Here's another free speech item from Mark Tapscott. He begins thus:
How does one know when the critical point in a Republic's loss of its basic liberties like freedom of speech has been passed? A Dec. 22 notice from the Federal Election Commission looks very much like that point for America.
The notice concerned a complaint the FEC received from one Sydnor Thompson that Kirk Shelmerdine had improperly committed an independent expenditure on behalf of the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign during the 2004 race.
And concludes with:
And thus one lone little voice among the formerly free American citizenry is silenced. The grasping, fearful politicians and the petty, controlling bureaucrats in Washington drive another nail in the coffin containing the First Amendment.
Jefferson's point about the need for a revolution every 20 years or so is becoming clearer with each passing day.
Find out what heinous crime Shelmerdine committed by reading the whole thing.
Posted by Craig Ceely at January 1, 2007 04:20 PM