Posted on 01/09/2011 11:35:19 PM PST by goods
A group of Democrats in the House are proposing a ban on using terminology in political debates, reporting and ads that can strike as a call to violence.
In fact, the term ‘strike’ is among the words placed in the draft of the bill. Such words as, ‘Used his Campaign Arsenal;’ Has no Ammunition Left;’ ‘Is a Target of a new Attack ad,’ will all be banned. In addition, ‘A Fire fight Erupted;’ ‘Caught in the Crosshairs;’ ‘Take out political opponent;’ ‘The other side Shot Back,’ and ‘The President drew Sharp criticism,’ are all on the chopping block.
“We don’t want people to get ideas of using Sharp objects to hit others,” a Congressional Aid close to the writing of the bill tells me. Even the word ‘Hit’ may be banned since we can’t afford people to hit each other at campaign rallies. According to this aid, violent words standing alone and/or used in context of a larger phrase, will all be banned and likely enforced by the Federal Election Commission.
On the question if this is not called stepping on Freedom of Speech, a Senior Democratic aid tells me that people – for example – have a right to Freedom of Speech, yet they can still be arrested and charged if they use these freedoms to, say, threaten the President. “Rights have limitations,” says the aid.
Since Congressional votes are halted for this week, it is unclear when the new bill will be placed into schedule for a Committee vote, or which Committee altogether will take it up, since the Democratic Leadership has yet to be consulted at this time.
A source close to the deliberations who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of being a target (…) by potential opponents, says that if Phase One of the bill – Political Discourse Reform – will pass successfully, then Phase Two will be introduced. It will focus on Commercial Terminology, such as the retail store ‘Target’ that potentially incites violence, and Lyrics mostly popular in the African American Entertainment world that potentially leads people to commit wild acts. However, opposition by the Congressional Black Caucus to the latter is expected to be fierce.
A Democratic lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would make it a federal crime to use language or images that could be interpreted as inciting violence toward members of Congress or federal officials.
Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Robert Brady told The Washington Post Sunday night that he plans to introduce the legislation as soon as possible.
great...now these congress morons will stop using “I will fight for ...”
great...now these congress morons will stop using “I will fight for ...”
Interpreted by whom? Who gets to judge?
Obama said there would be hand to hand combat if the GOP won the election. Was that violence-linked perminology?
And never forget the “they bring a knife, we bring a gun” line.
This is just stupid posturing. It would never make it past a single court challenge.
Of course not.
This is a test case for the end of free speech.
Our elites are afraid of harsh criticism... what poor wussies. They really do need special protection from the wrath of the peasants!
Now all we have to do is teach the Muslims to do this with their reli......
Oh they already do it.... beat and kill those who do not follow them without blind brainwashed faith.
FFS ..... Got a middle digit in the air for the fool who is bringing this bill up...
The Time of Socialist takeover is here, they do not care if they are seen now as socialists, they shall push things through any way they can so they do not loose power in 2012 nor shall they loose power or funding for their own pay packets...
Seems the “pigs who are more equal than other animals” are doing all they can to drive the last Socialist nail into the collective forehead
IDGARA if I offend
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Like Hollywood movies about Bush getting whacked? Banning things like that? These people are evil. Who the hell do they think they are? The thought police?
Banning celebs saying the guy on the impeachment committee needed to be stoned to death? The comments by some lib Tv woman about a Repb woman pol needed to be raped. This hate speech?
Ban all guns in movies and video games too. Every POS Hollywood movie has a gun on the DVD box or movie poster. The biggest video games which make billions have guns in them. Libs and the entertainment business types (yes redundant) love guns to sell their crap movies, TV and in video games.
America is looking so much like a fascist country—Zero is totally transforming it....to his Marxist homosexual pagan utopia where pederasty is legal....that is next, I am sure they will lower the age of consent like Ginsberg wants and with no freedom of speech, no one will be able to say anything against it. They are working toward the Brave New World.
No opposing viewpoints in obambiland. No sir! Groupthink!!!!!
While I understand that making this tragedy political is standard in national politics(unfortunately), this proposal is beyond stupid.
This is such bullshit!
They claim this move to suppress Free Speech is predicated on the bogus assertion that Palin, Rush, et al influenced the Tuscon killer. There’s no connection!!!
The Wellstone Memorial Brigade strikes again!
Don't worry, it will be a federal judge appointed by Carter, Clinton, or Obama.
What a smashing idea! They need to whip up a quick law that will pound anyone who dares to use violence-inducing rhetoric. Something that will lash these loose cannons to the gun wale. /s
They can cry all they want!
Hate or love speech is protected in the bill of rights!
WE conservatives had nothing to do with this, it was a left wing nut, but even if it was a right wing nut, they can’t take our free speech away! Hate speech and love speech is protected!
Another thing that is really getting sickening is the blacks don’t like being called the “N”WORD. Poor babies, grow up, there is nothing that anyone could call me to get me upset like they get! They are not second class citizens but they act like it, it’s time they grow up, they haven’t been slaves for 147 years!
Again if you let words people say bother you, you are slaves to your own minds,
“Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but Words can never hurt me”
We are not going to shut up about what we believe, whether, you like it or not, and the people who are going to do criminal acts from what anyone says, is the problem!
Public hanging would stop these shooters! Making reading the Bible mandatory in grades 1 through 12 would also help
“The President drew Sharp criticism” What the heck is that?
A Democrat is proposing it. So, of course, it is beyond stupid.
And the press will call it the best idea since the safety pin. Oops. Safety...er, uh...clasp.
Idiots.
If the first amendment is removed, then we’ll have to move to the next amendment...
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