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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. [history]

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coming election cycle and all election cycles in the future until we can get the unconstitutional McCain-Feingold act repealed.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
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Phone: (602) 952-2410
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Tempe
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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

Other contact #'s
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Cloak Room Democratic: (202) 224-4691
Cloak Room Republican: (202) 224-6191

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To: M203M4; holdonnow; Jim Robinson
Well, one thing's for sure.

We can't fight without the help of talk radio bringing up this violation of free speech starting tomorrow.

Thanks Jim, for waking us up in here...and giving me a reason to appreciate Hannity once again.

81 posted on 03/23/2006 8:14:29 PM PST by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
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To: SierraWasp
You forgot that neat little whistle they blow on a ship just before they say: "NOW HEAR THIS!!!"

Boatswain's pipe.

82 posted on 03/23/2006 8:14:49 PM PST by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
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To: Jim Robinson

D*mn, 30 days, will have to dig up my crack pipe.


83 posted on 03/23/2006 8:14:50 PM PST by posterchild (Living a capitalist dream in a socialist 'paradise.')
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To: All
Thank goodness, the backup site will remain available! See ya all there.
84 posted on 03/23/2006 8:14:51 PM PST by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
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To: Jim Robinson

Y si quiero FReep en Espanol? Que me puede hacer el ojete McCain?


85 posted on 03/23/2006 8:14:54 PM PST by hispanarepublicana (I'd rather go hunting with Dick Cheney than get in a car with Ted Kennedy...[props to Auto Power])
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To: Jim Robinson

Heads-up to California FReepers --- There will likely be McCainiac FReep opportunities in California this politicking season as McCain campaigns here for the Gubby.


86 posted on 03/23/2006 8:14:55 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Politicalmom

Yeppers, better start up the 12 step progam.


87 posted on 03/23/2006 8:14:56 PM PST by Txsleuth (Bush-Bot;WaterBucket Brigader;and fan of defconw;Cboldt is my mentor!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Oh well, at least the liquer store is still open. Wait! It's after 9:00 PM! How will I survive till tomorrow!


88 posted on 03/23/2006 8:15:02 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Jim Robinson

DU of course will be devo as usual...


89 posted on 03/23/2006 8:15:10 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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To: Psycho_Bunny; Jim Robinson
In before the second page!

LOL, good for you. I'm turning in tonight, I'll check this out tomorrow.

Thanks for the thread, Jim, this should be fun reading for me in the morning, LOL.

90 posted on 03/23/2006 8:15:16 PM PST by Lurking in Kansas (Nothing witty here… move on.)
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To: kerryusama04

Here's the link. Go there and sign up.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freerepublic2/


91 posted on 03/23/2006 8:15:16 PM PST by pollywog (Psalm 121;1 I Lift my eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help.)
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To: Jim Robinson
OK you have been heard loud and clear, what do you want us to do? Is there a plan? Cuz living where I do, we have no representation, and any dissent is ignored.
92 posted on 03/23/2006 8:15:17 PM PST by gidget7 (PC is the huge rock, behind which lies hide!)
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To: Jim Robinson

OK, set up a mirrored site in Texas. If they have already had their primary, it won't be against the law. After the primary in California, boot the primary server back up!

For the general election in November, set up a mirrored server in the Bahamas.


93 posted on 03/23/2006 8:15:30 PM PST by Andyman (God loves you just the way you are . . . but too much to leave you that way.)
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To: armymarinemom
The left will bring the Quiche and whiny signs; We'll bring the brawn and guns.
94 posted on 03/23/2006 8:15:30 PM PST by builder (I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
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To: Psycho_Bunny
In before the second page!!!

LOL!

95 posted on 03/23/2006 8:15:57 PM PST by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
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To: joesnuffy

Yeah...and some of those politicians ARE veterans...what a shame.


96 posted on 03/23/2006 8:16:06 PM PST by Txsleuth (Bush-Bot;WaterBucket Brigader;and fan of defconw;Cboldt is my mentor!)
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To: ladyjane
I never liked the guy. I REALLY dislike him now.

Who, Jim or McCain, LOL!!

97 posted on 03/23/2006 8:16:07 PM PST by Lurking in Kansas (Nothing witty here… move on.)
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To: eeevil conservative; tiredoflaundry; saveliberty; Fudd Fan; sofaman; RasterMaster; Carolinamom; ...

Look quick! What will we do? First my computer, now FR!!!!


98 posted on 03/23/2006 8:16:19 PM PST by del4hope (It is time to dust off US sedition and treason laws.)
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To: Jim Robinson
We have to find some way to get this to the USSC quickly before something like this really does happen. Shutting down FR would be the same as telling people they couldn't gather at a water cooler to discuss politics. That's basically what we are, a gathering place for discussion.

We don't produce political ads, we don't (as a group) give contributions, we allow open discussion.

They can't stop us, we'll just meet in Germany or some other country.

99 posted on 03/23/2006 8:16:28 PM PST by McGavin999 (The US media is afflicted with Attention Deficit Disorder)
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To: Jim Robinson

Oh Boy, they served you a injunction did they? Can you change the physical location of the FR server?


100 posted on 03/23/2006 8:16:56 PM PST by AZRepublican ("The degree in which a measure is necessary can never be a test of the legal right to adopt it.")
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