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To: meyer
Have I or anyone else suggested the first amendment go away? Yes, you just did. You said that we can't spend the last 8 months before the election "letting Beck tell us..." something or another. Now, the only way to stop "letting Beck tell us" something is to violate his first amendment rights.

And how exactly am I going to do that? Send U.S. Marshals in and have him put in Gitmo? I can't violate his first amendment rights if I don't have the power to do it even if I wanted (which I don't) do I?

Come on...you know what I was suggesting. No one should pay any attention to him. He deserves no following if he continues this.

Now in the case of Ward Churchill, whose defenders also used the "he has a first amendment right to speak!" defense of comments which were indefensible, there were things which could have been done. He didn't have a right to hold a government jobs. With Beck, I'm fine with him speaking whereever he wants. Just would prefer no one buy his "everybody does it" schtick. Why? Because it isn't true.

211 posted on 02/22/2010 7:25:39 PM PST by Brugmansian
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To: Brugmansian

They’re so mean they’re making me cry, Brugmansian. If you don’t watch it, you’ll be crying too.


213 posted on 02/22/2010 7:26:47 PM PST by writer33 (Rush Limbaugh Is "The Passion" of Conservatism And Pretty Good At That Radio Thingy)
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To: Brugmansian

You’re the one that suggested not “letting Beck tell us” - you’ll have to figure out the logistics yourself.


217 posted on 02/22/2010 7:38:53 PM PST by meyer ("It's not enough just to not suck as much as the other side" - G. Beck)
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