[Q] - Oh, now. Would people really refrain from criticizing Obama just
because they fear being, er, sent to prison for it?
[q] - This abuse of the law for intimidation insults the most
sacred principles and ideals of Jefferson. I can think of nothing more
offensive to Jefferson’s thinking than using the power of the state to
deprive Americans of their civil rights. The only conceivable purpose
of Messrs. McCulloch, Obama and the others is to frighten people away
from expressing themselves, to chill free and open debate, to suppress
support and donations to conservative organizations targeted by this
anti-civil rights, to strangle criticism of Mr. Obama, to suppress ads
about his support of higher taxes, and to choke out criticism on
television, radio, the Internet, blogs, e-mail and daily conversation
about the election.
More at the link. Needless to say, no one actually has to be
prosecuted for this to work. Prosecution will be impossible anyway in
most cases thanks to the First Amendment. The point isn’t to jail
critics but merely to price the cost of prospective litigation into
their decision on whether to publicly criticize The One. Add this to
the threatening letters his lawyers sent to station managers over the
NRA ads, the flash-mob smearing of David Freddoso, and the appeal to
the Justice Department to prosecute the American Issues Project for
its perfectly factual yet devastating Ayers ad. Oh, the fun we’ll have
with a deep blue Congress and an Obama-run DOJ and FCC. He promised
you a “new type of politics,” didn’t he? Click the image to watch. -
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/27/missouri-governor-goes-nuclear-on-obama-for-using-prosecutors-on-campaign-truth-squad/
On Sep 27, 11:56 pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> d.b.
>
> Good. Don't commit criminal libel and you have no fear of libel
> charges. It's like announcing a vigorous campain against druck
> drivers. Don't drive drunk and you have no problems. You don't
> understand the principle?
>
> I repeat. Show me the statement by the aformentioned officials that is
> their intention. All I see are statements by others CLAIMING that is
> what they plan to do.
>
> On Sep 27, 8:58 pm, "d.b.baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On Sep 27, 4:36 pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Details man DETAILS. SHOW those alleged plans.
>
> > No playing dumb, Jimmy Rocket:
>
> > [Q] - Missouri Sheriffs & Top Prosecutors Form Obama "Truth Squads" &
> > Threaten Libel Charges Against Obama Critics
>
> > More Hope and Change for Missouri...
> > St. Louis and Missouri Democrat sheriffs and top prosecutors are
> > planning to go after anyone who makes false statements against Obama
> > during his campaign. This is so one sided I can't even begin to
> > describe how wrong this agenda is.
>
> > It's one thing if they want to keep the campaign fair for both sides,
> > but they clearly only want to enforce the issue for the Obama Camp.
>
> > KMOV has a video report on the Obama "Truth Squads".
> > -http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/missouri-sheriffs-prosecute...
>
> > [Q] - Barack Obama is used to having his way. Interestingly, he is not
> > a fan of people pointing out when he’s lying about things like civil
> > rights, especially that pesky Second Amendment.
>
> > That’s why Obama has a team of hired goons - some call them lawyers -
> > to threaten legal action against those who air his record:
>
> > The Obama campaign sent cease and desist letters to news outlets
> > in Pennsylvania and Ohio, denouncing the ads and demanding their
> > removal from the airwaves. All stations where NRA-PVF has purchased or
> > plans to purchase ads have been provided with documented evidence of
> > Sen. Obama’s anti-gun record.
>
> > The only problem is that the ads are based on a real, proven record.
> > -http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=9252
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