The Republicans further realize that voting demographics are, for the foreseeable future, not in their favor. These are desperate time requiring desperate measures as s ...

I'm so glad I don't drink milk but, for those of you that do, the FDA will soon allow the dairy industry to add aspartame and other artificial crap into milk without needing it to be labeled. Watch out!

ATTENTION ALL MARYLANDERS ~ YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!! DO YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS AND STORIES INVOLVING BAIT DOGS? WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN GIVING TESTIMONY ON MARCH 12TH? I HAVE POSTED PHOTOS BELOW OF MOLLY, THE SWEET DOG THIS BILL IS NAMED AFTER. (MOLLY'S LAW) SENATE BILL 360-BILL IS SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING MARCH 12 (TUESDAY) at 1:00 p.m. in Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee sponsored by SENATOR BRYAN SIMONAIRE. THE CONTACT PERSON IS JOAN HARRIS at 410.841.3658 or jharrisus if you wish to testify in support of this bill and/or provide written testimony. This bill is to address the heinous and cruel acts of dog baiting. This is in response to several recent cases in Maryland, including a recent bait dog case involving a 9 month old puppy named MOLLY. MOLLY was found in an abandoned building bleeding with fresh bite marks and excessive scarring from a recent dog fight wherein she was used as a bait dog on multiple occasions. We are hoping to amend the bill to be named in honor of MOLLY (Molly's Law). Molly . ...

My opinions on the Commission's recommendations: 1. Forming the Oklahoma School Security Institute (OSSI) - great idea and long overdue! 2. Mental Health First Aid Training Pilot Program - anything that will help deal with mental health issues is welcomed. 3. Amend and change state law to require school intruder drills - I am waiting on the Lt. Gov's office to send me the wording of this bill, but I don't understand the difference between an intruder drill and a lockdown drill. I will reserve comment until I see the bill, but I agree we need to have these drills regularly and they need to be taken seriously. 4. Require the reporting of firearms to local law enforcement - there is already a law in Title 70 that says "every school authority shall immediately deliver any weapon or firearm, removed or otherwise seized from any minor, to a law enforcement authority for appropriate disposition." Why reinvent the wheel? Just change the wording of the current law. 5. Establishing a school security tip lin ...

Is the Philippine government *** bent on milking poor OFWs of money? June 21, 2012by Ilda Another lawmaker has thought of a brilliant way to make money out of our hardworking and mostly cash-strapped Filipino overseas foreign workers (OFWs). Congresswoman Ma. Theresa Bonoan-David authored a bill that would increase the contribution of every departing OFW to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) from $25.00 to $50.00 (Php2,400). Unsurprisingly, her bill is being strongly-opposed by the OFWs themselves. According to them, OWWA Resolution No. 038 in 2003 that obligates OFWs to pay $25 per contract for the Emergency Repatriation Fund (ERF) is already enough. However, Bonoan-David wants to amend Republic Act 8042 or the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 primarily to increase the fee. The reason Bonoan-David gave for her proposed increase in the fee is that it will boost the Philippine government’s efforts to help distressed OFWs in strife-torn countries. It sounds good on paper ...

Not much snow here, but fearsome winds that are sucking the heat right out of the house. *** cold trying to work at my desk today. Wish I could run the space heater on high, but that trips the circuit breaker.

Faithfully and Fruitfully Luke 13:1-9     Let’s be honest, this reading from Luke is confusing at best.   It begins with a question about a tragedy and ends with a parable that makes us think Jesus doesn’t like Fig Newton's. But even though the context may have changed over the years, the questions that this passage raises, our questions about why things happen, remain the same. When tragedy strikes we want to know why and when our faith forces us to not only ask why, but to ask what now, we don’t always know how to ground ourselves or what tomorrow may bring.   I want to be an optimists, but how do we look out into our world and not shiver remembering what happened at an elementary school in Newtown moments after parents left their children at the front door believing that this day that will now live on in infamy was not be like any other that came before it? How do we not ask why in the face of a world where Amish school children were ambushed in Lancaster, PA, where Sikhs were attacked in Wis ...

D.C. Server Receives Bad Tip Over T-Shirt Critical of Israel A waitress at Busboys and Poets received a bad tip yesterday, not because of lousy service, but because of Middle Eastern politics. After picking up a customer's check, Nuria Kalifa opened the billfold to find a 10 percent gratuity instead of the usual 15 percentage accompanied by a note reading that the short shrift was because of her T-shirt decrying Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. Kalifa-Jackson had been wearing a black shirt branded with the phrase "Occupation isn't pretty," a reference to the Israeli presence in the West Bank and Gaza. Clearly, the shirt did not sit well on the customer, who wrote, "Displaying your political beliefs on your shirt cost you a % of your tip." The customer also left a brochure obtained from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which yesterday held its annual policy conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Busboys and Poets is open about its progressive leanings, and doe ...

Good news!! New York Courts May Kill Cuomo Assault on Gun Rights In a move widely celebrated by activists, New York Supreme Court justices last week ordered Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration to prove by the end of next month that its recent assault on gun rights is actually constitutional — critics and experts say it clearly violates both the U.S. and state constitutions. The extraordinary speed used to adopt the controversial legislation, which appears to have violated a separate provision in the state constitution, is also facing scrutiny from the judicial branch. If the state government fails to prove its case on both counts in the time frame provided, the unprecedented attack on gun rights may be struck down entirely, or at least temporarily rendered void. Gun rights activists have been pursuing multiple strategies to defeat the controversial infringements on the right to keep and bear arms adopted in New York. However, attacking them in the courts is seen by activists as among the most ...

Unless we speak up now, the milk we drink could be legally laced with aspartame and other chemical sweeteners that are known to cause health...

The Scottish Countryside Alliance has called for changes to the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 to include a working dog exemption in relation to tail docking. This call is made as Scottish Government commissioned research into the incidences of tail damage in working dogs is due to be...

I’m in my early 20’s & I met a professional footballer whom I fell in love with & started a meaningful relationship. I frequently visit my country (Nigeria) to keep in touch with my family. On one of those visits I over stayed by a month. When I returned to Accra, my boyfriend advised me to move on because he is seeing someone else. I was heartbroken because he is the one I was in love with. I really felt heartbroken but I had to move on with my life. After some weeks, my ex’s best friend approached me, proposed love to me & I started dating him. At the moment I’m in a relationship with his best friend & I still can’t forget about my ex. I’m even thinking of quitting because my current boyfriend doesn’t really care about me like my first boyfriend did. About a week ago, my ex called me to tell me that he wants me back. Freshmann, I must confess that I’m totally confused, I love my ex very much but I feel like I’m being played. What would you advise I do?

My opinion: some folks are so worried about their Second Amendment rights being taken away that they are abridging other's First Amendment rights. For me, the First ensures that you can freely discuss the Second. That's just me. Stay safe and warm.

Looking at the calibre of MP's we have elected this time round ... The first order of business will be to radically amend the Pharmacy and Poisons act as well as reconstitute the board ... Jijazie!!!

I've been listening to the CBC the last couple of mornings and hearing the voices of parents who are upset about the shortage of school space in southwest Edmonton. As budget day approaches, I am frustrated at the indicators that the government is not doing anything to address our overcrowded schools and ensure that teachers and other school staff get a fair contract. We get so many platitudes that children are the future of the province and that education is critical to that future, but when it's not election time, it seems like quality public education drops pretty far down the priority list.

Carol Janice (Jan) Fowler, 94, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Garden Terrace of Overland Park, Kansas. Cremation has taken place and Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Gault Chapel at First United Methodist Church in Independence, KS; with Reverend Doug Amend, of the First Christian Church of Girard, KS officiating . Jan was born in Atchison, Kansas, on January 10, 1919, the first of 4 children born to O.D. and Alma C. Amend of Cummings, Kansas. She graduated from Atchison High School in 1937, and Independence Junior College in 1939, where she was the Valedictorian and a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society She went on to attend Emporia State Teachers College from 1939-1940, and taught kindergarten in Atchison for several years. On November 29, 1942 she married Luther J. Fowler, Jr. whom she met at Independence Junior College. After 65 happy years of marriage, Luther passed away on March 15, 2008. Jan was preceded in death by her parents and her 3 brothers, ...

Victory: Police Must Respect Christian Speech Press Release (Mar 6, 2013) "We owe a solemn duty to our country as well as our clients to assure that state or municipal laws in direct conflict with the U.S. Constitution are revised to protect the fundamental rights of citizens to engage in a robust exercise of their First Amendment rights. After over five years of litigation, we are gratified that the city of Rockford has agreed to respect these rights as a key part of our final settlement of this federal lawsuit. This settlement agreement now guarantees that Winnebago County's pro-life advocates will be able to speak out, loud and clear, in support of the truly American principle, as proclaimed in our Declaration of Independence, that the life of every human being is sacred . . ." -Tom Brejcha, Chief Counsel – Thomas More Society Thomas More Society (Rockford, IL)—After more than five years of federal litigation, members of the Rockford Pro-Life Initiative have settled their federal lawsuit against th ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee begins meeting at Noon TODAY about House Bill 279. Do not allow them to take away your Kentucky Civil Rights! Call (800) 372-7181 to oppose this legislation which would permit discrimination based on religious beliefs! Kentucky Equality Federation has condemned this legislation. Jillian Hall our Vice President of Legal breaks it down: "Right now, people discriminate freely and openly against the *** community without recourse due to the lack of a Kentucky statewide equality law. Similar laws to this proposed bill have been passed in several other states after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the U.S. Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 1997 (as applied to the states). This law is nothing more than a poor recitation of the First Amendment, and is a thinly veiled move by the legislature showing their lack of respect or tolerance for the LGBTI community. While I do not feel that this will significantly affect anything in the courts, this law, along with the Manhattan Decla . ...

Devotional for 03/06/2013 Disaster Aid "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." - 1 John 1:9 In the United States, when catastrophes such as earthquakes, flooding, or forest fires strike, I have noticed that those most affected usually clamor for the government to declare it a disaster. I used to wonder why this happened, but eventually I learned that a formal declaration is necessary to free up federal aid. Only then can funds for rebuilding, repairing, and replacing lost inventory be released. Once the disaster is declared, relief workers do not just drive around in trucks handing out fistfuls of cash to the locals. Subsequent to a declaration of disaster, each individual seeking assistance must make a personal declaration of losses, and also give an outline of plan for restoration. The question is asked, “How much did you lose, and what are your intentions for rebuilding?” That only makes sense—if funds are set aside for ...

I don't post much. And when I do, I try to be funny or topical. Today...it's just an angry post. D.R. Horton is, without a doubt, the WORST, most IGNORANT, ARROGANT homebuilder in this country. Dana *** near punched their smug *** sales woman in the face the other day. They're ruining our property value with these ultra-cheap, ugly *** front garage, monstronsity houses they're building all around us. And they start at 6:00 in FREAKIN' MORNING! That's the only reason I am up is because the cement mixer showed up in front of my window at 6AM. I want to murder someone. That's all.

Our petition affirming the right to bear arms passed last night, despite sinister efforts to prevent the townspeople from even voting on it... Apparently people get very upset when someone reads from the Bible at town hall meeting, despite the clear purpose of the First Amendment (which also reinforces the Second). Probably I should have read from the Koran or Talmud -- then the atheists would not have been so upset... I was just referring to the Constitution: “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.” James 1:25

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (born January 10, 1966) is the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. He is a People's Democratic Party (PDP) member and represents the Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State.[1] Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Professional Affiliations 3 Political career 4 References Early life and education Right Hon. Aminu was born on January 10, 1966 in Tambuwal Village in Sokoto State to Waziri Tambuwal. He attended Tambuwal Primary School, Tambuwal, Sokoto State, where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 1979; and Government Teachers’ College, Dogon-Daji, where he obtained the Teachers Grade 11 Certificate in 1984. He proceeded to Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, where he studied Law, graduating with an LLB (Hons) degree in 1991. He completed his one year compulsory legal studies at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, obtained his BL and was called to the Bar in 1992.[2] Besides studying for his law degree, he has also attended several courses ab ...

bet·ter 1 (btr) adj. Comparative of good. 1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality. 2. More useful, suitable, or desirable: found a better way to go; a suit with a better fit than that one. 3. More highly skilled or adept: I am better at math than English. 4. Greater or larger: argued for the better part of an hour. 5. More advantageous or favorable; improved: a better chance of success. 6. Healthier or more fit than before: The patient is better today. adv. Comparative of well2. 1. In a more excellent way. 2. a. To a greater extent or degree: better suited to the job; likes it better without sauce. b. To greater advantage; preferably: a deed better left undone. See Usage Notes at best, have, rather. 3. More: It took me better than a year to recover. n. 1. One that is greater in excellence or higher in quality. 2. A superior, as in standing, competence, or intelligence. Usually used in the plural: to learn from one's betters. v. bet·tered, bet·ter·ing, bet·ters v.tr. 1. To make better; improve: ...

Honest question to everyone. Are you really ok with Washington flying spy and attack drones over your home? Watching you in your back yard?

Another great comment-Tom Wolf Connors- we need an ordinary everyday person to become a member of Parliament a new party.it should be called the commons party.1st get Britain back up and running by investing in business here in Britain...there are farmers who would love to farm again,so we need to stop the big store companies like Tesco,asda,and Morrison's running the coop, limit their imports and force them to buy British yes the prices would rise a little but having talks with farmers across the uk would work, lower the tax on farming allowing growth and cheaper food into our stores.the same said for wasted money on hi-speed trains our motorway structure can carry mono rail trains from city to city using electric and solar use the hard shoulder reassesses to install steel posts which would become the network this would also leave the countryside alone and villages remain safe.any businesses which are now running in this time of crisis are safe businesses invest in them.cap dhs payments (not cut) and sto ...

GREENHOUSE, a quarterly magazine, is the flagship publication of North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE). Designed to celebrate, encourage and support homeschooling in North Carolina and beyond.

Instead of receiving gifts we are going to ask our guests for money as we are in desperate need of a new kitchen. were going to do the money poem with invites but all of the poems are for honeymoons or a rainy day fund we really want to specify what we are going to do with the money does anyone have any ideas?

The “sequester” has been used as an excuse to make cuts to services, benefits, and even salaries to those who deserve them the most.

The Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission levied a $250 civil penalty against the north Omaha representative last week.

The first man jilted you, the second broke your heart and the other disappointed you; and now you've hated men. C'mon sweetheart, have you ask yourself question: "Am I doing alright?" He who fought at Eke market, Go Orie market fight, let his ask himself if he is the one looking for trouble or market poeple just hated him much. Men are wicked, men are cheaters, men are players; yet men are busy taking other girls to altar every Satudays. Honey! Have you check your attitudes towards relationship. Our parents have been in love for decades, dad never jilt mum. In your own case, is a bad luck or... you neen to amend your ways. Hope am not annoying you the more. My sweet girl. Am sorry for talking wild.

Mannie Garcia brief in First Amendment case (yes, same photographer that sought to intervene in Shepard Fairey case)

The right to own and use a firearm is not an inherent right, and unlike the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution is amendable. Given present circumstances and for, say, compelling public health reasons, it would be prudent to recast the Second Amendment so that it reads: “Citizens shall be permitted to keep and bear well-regulated firearms for hunting and recreation.” I have no problem with hunting rifles and shotguns; they're designed for purposes other than killing people at short range (handguns) or as many and as fast as possible (military).

Join us in Solidarity Books on Wed. March 6th at 8pm for a showing of 'Salt of the Earth (1954)' 94 mins Dir. Herbert J. Biberman Film description follows : 'Salt of the Earth (1954)' "Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. The film is an early expression of feminism, emphasising the pivotal role that the wives of the miners play in the strike, against their husbands' wishes. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not always imposed by outside forces. Produced at the height of the Red Scare, the film was written, directed and produced by members of the original "Hollywood Ten," who were blacklisted for refusing to answer Congressional inquiries on First Amendment grounds." All welcome, ent ...

Talk to us... What are your aspirations for Kenya as the country moves into a new system of government? Email: countyor SMS 8040, starting with the word ‘COUNTY’. Your views could be published in the next issue of The County Weekly. The editor reserves the right to edit content from readers before publication.

BENTON HARBOR - Benton Harbor's public safety director will investigate whether commissioners live where they say the live. Commissioners passed a resolution 4-1 on Monday asking the public safety director to verify that commissioners reside in the city. On Tuesday, the emergency financial manager's assistant said the EFM will let the resolution stand. Commissioner Duane Seats put forward the resolution because it's alleged some city commissioners no longer live in the city, he said Tuesday. Seats, Mayor James Hightower and Commissioners Marcus Muhammad and Sharon Henderson voted yes on the resolution. Commissioner Dennis Knowles didn't speak when his name was called for the vote, according to the city clerk, and Commissioners Trenton Bowens and MaryAlice Adams left before their names were called. Commissioner David Shaw was absent. For the commission to hold others accountable, "first we have to clean up our own backyard," Seats said. The City Charter said commissioners must be qualified city electors (v ...

what are rejected votes? IEBC has shot itself in the foot. you can spoil a vote but you have no legal right to refuse to count a ballot coz it wasn't stamped or was dropped in the wrong box. the constitution doesn't cater for red, beige pink, white boxes etc. I see a case of recounting all 'rejected votes'. where the intention of the voter is clear- IEBC has no right to usurp these rights!! kivuiti was better at this rate. how much time/money will that cost? or is it cheaper to just go to the ran-off?

Oil markets are so far taking the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in stride, with the price of crude rising only slightly today.

I wonder if the politicians have taken into account how much of the population airgun owners make up. If it is half a million people then that is around 10% of the population, if we take into account all gun owners and others that engage in country pursuits that could easily be 15-20% of the population. If we can convince others who are fed up with unjustified ill thought out legislation and Government interference in our private lives that affects the law abiding peoples liberties more than the criminals then we could easily be up to 30% Quite a significant figure I would say and one that our politicians should be very wary of when the next elections come round. It might be time for us to vote away from the big parties as they obviously aren't prepared to make laws and legislation based on truth and facts.

why does God take Africans? why doesn't he take Japanese, Asians? - President Museveni.

Booking Instruction: (1) Enter your FIRST and LAST name, e.g. Joseph Hii (2) Tick either Female or Male (3) Tick either Member or Non-member (4) Choose your badminton grade, A, B, C, or D (5) Tick "Racket Needed? YES" if you do not have a racket (6) Save.

I have two lenses for sale: Canon 85mm Prime f1.8 Canon UV filter Lens hood $200 Canon 28-135mm Macro f5.6 IS Canon UV filter Lens hood $130 Both are in good condition, I've just outgrown them now (well a long time ago) so they might as well find a good home. I can't remember how old they are but the 85mm prime is the newest and hardly used. If you are interested please post below or email me at info

Guardian Archibong petitions Jonathan to reverse his compulsory retirement WEDNESDAY, 06 MARCH 2013 00:00 BY EHICHIOYA EZOMON (GROUP POLITICAL EDITOR) FEATURES - POLICY & POLITICS • Alleges unfair hearing, miscarriage of justice ATTORNEY General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, on Monday last week announced President Goodluck Jonathan’s compulsory retirement of Justice Charles Efanga Archibong of the Federal High Court, Lagos. The enforced superannuation followed the President’s endorsement of the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC), which committee had found the Judge answerable to the allegations made against him by two petitioners. However, that committee, dubbed, Investigation Committee, recommended to the NJC only a reprimand, a ‘warning’ of the Judge, to change a new leaf. But at an emergency meeting on Wednesday, February 20, the NJC, alluding to the Investigation Committee’s ‘Findings’, recommended to the President the compulsory reti ...

What would a YES vote mean to Zimbabwe? How about a NO vote? It seems all the parties to the GPA are supporting the YES vote for different reasons, and would that be health for future generations? I have also noted that this constitution protects everyone's rights including those of *** What a shame, that should be outlaw altogether, because first and foremost we are africans, and we need to respect that. Prohibiting same sex marriage, is not the same as prohibiting same sex relationships. By protecting such practices, are we not encouraging moral profligacy to the extent that we have allowed satanism to take centre stage in our society. But can we say NO because of this, we are aware if this other party wins the fortcoming elections they will definitely amend this clause.

Just to be clear.The Constituition of Kenya 2010 section 138. (4) says "A candidate shall be declared elected as President if the candidate receives— (a) more than half of all the votes cast in the election;..." This means all calculation of percentages will be based on all CAST votes, remember rejected votes are also cast votes, the key word here is how you define a cast vote. A cast vote is a VOTE that has been taken by a voter marked and deliberately "thrown" or put in a definate direction. A rejected vote fits in this category and is only rejected because of various reasons i.e. put in the wrong box, marked the wrong way etc but it doesn't stop being a vote and hence it is counted. We need to be clear that although it will be counted, it shall not be assigned to anyone.

Please admin hide I'd,I appreciate your good work God bless you all. Am a civil servant, married man wit 3 kids,2girls and a boy,my wife she's not given me attention when I need her especially weekend when am at home because of her nature of work that has tear our love for each apart unlike when she was not working,and she's still going to school. A times we don't even have sex for some months because any time I need her she will be complaining that she's tired. I happen to travel out of the state for some month and she don't care calling me when I asked her she say she was busy,I love her what do I do because the love is not longer there as before. Please help me out. Should I find happiness outside?because this is more than a year plus now.

I just want to amend something I put up yesterday, I didn't know Hugo Chavez felt the way he did over the Falklands, I just want to say the Falklands ARE BRITISH! And British people have lived there for over 100 years!

for the record, only the ateneo and the university of the philippines voted NO to the jerie pingoy ruling.

SCRAP THE BEDROOM TAX! NO EVICTIONS! 1130 14th March Lobby the Scottish Parliament to support Govan Law Centre's petition: “Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend Section 16 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 to prevent social landlords from using rent arrears caused by under occupation housing benefit deductions in eviction actions, and instead requiring such under occupation arrears to be pursued as an ordinary debt.” The petition closes on Friday 15th, let's make a big push to maximise the numbers who sign it. We call on MSPs, the Scottish Government and the First Minister to pledge that no Scot will be evicted as a result of the so-called “Bedroom Tax.” Let's bring together a broad coalition of all the campaigns, charities and institutions who oppose the planned cuts to Housing Benefit entitlement. Together we can make this one of the biggest and liveliest lobbies Holyrood has ever seen. 91% of Scottish MPs voted against the policy, yet the Westminster gove ...

Yesterday was an eye opening experience even for a political junkie like me. These hearings were a complete and total farce in terms of there being a chance in *** that any of these bills would be defeated in committee. As a novice prognosticator and handicapper of political outcomes, I expect all of these bills to be approved in the full Senate with a slight possibility of the liability bill being defeated because it is so outrageous it’s a bridge too far for a slim majority of Democrats who are slightly less radical than their over the top Marxist colleagues. There are a few positive notes to share as well. I thought the turnout was great as there had to be a 20-1 or greater ratio of opponents to proponents. With the exception of Mark Kelly, husband of former Congresswoman Gaddy Giffords, the Democrats trotted out the same lineup of shooting and domestic violence victims and self appointed experts. There is no question victims of violent crime have suffered tremendous loss and only the most inhuma ...

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PRAYGod, thank you for another day; I pray today for my destiny helpers to locate me; Connect me O God to the people that really matters; Favor me today Financially, Materially and otherwise, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ! Type ”AMEN” if you pray this Prayer!

'.election results SHALL be transmitted electronically. .,' has IEBC been faithful to the letter and spirit if the election law?

As some of you may have already heard, we're moving back to Ohio. This has been a rough call on my part as I felt that maybe I wasn't making the right call for my family. Well, it was cinched today that it was ABSOLUTELY the right call as Lisa's job will be terminated at the end of the school year due to the closing of the two elementary schools. "But Frank" you might say, "didn't she work for the HIGH school?" Yes my friends she did. Because of the closing, staff with seniority (and rightfully so) will be shifted to cover various positions, meaning "last hired, first fired" for those with less seniority (like Lisa). As many of you know, I do not like to express my political views publicly as I tend to not like to inflame those more radical elements of the right and the left, but I do have to say this; "Really? Come on people, get your act sorted out, otherwise there won't be anyone left of schooling age to educate as their parents have all had to move to places where there is A: employment and B: a singl ...

Compiler's Note: Section 301(a)(16) of Act 58 of 1996, which created the Department of Community and Economic Development and abolished the Department of Community Affairs, provided that all other powers and duties delegated to the Department of Community Affairs not otherwise expressly transferred...

Very Good Idea. If they want to amend the constitution do it this way, not by attacking the first, or second.

Can you help out with housing etc? for David Cobb's & Co? Hi Everyone, We're getting very excited for the upcoming Northern & Central California Barnstorming Tour! As it approaches, here are a few items to keep in mind: 1) Press information. In an effort to publicize your events and attract more people, we would like to contact the local media, including newspapers and public radio stations. If you could send us a list of local media outlets, we would really appreciate it. If you have contact information for people who work there, that would be very helpful as well, but if not that's ok. Please email this info to pressas soon as you can, press releases will be going out early next week for the first events. 2) Venue confirmation. If you haven't already sent us the details about the venue (address, room number, time, etc.), please do so. We're trying to solidify all the details this week. 3) Cosponsors and tabling. Finding event co-sponsors is the best way to get a good turnout for this event & they can al ...

"Although I am a proud and vigorous supporter of the First Amendment, I am saddened and offended by the interpretation of this Institution as one that cannot achieve anything. That it's conflicted... We are foder for talk show hosts" -Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, (D) TX Watching Patriocracy

If you want to enjoy life, you have to let God be God.

Who wants to go to Morrison Springs this weekend and have a BBQ and swim if the water conditions are good?!

Despite the strong campaigns being run by different stakeholders to raise awareness, rape is still escalating. What do you think we can do as the South African society to stop rape?

This is an original song. I recorded it with the help of Jay Bratland at home with various instruments. It is very raw (no drum track in fact). We didn't hav...

It is very hard to make moving arrangements without orders. Plenty of time still, right? -.-

My youngest son, while playing on the computer: "Look at that girl!" Methinks that 7 is too young for a boy to be saying that while operating a computer...

So this is what bothers me about this places that are under the weird belief that they have a new business model for dispensaries to exist under. This thing a lawyer somewhere (I know where but in not saying) says he calls a "pyramid model" of caregivers. It's complicated but the rest of the model is not the part I have issues with. Easiest said the whole scheme predicates on registered cards holding patients in the program (which, remember is not a license, its not permission, its not an exception; its a limited immunity to an ILLEGAL act) assign their growing status to a caregiver. And then in turn apply to caregive for (up to 5) others. So how does this make sense to a prosecutor? The program gives you 2 options to supply your need for meds. A) grow it. And if you can't - you can B) assign that to someone who can. The only logical reason to assign your grow to another is because you cannot. To have someone else provide your Meds for you while you are growing even more for others is absurd. And that's e ...

TUTA Lobby Day is Monday, March 18th at the Texas State Capitol. Join citizen lobbyists from around the state for our day of united legislative action in the 83rd Legislative Session. On Lobby Day, we work together to make Texas legislators aware of the important issue of money in politics and the l...

Just wondering out loud - if the Blue and White move to the NCAA, will Mr. Cojuanco transfer Mbala and Montalbo from Dlsu to CSB? Whatjatink?

Well I was going to go to bed just over an hour ago - instead I have just published my first, very short, anthology of poems on Kindle. It's called Proud Preston. I am an author, YAYAYAYAYAY

I am not going to enjoy doing FAFSA for the next 12 years. It went beautifully when I did it in January, not so beautiful when you have to amend your tax info. Even the FAFSA people didn't understand the error messages. Yarg.

Obama's looney army of useful *** is quietly working to introduce a bill which will end presidential term limits. If they succeed, I hope Bush runs for third, fourth and fifth term. Careful what you wish for, o' proud members of the *** party!

Happy, happy birthday Madeline Amend!!! Can't believe it's been 17 years since I first held you in my arms. We love you to the moon and back (and even more)!!! Thank you for being wonderful you! XOXOXO

"…quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est." …a sword never kills anybody; it's a tool in the killer's hand. Lucius Annaeus Seneca, "the Younger," circa 4 BC-65 AD He understood then what politicos don't get today.

The Message of Our Lady and Our Lord to Veronica of the Cross Grossly contaminated AIDS infects blood supply October 6, 1988 Eve of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary Veronica--All about the trees now there are blue lights and pink lights. This is most unusual, because usually the blue lights either show or the pink lights, but here we have them both cascading together all about the trees. I'm certain if you look very closely you can't miss the effect they have on the statue, and everything that is so beautiful on the exedra. They cascade right down onto the exedra. They are so beautiful. Now high up in the sky--I can't judge by feet--there's a light, a most beautiful light. Now it's opening up. It started about the size of, I would say, a quarter; but now it's opening up and becoming much larger about. Now as I'm watching, I hear voices in the background, and they're singing: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! They sound like angels, hundreds of angels now. And there, coming forward through the lig ...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died after a long battle with cancer, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday.

Due to "staffing reductions resulting from sequestration," The White House has canceled tours until further notice, the White House Visitors Office confirmed.

Seaside Park Board of Education Community Education Program March 2013 Everything You Wanted To Know About Wills! Do you have will? Does your will need revising? Do not miss this valuable seminar! Many of the following questions will be answered. • What constitutes a valid will? • How to amend a will. • Why guardians and trustees are needed. • What is a living will? • What happens when you die without a will? • Why you should have a power of attorney. • How is a will probated? • What if an estate is insolvent? • And much more! Question and answer period will follow seminar presentation. Program provided courtesy of Berry, Sahradnik, Kotzas & Benson, Attorney at Law, Toms River. When: Wednesday, March 6th 7-8pm (re-scheduled March 13th) Who: All Cost: Free Easter Basket Class Get ready for Easter and make this your Easter tradition--Guided by Master Basket Maker Mary May, participants will weave an original 10” X 12” traditional Easter basket. Easter colors available, and this ba ...

As the procession approached Camilla, the Mitchell County Sheriff, Mumford S. Poore rode out to meet the marchers and tell them not to enter the town with firearms.10 11 After his admonishment, the Sheriff returned Camilla to organize an ambush of the marchers. 12 When the marchers arrived at the…

Oh, and while I'm on the subject of chowderheads. Let us discuss double standards as applied to two of any given parent's offspring. Let's call them Child A and Child B. Child A gets up between 8 and 11AM depending on the day and goes directly to work, where he's at for 40+ hours weekly. Child B gets up around noon and watches TV until it's time to report to the latest odd job, and puts in maybe 20 hours weekly. Child A is home directly after work every night, usually has a couple drinks before heading to bed. Child B shows up sometime around midnight, usually at least halfway in the wrapper. Child A managed to pay most of his bills despite unrelenting and increasing financial pressure, right up until he couldn't. Child B is constantly bumming money to pay his credit card bills, and pay for dates. Child A needed a loan of $2500 to buy his latest 16 year old car, paid it off within a year, and manages to keep a valid inspection sticker on it. Child B was handed a $13000 five year old car, hasn't made a sin ...

The following is an email I sent to the RSAV. Please feel free to copy, paste and send with your own name at the bottom. I have informed them that I am aware of the emails possible redistribution. Feel free to amend it as you see fit. The email address is: infocan also contact Mark O’Sullivan CEO, Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV). infoMr Mark O’Sullivan CEO.) Dear Sir/Madam, I wish to voice my concern over the Melbourne Islamic Peace Conference and Exhibition 2013 being held at your venue for three days 15 -17 March 2013. Are you aware that many of the guest speakers are preachers of hate, violence and intolerance towards any non-Muslims, especially people of Jewish faith? One of whom is the very man organising the event, Mr Wazeem Razvi! Below is a list of 8 of the worst offenders that you will be hosting to speak at your venue. Information sourced from Andrew Bolt of the Herald Sun [1] The main organiser himself. In a lecture recorded last December in Melbourne, Waseem Razvi, who suppor ...

Greenville's mayor pro tem says new food truck regulations are designed to keep downtown restaurants from

Spring will be springing upon us so soon! I'm available for hire if you'd like to have a garden consultant/helper/planner/coach (...sliding scale, so affordable- hurray!) Picture yourself this summer enjoying your outdoor space...I'll be happy to help you make it happen!

Today it was announced that the Obama Administration is shutting down public tours of the White House beginning March 9th. This move by the Obama Administration to end tours of the White House is either a sorry scare tactic or a new low in demonstrating their inability to manage even the most simple of budgetary tasks.

To all those that continually blame Labour for the mess that the Tories are 'claiming' to now be sorting out. I would urge you all to please remember to think further back than just the last government, and to the mess that the Tories left behind for Labour to sort out. Yes, they ARE often as bad as one another, but nobody should be falling for that tired old 'It's the previous governments fault' line. It's the Tory get out of jail free card, and they use it far too often to justify the crap that they now insist on heaping upon us. We are in trouble now because of the Tories, not Labour. The NHS is not being privatised and sold off to the highest bidder because of Labours failings, it's happening because the Tories are *** plain and simple. We are not facing a bedroom tax, or a ressurection of the Poll tax because of Labours failings the last time around, we are not facing the repealment of the Human Rights laws because of Labour either, or the systematic wiping out of the sick and the disabled. It' ...

With the promise of the Obama Administration taking executive action to implement federal gun restrictions unless the House or Senate acts upon it first, state legislatures across the United States have put their hands up in defense and have introduced or passed legislation to protect the people’s right to bare arms. Eighteen states have introduced bills under the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which is “a state-level bill that renders all federal gun laws, regulations, rules, acts, orders etc. – null and void within the borders of the state,” and Wyoming has already passed its version. Six other states have introduced legislations under the Firearms Freedom Act, which states “that any firearms made and retained in-state are beyond the authority of Congress under its constitutional power to regulate commerce among the states.” The Act “is primarily a Tenth Amendment challenge to the powers of Congress under the commerce clause, with firearms as the object.” Now to join in on the fight ...

After a two-year battle with cancer, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died at the age of 58. The news was delivered by Vice President Nicolas Maduro, who said ""It’s a moment of deep pain. See Democracy Now’s interviews with the socialist leader, and related coverage.

Drones, cameras everywhere, GPS satellite technology and a database with all of your financial and health records. What's missing? The chip. First it will be a National ID card...then when's that's too cumbersome or easily stolen, the implantable chip or tattoo will come. Our government is putting us at the forefront of the Mark of the Beast.

Well, Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez is dead. My mother always told me that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything so in deference to her, I will withhold most of my true thoughts and simply quote what Brutus suposedly uttered after Julius Caesar was stabbed on the Ides of March, "Sic Semper Tyrannis---Thus Always to Tyrants..."

In other news, I bought lipstick and eye liner last night... I know. Weird.

Is this what will happen in Egypt? A 2002 documentary about the April 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt which briefly deposed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. A ...

The worst thing that can happen to any gurl Ȋ̝̊̅s to bring out her mind to love a man cos they don't worth it at all

Eric Holder has issued the following statement in a letter to Sen. Rand Paul: “The question you have posed is therefore entirely hypothetical, unlikely to occur, and one we hope no President will e...

confirmed, a great socialist passes away. Hugo Chavez rest in peace

Prayer will be added to county commission meetings A new item will be on the Meade County Commission’s agenda – prayer. On a split vote with chairman Robert Heidgerken opposing the move, the board approved the idea brought forward by the commission’s newest member Galen Niederwerder. The District 1 commissioner, who was appointed to Gary Cammack’s post after he resigned, pointed out that it is not unusual for government entities to have such a custom. The U.S. Congress opens with prayer. Niederwerder said a brief prayer should be led by a commissioner. “This is not for outside groups or a designated chaplin,” he emphasized. His motion calls for prayer at the same time the commission recites the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. He did not state which action would be first: The pledge or the prayer. Commission Alan Aker seconded the motion. “I like to give a neighboring city a little support. I think they are being bullied (Rapid City Common Council). If you sue one of us; you have to sue all of us, ...

My future husband where are you or do i have to date all men before you come

My lawyer and I met with the principal and the distric lawyer for 2 hours today. Well it was a big "we don't know anything about what alegedly happened on Friday" The doozy was something along the lines of "The definition of abuse is not different for a special needs person." :/

Dear everyone: V twin and cruiser are two completely different things. One is an engine platform, the other is a type of motorcycle. If you say "I hate v-twins," you usually mean "I hate cruisers." Which is fine, if that's your thing. But there are entire swaths of motorcycles out there that are v-twins, but aren't cruisers. Words are important.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Diane Black (R-TN), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), and John Fleming, M.D. (R-LA) held a press conference to announce the introduction of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HCCRA). This legislation would protect Americans’ First Amendment rights and would stop the…

Question.? what do you think? Is this a violation of the first amendment...or needed protection for family at funerals ? "President Obama has further eroded the rights granted to us by the First Amendment. He signed the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 into law yesterday. As reported by The Huffington Post:" "Under the new legislation, protests must be held at least 300 feet from military funerals and are prohibited two hours before or after a service."

and then there's this! "One major issue discussed was the recent house and senate bill proposals involving the implementation of “anti-sharia” legislation, where the First Amendment rights and freedoms of Muslims would ultimately be hindered." *** ??

Now the Amendments! This is the moment that most, including myself, have been waiting for since I started my Constitution posts. I will set these up a bit differently and add much more of my own opinion in them. Though most Amendments are short, I will only do one a day as there is much to say about each one. U. S. Constitution Amendment 1: "Congress shall make no law..." Simple, yet most of our politicians (and even ourselves) tend to forget this. The Congress can NOT make any laws regarding that restricted in the First Amendment. Before we continue, I will jump ahead to Amendment 14. Amendment 14 changed Amendment 1 slightly by saying, "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States..." This means that the rights, privileges, and restrictions put in the Constitution for the Federal government, were also to be applied equally to State governments when applicable. So, the legal standing of this first part of a sentence is "Congress ...

This letter was written by a 14 year old girl. BTW, her parents are not gun owners. Delivered to the New Hampshire Legislative Assembly January 22, 2013 Dear citizens of New Hampshire, Four days ago, I was across the street for a gun rally on the steps of the Capitol. I had never been to a gun rally before. I expected it to be all about hunters and guns. I was surprised: People were not afraid of not being able to hunt. They were not afraid of criminals at all. Do you know who they were afraid of? The Federal Government. I was shocked. They were afraid of the government taking away their freedoms. The reason I went to the rally in the first place was that I heard children, like me, talking with President Obama about guns on the radio. I think those kids were far too young to make policy, and got it all wrong. Naturally, I don't want my mom or dad to die either, nor my friends or family. But I learned in school that the First Amendment gives us our Basic Freedoms, like Freedom of Speech , Freedom of Religi ...

If you don't like the policies of the Obama Administration and wish to speak out against them, go for it - doing so embraces the spirit of the First Amendment. But if you want to complain that Barack Obama was re-elected to a 2nd Term as President - get over it. Seriously, stop dwelling on the past; it's not going to change, you're not accomplishing anything, it's over, it's done. Focus your energies in ways that can bring about positive changes going forward rather than continuing to propagate negativity that serves no purpose.

strange happenings...from the God Machine this week: * The New York Times reports today on several states -- most notably, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Tennessee -- which have passed laws intended to "push the Bible into the heart of the instructional day" at public schools. Because the instruction is intended to be secular and educational in nature, state policymakers believe they've found a way around First Amendment concerns. * Yet another sex scandal for the Roman Catholic Church: "Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the UK's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, has resigned as the head of the Scottish Catholic church after being accused of 'inappropriate acts' towards fellow priests." * Disgraced Republican lobbyist Ralph Reed, now back in his role as a religious right leader, is heading the charge against public repair grants for the National Cathedral in D.C. Reed ordinarily wants more government support for religious institutions, but because the National Cathedral's leadership supports marriage equal ...

The Fourth Estate has surrendered the First Amendment, and with, it much of the Bill of Rights. via

An interesting excerpt on media bias and inaccuracy from AIM, a watchdog of the media. It is based on studies of American based news media. "If bias in reporting is so pervasive, how can members of the press keep getting away with it? One reason is that despite its First Amendment protection, the press has no enforceable code of ethics for professional conduct. A lawyer who lies can be jailed for contempt of court. A surgeon who messes up an operation can lose his license. A corporation that falsifies reports can face serious troubles with the SEC. However, a journalist doesn’t have to surrender his press card for faulty reporting".

About burning the US Flag, from the Washington Post Opinion Page. article "Five Myths about the American Flag": 4. It is illegal to burn the American flag. It was illegal until 1989, when the Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 in Texas v. Johnson that burning the flag is a form of symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. The case involved Gregory Lee Johnson, a member of the Revolutionary Comm...unist Youth Brigade, who had burned the flag during a protest at the 1984 Republican National Convention. He was convicted of violating Texas’s flag-desecration law, fined $2,000 and sentenced to a year in jail. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the conviction, ruling that Johnson was exercising his First Amendment right to freedom of speech. The Supreme Court’s decision invalidated a 1968 national flag-desecration law, as well as similar laws in 48 states (all except Wyoming and Alaska). In response, Congress passed the Flag Protection Act, but that law was also challenged and wound up in the Su ...

March 2-1959 Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis held the first of two recording sessions that yielded the album "Kind of Blue."/1962 Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks, an NBA record that still stands./1965 The movie version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" had its world premiere in New York./1985 The federal government approved a screening test for AIDS that detected antibodies to the virus, allowing possibly contaminated blood to be excluded from the blood supply./2004 A series of coordinated blasts in Iraq killed 181 people at shrines in Karbala and Baghdad as thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims gathered for a religious festival./2008 Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin's hand-picked successor, scored a crushing victory in Russia's presidential election./2011 The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that members of the fundamentalist Westboro Baptist Church have a First Amendment right to picket the funeral of a Marine.

Courage award goes to Dr. Ben Carson who says he was contacted by a White House official "instructing" him not to offend President Obama at the national prayer breakfast. The oppressive tyrranical methods of this administration to silence opposition and to deny people their First Amendment right of free speech should make every American angry. He is NOT our King and I don't give a rat's heiny about what offends him. The truth is his policies can't stand up under the weight of scrutiny and truth, so he has to silence his critics. And those who think it's groovy that his critics are being pressured or threatened need to realize it's going to extend to them at some point.

OK, people!! I am going to keep speaking out on this until somebody gets the message!! The worst thing that has happened to the American system of government in the last 20 years may well be the abandonment of the fairness doctrine on talk radio and on cable media outlets. Anyone with a microphone or internet access can now say the most stupid, hateful, politically inflammatory things without doing any fact checking and without any fear they will be held accountable to the standards of truth or fairness. Please, people, please, please, PLEASE -- especially my Christian brothers and sisters -- do some fact checking before you post or re-post something on FB or speak it to others. In exercising your First Amendment rights to free speech, don't violate the Ninth Commandment's warning that bearing false witness against others is a sin against God. When you pass along untruths (even unknowingly) you give the endorsement of your name to the lie and the slander! Don't do it! It is your responsibility to obey o . ...

Defamation may be a criminal or civil charge. It encompasses both written statements, known as LIBEL, and spoken statements, called slander. The probability that a plaintiff will recover damages in a defamation suit depends largely on whether the plaintiff is a public or private figure in the eyes of the law. The public figure law of defamation was first delineated in NEW YORK TIMES V. SULLIVAN, 376 U.S. 254, 84 S. Ct. 710, 11 L. Ed. 2d 686 (1964). In Sullivan, the plaintiff, a police official, claimed that false allegations about him appeared in the New York Times, and sued the newspaper for libel. The Supreme Court balanced the plaintiff's interest in preserving his reputation against the public's interest in freedom of expression in the area of political debate. It held that a public official alleging libel must prove actual malice in order to recover damages. The Court declared that the First Amendment protects open and robust debate on public issues even when such debate includes "vehement, caustic, ...

So, President Obama has been traveling around preaching gloom and doom about how the 2.5% cut in the increase of spending (sequestration) will spell absolute disaster for the nation…FBI agents will lose their jobs, the TSA will not be able to guarantee the safety of the skies (as if they could in the first place), teachers will lose their jobs, the recovery will falter (hard to even type that last one without snickering), etc, etc, etc… None of which of course, is true… And now revelations are coming to light from both Bob Woodward as well as former Bill Clinton aide Lanny Davis that they have received threats, albeit very subtle, that they would both “regret it” if they continued to pursue the truth about sequestration and make public their findings. More than just threats to these two gentlemen, this is a move by the executive branch of our government that could be viewed by some as the first step toward a direct threat on the First Amendment! To the president however, this is nothing more th ...

Yippie Yi Yay!! Finally a Friday!! The rent is paid only by a miracle...it's a beautiful day and looking forward to spending time with friends and family this weekend! So yesterday I posted my first political post ever and I lost a friend of over 30 years...said I couldn't be a Christian if I supported out President...I tell them, I am an American and he is our President whether you like it our not...there was a time that we supported our President even if we didn't like him...we respected him and his position. It is really sad to think people put politics before their relationships...That doesn't sound very Christian to me at all! Enough of politics...I hate politics...but I do have a right to voice my opionion with out being chastised. It is my First Amendment right!! Remember all you constituional guru's?? From here on out I'm back to hippie love if you don't like it...then feel free to unfriend me!! Have a great weekend all!! :)

Recent days have seen significant concern about an unassuming bill with an unassuming name: the "Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011." The bill, H.R. 347, has been variously described as making the First Amendment illegal or criminalizing the O...

Singing of Mexican National Anthem required in Texas High School class. So, the girl was supposed to say the Mexican pledge, and sing the Mexican National Anthem. She didn't, and failed. She has now filed suit, and I will address that below, but about the pledge and anthem, there are two things that deserve note. Regarding the pledge, it is interesting to note that had this girl been required to salute the US Flag and do the pledge, this would have been unquestionably unconstitutional. In fact, the Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624(1943) that compulsory requirements to pledge to the flag by school children violated the First Amendment. It's astonishing to me that this school district somehow thought that a compulsory pledge to another flag would somehow be just fine. Further, as my friend Dr. John Fonte noted in a November 2005 piece titled "Dual Allegiance: A Challenge to Immigration Reform and Patriotic Assimilation": Dual allegiance is incompat ...

I just had the worst experience of my life in America. Accompanied by a "white" friend, I was filming near Ground Zero. A police officer approached us. Who do you work for? He asked. An Iraqi Television, I responded. - " Iraqi?" He asked. - Yes, sir! He mumbled through a mobile device. Seconds later, I'm surrounded by several security men. One has a dog. One is in plain cloth. I am on the public side walk. I know I have the right to film. It is nobody's private property. Pointing to the new world trade towers, an officer asks, "you know what you are filming?" He gives me a look as if I am one of the terrorists who blew up the twin towers. - Are you a citizen of this country? - No, Sir. "You don't have first amendment rights? First Amendment is only for the citizens of this country," he responded in a voice closer to screaming than talking. - So you are saying if I am not a citizen of this country, I have to shut up and don't have any rights? I wanted to ask, but did not dare. In Iraq I had been subjected ...

The North Carolina legislature has passed a bill aimed at the Westboro Baptist Church. It awaits the governor's signature. This "Church" preaches homophobia and also pickets funerals of our service members who died defending their freedom. President Obama signed similar legislation less than a year ago. This is an issue that unites Democrats and Republicans. JQA is not on board. As odious as I find their speech, it is protected under the First Amendment. And a law solely directed towards one group, while not unprecedented, is unwise. When I served in Congress, the House passed the “gag rule," primarily directed towards me, that prohibited the use of the words “slavery” and “abolition” in the legislative body. This was to prevent me from introducing legislation to abolish slavery. They tried to silence me. I fought this law for 7 years. My fellow Americans, these United States should always strive to be free marketplace of ideas. To ban an idea is to elevate it.

ROCKVILLE, Md. — A small evangelical church group has invoked the First Amendment in asking a Maryland judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing church leaders of covering up allegations of sexual abuse.

Left-wingers are fully aware that they have the bulk of all conventional media _firmly_ in their camp. Nonetheless, with their standard we-want-everything attitude, they simulate alarm if _any_ media outlet even _seems_ to deviate from their orthodoxy. Thus their vendetta against Fox News. But their affectation of solemn concern grows less convincing when one watches the _local_ news on a Fox affiliate broadcast station. Our local Fox TV station has just revisited the story I mentioned some twelve hours ago, about a female Colorado legislator being threatened by a man who can _honestly_ be called a "gun nut." I have no sympathy for the man doing the threatening; his invocation of the First Amendment cuts no ice when he literally and intentionally threatened bodily harm to the Democrat legislator. But none of this changes the fact which I pointed out earlier: the fact that a wrongdoer's views about guns are _only_ made an issue if he's _against_ gun control. I repeat, while Chris Dorner was terrorizing Cal ...

When asked about the White House’s restriction of access to the President, CBS’ Bill Plante said that it is “undercutting the First Amendment, which guarantees a free press through many voices.” What do you think? LIKE this if you think that a free press is critical to hold elected officials accountable.

US Secretary of State John Kerry advocated First Amendment-protected freedoms during an address in Berlin on Tuesday, and said that thanks to the US Constitution, "you have a right to be stupid if you want to be” in America.

Wrong again Bryan. First Amendment protects *** from your religion of hate.

New friends, PAY ATTENTION: If you add me to your groups, conversations, threads, or anything else without my consent, you WILL be BLOCKED. Do NOT tag me in in your posts, especially if I have NO IDEA who you are. For the record, I practice the First Amendment on my wall and will NEVER censor my mouth or my mind, so if you don't like the way I have my living room arranged, then get out. This is MY house and MY rules. Now, thanks for reading and understanding. carry on now... much love xoxoxoxoxo

Pickens County is under threat of a lawsuit from the "Freedom From Religion" group out of Wisconsin because they allow a student to say a prayer before school board meetings. The FFR says that that's unconstitutional because it "establishes" a religion. They neglect the part of the First Amendment that says "nor prohibit the free exercise thereof." If Pickens County believes in God and wish to say so publicly, then that is their right. What I find interesting is that the FFR violates the 11th amendment to the Constitution on a regular basis. You see, they are a WISCONSIN based organization, and the Constitution clearly says that citizens residing in one state or in a foreign state (Mexico for example) cannot sue another state. As I interpret that, if you don't live here, shut up and quit telling us how to live our lives.

*Thanks Skip Nava for this!!! * With all this talk about ending gun rights let me offer up another feckless argument: We should abolish the First Amendment, namely the part pertaining to the freedom of the press. When our Founding Fathers ratified the First Amendment they never imagined that one day there would be Fox News, MSNBC and CNN were political pundits day after day fill our ears with personal opinion and political bias rather then actual facts. In 1787 there were only news papers. If a local news paper engaged in untruths the lie would stay in the town it originated and would not reach much further. With television a lie told in a New York news studio can be heard in a living room in Seattle. The Fathers didn't anticipate Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, Shawn Hanidy, Michael Savage, Piers Morgan, Chris Matthews, Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow being on t.v. and radio day and night making a mockery of each others political views thus causing a substantial rip in our society. ...Now if you think that argume ...

Took an 8 minute break to listen to George Carlin's view on the Death Penalty (forget threatening the drug dealers, threaten the bankers who launder the money) and now it's back to studying. Onto studying the First Amendment, researching more about gendered portrayals of animals in children's literature, and working on a study guide about ancient rhetoricians.

Brad Thor says What rhymes with No taxation without representation? Registration leads to Confiscation. So many friends do not see it. Our Second Amendment IS under assault and it is this amendment that protects our First Amendment. Guns were not protected for hunting. They were protection from an over reaching government.

"Brett Kavanaugh, said the FCC 'has a serious problem with the First Amendment here.'"

It has come to my attention that a certain satirical news organization named after a vegetable recently referred to a certain young actress nominated for Best Actress this year as the C word. Female anatomy you get it. It was most inappropriate to degrade any woman with such a term, however this was no woman. This was a 9 year old child nominated for her role in the film Beasts of the Southern Wild. Do we have enough issues on this planet withou people using the First Amendment to exercise their ignorance? I have yet to figure out if this is true or not but if it is, the first amendment rights of the Constitution do not cover stupidity. Thank you.

Veteran reporter Bill Plante on CNN's Reliable Sources said the the Obama Administration is "undercutting the First Amendment" and opting for their own "state-run media"

Recently received this from Special Olympics.worth reading: My cousin Hannah speaks just a few words: ice, pool, no, me, yes, go. The 11-year-old can't verbalize her feelings, but she's one of the happiest kids I know. She giggles when the Tickle Monster comes out to play, her infectious laughter pealing through the house, bringing out my own belly laughs. I label her as the most energetic out of my 18 cousins, but other people label her differently, seeing her disability as her identity. Hannah is not alone: 18.7 percent of Americans has a disability or 54 million Americans, according to a 2010 census report. Of those, 12.3 million people age six and older need assistance with daily activities. Too many people use the word "retarded" to describe them or anyone with disabilities, even bad things or anything out of the ordinary. As a fierce First Amendment advocate, I do not condone an outright ban on this word or on any others. Censorship has no place in democracy, but self-examination does. "Retard," whe ...

Titanic. Costa Concordia. The First Amendment. Supreme Court case law. Government corruption. We covered all that and the first 3 chapters of "The People of Sparks" this afternoon during More Than A Book Club. How do they all fit together? Our group knows!

"How far can you take that First Amendment right before it becomes inflammatory to the point of being treasonous?" - Bob Powder, Southern Poverty Law Center Really? Inflammatory speech should now equal TREASON???

ABOUT FEDERAL REGULATIONS Part II – Kodell Parker, Patriot (Not intended as advice – Study material) With respect to bearing arms, exactly what is meant by militia seems to have different understandings as to ita’ application among scholars of the constitution. In the days of “hammering out the constitution”, a time before and after, the militia was a civilian army armed primarily with single shot muskets. There was no such thing as a standing army but each state had authority to have their own “national guard” and those guards could be called into national service by the congress in those times as well in centuries to follow as the nation developed with many states. Then there are arguments in “freedom of expression” stated in the First Amendment to the constitution. This liberty (as others are also) is not an absolute in all its ways and is regulated. Hate speech is not permitted as well other limitations on other kinds of expressions. This being so how is it “bearing arms” can ...

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