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This is just a drill: Thanks to John McCain, Free Republic will shut down tomorrow at high noon for
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Posted on 03/23/2006 8:03:45 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Edited on 03/24/2006 11:31:56 AM PST by Jim Robinson.
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Now hear this:
Thanks to John McCain, Free Republic will shut down tomorrow at high noon for 30 days. No non government approved electioneering messages may be transmitted over the internet for the 30 days immediately preceding a primary election.
That is all.
The above exercise was just a drill. But if John McCain has his way with his proposed rules for regulating political free speech on the internet, this is how we will be forced to operate in the coming election cycle and all election cycles in the future until we can get the unconstitutional McCain-Feingold act repealed.
Carthago delenda est
I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!
If the thought of losing your right to express yourself online makes you mad, it is high time you let Senator John McCain know how you feel.
McCain, John - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-2235
Washington, DC
241 Russell Senate Ofc. Bldg.
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2235
Fax: (202) 228-2862
Phoenix
5353 North 16th Street
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Phone: (602) 952-2410
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Tempe
4703 S. Lakeshore Drive
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Phone: (480) 897-6289
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Tucson
407 W. Congress Street
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Phone: (520) 670-6334
Fax: (520) 670-6637
McCain, John - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-2235
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Cloak Room Republican: (202) 224-6191
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To: All
I guess it is the Yahoo group and Free Dominion. At Free Dominion, I'm "Nowhere Man 1966."
341
posted on
03/23/2006 8:56:42 PM PST
by
Nowhere Man
(Michael Savage for President - 2008!)
To: Rennes Templar
Our Senators are tired from hearing from people. Great. Come November, vote every single one of them OUT! I think they'll hear us, then!
342
posted on
03/23/2006 8:56:46 PM PST
by
Just Lori
(To everything, there is a season.........Ecclesiastes, 3:1-8)
To: Paul C. Jesup
"Is it, Mr. Robinson is not giving us the details for the shutdown, as far as we know, he is doing it voluteerily."
I wasn't disputing your right to criticize and/or disagree. I was referring to the use of the word "coward" - by all accounts Jim Robinson is not in any way cowardly plus personal attacks detract from the discussion.
343
posted on
03/23/2006 8:57:05 PM PST
by
gondramB
(Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.)
To: oceanview
Do you mean that this is not going to happen tomorrow at noon?
To: Old Sarge
Hello darling Sarge!!
I am going to miss you, you know.
To: txroadkill
I'm amazed at the amount of whining going on as a result of JimRob's post. This is a call to action, not to despair. If something is going on that we don't like, we FIX IT! We call, we write, we make so much noise that we get a hearing. This is a wake-up call. Put your damn hankies and alternate websites away and start drafting some lucid, RESPECTFUL messages that you're going to deliver to your legislators tomorrow as soon as the offices open.
This is not a broadcast, and it's not a polling place. It's a place we make a choice to visit, and as such, it and the rest of the internet should be exempt from the horror of McCain-Feingold (who by the way is dangerously incompetent). Make that point clear! Tell everyone you can find!
You can resume your tears, or you can do something.
346
posted on
03/23/2006 8:57:39 PM PST
by
SlowBoat407
(The best stuff happens just before the thread snaps.)
To: Victoria Delsoul
LOL!
My browser hiccuped.....again!
To: SlowBoat407
What did Mel Gibson say about FREEDOM in the movie "Braveheart"?
348
posted on
03/23/2006 8:58:27 PM PST
by
Supernatural
(Ea wull staun ma groon, Staun ma groon al nae be afraid)
To: Victoria Delsoul
If this happens, I intend to fight it. I won't lay down.
349
posted on
03/23/2006 8:58:27 PM PST
by
Ultra Sonic 007
(Hitler and Stalin have nothing on Abortion)
To: Sprite518
They'll all be coming down. Or at least those having to do with politics. Guess we can keep our chat forum open (as long as no one mentions the elections). Seen any good movies lately? Gotta a hot recipe?
To: thoughtomator
"If Free Republic shuts down over McCain Fiengold it would be a big news story
But who would print it?
---
Whichever board is shut down first over M/F will get covered everywhere, I bet from Fox to CNN to the NY Times.
351
posted on
03/23/2006 8:58:39 PM PST
by
gondramB
(Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.)
To: EsmeraldaA
At first I thought I'd have to find something else to do on my breaks, but then I remembered that IL already had it's primary elections this week. ;-)
352
posted on
03/23/2006 8:59:13 PM PST
by
tuliptree76
(Tagline Wanted: Now Accepting Applications.)
To: TASMANIANRED
McCain thinks he can win without conservatives. McSlime=Hillary= Fascism. The day McCain leaves this Earth will be a day to rejoice -- for Liberty and our great Republic will have survived another leftist's passing.
To: Mo1
We are toast. Interesting she is not sponsoring a bill to stop members of presidents' immediate family members from running for president. After all, she thinks GWB is so awful. Isn't she afraid Jeb will run, and PIII after that?/sarc off
354
posted on
03/23/2006 8:59:19 PM PST
by
del4hope
(It is time to dust off US sedition and treason laws.)
To: EsmeraldaA; Old Sarge
No one is going anywhere. AND I MEAN IT!
355
posted on
03/23/2006 8:59:26 PM PST
by
Just Lori
(To everything, there is a season.........Ecclesiastes, 3:1-8)
To: EsmeraldaA; Old Sarge
No one is going anywhere. AND I MEAN IT!
356
posted on
03/23/2006 8:59:34 PM PST
by
Just Lori
(To everything, there is a season.........Ecclesiastes, 3:1-8)
To: Rennes Templar
"I've heard rumors saying Senators are for this because they say they're tired of hearing from these grass-roots groups," he said We still have a say come primary season
357
posted on
03/23/2006 8:59:40 PM PST
by
Mo1
("Stupidity is also a gift from God, but it should not be abused." Pope John Paul II)
To: EsmeraldaA
Yeah. No kidding.
But it's not happened yet...
358
posted on
03/23/2006 8:59:48 PM PST
by
Old Sarge
(My vigor to fight has been renewed.)
To: gondramB
That's the problem - let the board get shut down by the government. That would be a news story. Shutting it down voluntarily, or as a protest, won't get squat for coverage.
359
posted on
03/23/2006 9:00:03 PM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: Jim Robinson
The Republirats and Demonrats will be busy busy little beavers...
Wonder what kind of legislative mischief they can get away with...while no one is watching or tattling on them.....
Imagine the fun they can have....
360
posted on
03/23/2006 9:00:03 PM PST
by
joesnuffy
(A camel once bit our sister..but we knew just what to do...we gathered rocks and squashed her!)
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