110 year sentence (or 10 for good behavior)

[Vela]

Yes, considering she is talking about the right to free speech.

LOL!

That's what I was thinking =x LOL

[Catty1]

Cheney
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...039230,00.html

Back to Abe Lincoln:
http://www.civil-liberties.com/pages/did_lincoln.htm

Clinton:
http://www.injusticeline.com/freespch.html

1798 onward; more about freedom of press, but some arrests mentioned
http://hnn.us/articles/392.html

http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/2002/9-...-11_essay.html

Throughout U.S. history, civil liberties, including press freedom, have been threatened during times of war. The months after the September 11 attacks were no exception—the U.S. Congress passed legislation curtailing certain civil rights, and the Bush administration, aside from suggesting that criticism could be construed as unpatriotic, asserted a broad right to keep its activities secret from the public. While both these trends have dissipated somewhat during the last few months, they could re-emerge if the U.S. decides to go to war with Iraq.

http://www.nhindymedia.org/newswire/...4421/index.php

Police eventually led protestors down the road and away from the prying eyes of the press to make their arrest.

[moosmom]

Now please everyone, finish up (one final rebuttal) what ever you have to say to each other by Noon today and get back on to the topic at hand or i WILL have this thread locked.

YOU will have the thread locked??? Um, I hate to break it to ya babe, but the only ones that can lock any threads are Karen and Paul. So lose the high and mighty tude.