110 year sentence (or 10 for good behavior)

[crow_noir]

I don't want to dig through my memory for i don't want to raise anger or get too off topic in this thread...

First thing that came to my mind is not being allowed to take things on airplanes, into court houses (for crying out loud get lockers!), etc. I don't care if it is for security or not.

The case IR is referring to (I think) is Pagans being denied the right to have ANY of their symbols on military headstones. "Wicca" is an official recognized religion in the U.S. Last year a judge denied a soldier's family the right to have a pentacle (the upright star) placed on his headstone even though the military will technically allow any official religious symbol to be placed on one. OMG that case made me so angry!!! This is supposed to be the land of religious freedom!!! If he was good enough to serve our military and give his life for this country, i think the least this country can do for him is grant him his request in death. This may not affect me personally, but being denied a harmless request like that sends up red flags. I feel indirectly like my rights are being infringed on by this one.

People being hauled away for saying negative things about our president. (Not widely publicized, but earlier on you could find articles here and there of random incidences. Not just celebs getting shunned. I think they finally realized they were pushing it and have lightened up. I haven't read about any recent cases of this happening.) (and I'm not talking about getting hauled away for things like jokes about killing the guy... I'm taking about simple stuff like calling him "King George")

Yeah... that's all i got right now... Like i said though... I don't want to get too angry or off subject.

Can you list the rights that you have been denied lately? Or even one?

[CathyBogart]

Crow, I hadn't heard about the man being denied a pentacle on his headstone - how terribly sad! How infuriating that "mainstream" religions get preferential treatment....

[Lady's Human]

I remember several cases of people being arrested for making threats against the president, (Not just the current president, but the two previous residents of 1600 PA Ave as well) but for making negative comments? Links please, and something substantial.

Rights infringed? The military was enforcing long standing policy, (The military has a reg for everything, up to and including marital relations with your spouse) the case went to court, the court ruled in favor of having other religious symbols in military cemeteries,case closed. It's the Constitutional process, it worked as it is supposed to. Everyone gets their day in court if needed.

[crow_noir]

I'd love to, i really would. I have a tendency myself not to believe "it" if i can't see it for myself from a credible source. However these cases mostly happened over two or three years ago. Most of the news links would be on my other computer(decommissioned)... anyway old news links rarely work. I read thousands of news articles a year and can't bookmark every single one of them let alone copy them all down to MSWord... which i only recently started doing when i realized my links were no longer working. I can't spend all my time reading the news and copying down articles... I wouldn't have time to do anything else such as writing to my representatives or helping out with the local rescues. ...and with as many things that i save, it takes FOREVER to find anything. *chuckling at self for all the clutter despite efforts at organization*

I remember several cases of people being arrested for making threats against the president, (Not just the current president, but the two previous residents of 1600 PA Ave as well) but for making negative comments? Links please, and something substantial.