One of the most critical and preserving freedoms we have lies within the treasure of our 1st Amendment and freedom of speech yet it is viciously under attack by progressive liberals. Shockingly many don’t even have a real clue what this actually means and what freedoms this covers.
McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum found that only 1% of adults who filled out a national poll had a clue about the 5 freedoms the 1st Amendment represents, freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and right to petition our government.
Most Americans can tell who the contestants are for American Idol, follow the details and gossip of the NFL stars and other absurd dribble. According to the McCormick survey, 52% of the responders could name several characters on the Simpson’s. Absurdly, 21% thought this Amendment had to do with ‘right to own a pet.’ Gee, do you think our priorities and knowledge is a tinge out of whack? How can we defend what we don’t even know we have???
We are seeing several dimensions of attack.
Disclose act was narrowly passed in the House
This act is a Democrat/Progressive tantrum to counter the Supreme Court’s decision, back in January that said all kinds of groups, from Tea Party to Union groups could express themselves with their funds clear up to the November elections. Now, with the Disclose act, conservative groups will be buried in paperwork, receive demands for lists of members, and other regulations which will render them practically neutered with controls.
The hope and plan by the progressives is that this will silence and slow down the growth of the Tea Party groups, Gun owners groups and other conservative, groups that have mega lists and influence, nationally.
Shamefully, the NRA was offered exemption from the Disclose act for their promised support and agreement not to fight it. As a long standing NRA member, I am ashamed! This is not leadership, THIS IS SELL OUT! They need to stand for our 1st amendment rights, that includes the rights for other gun organizations such as Gun Owners of America and the 2nd Amendment foundation, not just their own backside!
Other assaults on speech
With all the gulf madness and lack of leadership with this emergency, now see reporters and photographers are not allowed any closer than 65 feet of any boom, response vessel or even on the beaches. I guess they might actually take a real photo and document what is really going on, the good, bad and ugly. Naturally, the Government ‘strangle’ structures put in place hide behind ‘safety needs.’ Most folks with only 10% of their brain working understand that this has nothing at all to do with safety but rather total media manipulation, editing and censoring. Especially, since this administration has been completely incompetent in handling it.
Finally, we see the Transportation Security Administration (
TSA) blocking certain websites from being seen at their agency’s computers. These naughty categories include: Chat/Messaging, Criminal activity, gaming, extreme violence and gruesome content, then the ‘mother load of danger’…….controversial opinion. I can certainly understand limiting your employees with games, extreme violence and criminal activity, but ‘opinion’ controversial opinion??? Does that mean conservative journals, nasty articles and commentaries about our constitution, freedoms and concerns of this administration? I must be the anti Christ to TSA officials.
It is time to stand for ALL our 1st amendment rights, not just the progressives when it suits them.
