This is just a drill: Thanks to John McCain, Free Republic will shut down tomorrow at high noon for

Free Republic ^

[Jim Robinson]

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.

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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coming election cycle and all election cycles in the future until we can get the unconstitutional McCain-Feingold act repealed.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

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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
Suite 105
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Phone: (602) 952-2410
Fax: (602) 952-8702

Tempe

4703 S. Lakeshore Drive
Suite 1
Tempe, Arizona 85282
Phone: (480) 897-6289
Fax: (480) 897-8389

Tucson

407 W. Congress Street
Suite 103
Tucson, Arizona 85701
Phone: (520) 670-6334
Fax: (520) 670-6637


McCain, John - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-2235

Other contact #'s

US capitol toll free -

1-877-762-8762

Senate Offices:

Cloak Room Democratic: (202) 224-4691
Cloak Room Republican: (202) 224-6191

(From post #732 by bd476)

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
Suite 105
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Phone: (602) 952-2410
Fax: (602) 952-8702

Tempe

4703 S. Lakeshore Drive
Suite 1
Tempe, Arizona 85282
Phone: (480) 897-6289
Fax: (480) 897-8389

Tucson

407 W. Congress Street
Suite 103
Tucson, Arizona 85701
Phone: (520) 670-6334
Fax: (520) 670-6637


McCain, John - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-2235

Other contact #'s

US capitol toll free -

1-877-762-8762

Senate Offices:

Cloak Room Democratic: (202) 224-4691
Cloak Room Republican: (202) 224-6191

[Loud Mime]

What was he really thinking when he signed it?

"I love the smell of big government in the morning....."

[HungarianGypsy]

Start by contacting your reps and senators.
I can contact all but one of my reps and senators. Somehow I don't think McPain is going to budge when he can keep his name in the limelight.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Yeah, I need to practice a bit first though.

[BlessedByLiberty]

Weep? No hysterics! I'd sound like the shrieking Whiny Witches of the West: Pelosi, Boxer, Woolsey and Feinstein!

Seriously, would the politicians really want to cut off the Internet money train they now hope to exploit for campaign cash?

[Diego1618]

Say it ain't so, Joe...er...uh...Jim.

[nutmeg]

This is not actually a "Connecticut" ping. I'm not really sure what this is all about, but seeing as FR may be down for an extended time soon, I thought members of my Connecticut list should be aware of it...

Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent Connecticut ping list.

[Quix]

I'm not going anywhere and not doing anything special. No offshore servers or napster style software for FR. When the time comes, we keep on posting. Harder and louder than ever. This battle has to go to the Supreme Court. I don't even want the blogger exemption to pass. The unconstitutional McCain-Feingold must be struck down in its entirety!! It's all or nothing. I respect your decision about no offshore servers etc. Though I wish there were some options we could choose that you'd feel good about--as wisdom in troubled times.

I entirely agree about the whole thing needing struck down. A worthy challenge for all of us. I hope we can win it. We must do our best along all routes and avenues. We are wise, also, to avoid underestimating our idiot foes. I think we really must be resolute, relentless and fierce in our fighting for this.

[ican'tbelieveit]

I am sure there will be an exception

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

A Federal judge ruled against a decision by the Federal Election Commission.

How does McCain's treason apply to FR when we are nowhere near a national election?

Does this law apply to state elections?

[Jim Robinson]

Ooooh... can I steal a copy of that?

[bd476]

Lol, thanks so much. Now I won't be able to get that tune out of my head.

Just for that, here's something else.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

And out of curiosity, I may be off base, but am I correct in assuming you live in Canada?

[philetus]

" 'I will say to you what, but for my rudeness I should not have said, that I believe you to be honest. But an understanding of the Constitution different from mine I cannot overlook, because the Constitution, to be worth anything, must be held sacred, and rigidly observed in all its provisions. The man who wields power and misinterprets it is the more dangerous the more honest he is.'

Davey Crockett

http://www.greaterthings.com/supplemental/davey_crocket.htm

[Txsleuth]

Texas made it WAY to close...but, they do have a chance..

Did you see that Duke lost?

And UCLA just pulled one out after being WAY down in the 2nd.

[F16Fighter]

Hey, betcha I can name those three FR "groupies"...

And who here is blaming Dubya for NOT vetoing CFR when he had the chance? (cricket-city)

[longtermmemmory]

free republic is not "electioneering", it is communication. No different than any town square.

[lizma]

My Grandfather left the USSR for nothing.

[Publius]

Concerning this post, did you ever read Transcript of ABC's "This Week" for February 4, 2007? It was written 7 years ago, and I guessed spectacularly wrong on a lot of things, but the "story" begins with the first moves of the Hillary Rodham Clinton administration against precisely those people -- which leads to two states seceding.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Yeah, you are off base. And no private info, remember? LOL.

[Txsleuth]

LOL...thumbs up to sarcasm.