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John Adams Concludes, The Tudors Continues, The First Amendment Abides
2008-04-21 07:01:00 A fabulous, instructive night for history on cable television - John Adams, the splendid mini-series, concluded on HBO, and The Tudors, the magnificent, searing series, continued with its second season on Showtime.The last episode of John Adams was mostly personal, and very powerful. Adams' daughter dies of breast cancer. Abigail dies. And Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die on the same day, July 4, 1826, after they have reconciled via letters.What was mostly at dispute between them was freedom of speech and communication, and the First Amendment. Adams, early in the hour, complains that all he'll be remembered for is signing the Alien and Sedition Acts - the closest our nation has ever come to abrogating the First Amendment.Its importance was wrenchingly, brilliantly portrayed in the two episodes (4 and 5) of The Tudors I saw tonight (on Showtime On Demand). Thomas More resists the law that Parliament passed on behalf of Henry, proclaiming him the ultimate religious authori...
By: Infinite Regress
CASA D?ICE : A FINE DEMO OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
2008-01-10 19:46:00 Casa D?ice, a restaurant located near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which features political messages as their signature claim to fame. Among the political messages they put up under their restaurant?s name and proudly reproduced on their website include: www.casadice.com MORE ARCHIVED SIGNS HERE
Mike Huckabee and the First Amendment
2007-12-31 09:11:00 Mike Huckabee was questioned about a number of topics on Meet the Press this week but the most significant were related to his views on religion as they impacted public policy. Tim Russert confronted Huckabee with a statement from a 1998 speech where he said, “I hope we answer the alarm clock and take ...
By: Liberal Values
CAIR Savages The First Amendment
2007-12-10 21:24:00 And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the ...
CAIR's Savages the First Amendment
2007-12-10 04:28:00 After listening to the Savage Nation since 1997, studying Qur'anic verse since 2001 and hearing Michael's recent commentary on the Religion of Peace, I must say I fully agree with him, from the depth of my infidel loins.
BREAKING NEWS: Stephen A. Smith Hates The First Amendment
2007-12-05 02:29:00 It seems to me that ESPN's Stephen A. Smith hates the following things: The Internet The First Amendment In a recent interview, Smith had this to say about the internet: "And when you look at the internet business, what?s dangerous about it is that people who are clearly unqualified get to
By: A Wikia Wiki
John Edwards vs. The First Amendment
2007-10-28 20:00:00 It now seems like every day that we hear more lunacy from the increasingly desperate Edwards campaign. Yesterday it was attempts to suppress news from a student journalist. His lack of respect for the First Amendment is seen yet again in his proposal to suppress advertising of new drugs. I’ve never been very fond of such ...
By: Liberal Values
A ?Pillar? Of The First Amendment Discriminates Against The Second
2007-10-27 04:07:00 Earlier this year, Virginia?s Roanoke Times newspaper came under intense scrutiny and near-universal condemnation after its editors made the irresponsible and dangerous choice to post a searchable database of Virginia?s Right-to-Carry permit holders on its website.
By: Gun News
A ?Pillar? Of The First Amendment Discriminates Against The Second
2007-10-27 04:07:00 Earlier this year, Virginia?s Roanoke Times newspaper came under intense scrutiny and near-universal condemnation after its editors made the irresponsible and dangerous choice to post a searchable database of Virginia?s Right-to-Carry permit holders on its website.
By: Gun News
Avery Doninger, the First Amendment and Some ?Douchbags?
2007-09-27 23:45:00 One of the sad truths about being a fan of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1) is that you are rarely defending people’s rights to read Huck Finn. No, you get to defend pornographers, Ann Coulter and teenagers who call people “douchbags” (sic). Avery Doninger, after an altercation with her high school about ...
By: The Twinkies
The First Amendment on Campus
2007-09-11 17:06:00 A first amendment debate is emerging across university campuses. Speech codes and anti-harassment policies, first implemented to protect students, are being questioned. Critics argue that the rules are taken too far and infringe on the constitutional rights of the students. Administrators, however, maintain that the standards are key to preserving the culture and atmosphere of the institutions.
The Flouting of the First Amendment - transcript of my June 2005 Keynote Ad
2007-07-12 19:39:00 The following is a more-or-less verbatim transcript ("uh"s taken out, "so"s left in) of my June 2005 Keynote Address delivered at Fordham University's Media Ecology Association Convention. I'm writing a book with the same title, and will be talking about these issues at the Westport County Playhouse on August 5 (I'll have more details up here, closer to the event). A quote from the 2005 Keynote - "what begins as a seemingly innocent campaign against indecency ... always segues in short order into political censorship" - appears on the May 8 page of the 2007 First Amendment Calendar. A slightly refined version of this talk will soon be published in Explorations in Media Ecology. As as a special treat for InfiniteRegress.tv readers, I've included the actual clip of Brent Bozell vs. me on the First Amendment that I mention in the Keynote...The Flouting of the First AmendmentKeynote address given by Paul Levinson at the Sixth Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association, Fordh...
By: Infinite Regress
Bush's Supreme Court Rules And Consequently Violates The First Amendment
2007-06-25 19:49:00 A group by the name of "Freedom From Religion Foundation," has lost its suit against the various taxpayer funded, faith-based initiatives that the Chimperor has imposed upon us since he took office. According to the Associated Press...The Supreme Court ruled Monday that ordinary taxpayers cannot challenge aWhite House initiative that helps religious charities get a share of federalmoney.The 5-4 decision blocks a lawsuit by a group of atheists andagnostics against eight Bush administration officials including the head of theWhite House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.The taxpayers' group, the Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc.,objected to government conferences in which administration officials encouragereligious charities to apply for federal grants.Let's just start with a little history lesson, shall we? The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution covers free speech, but one other thing it covers is the establishment of a single religion. That said, Bush's...
JEFF COHEN: GIANT MEDIA SITTING ON THE WINDPIPE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
2007-06-04 21:43:00 Jeff Cohen, author and media critic, spoke in Portland, Oregon ... all » on May 18th, 2005.
By: Current Era Blog
You Either Abide by the First Amendment or You Don?t
2007-04-13 00:00:00 -By Frank Salvato It really doesn?t matter whether you find radio shock jock Don Imus?s description of the women on Rutgers? basketball team offensive or not. In an age when you can turn on any popular urban radio station and hear most of the words used in George Carlin?s ?Seven ...
By: Publius Forum
I Thought The First Amendment Covered This
2007-02-11 04:54:01 Recently, Terri B posted a story about intolerance at an American college. I have another one for you Students at San Francisco State University are in serious trouble. For what you may ask. For attending a demonstration and stomping on a flag. That’s all. But hold your horses. It wasn’t the ...
Oy vey: How Enemies of Religion Misinterpret the First Amendment
2007-02-01 02:24:01 Oy vey, this makes me mad. From the John Birch Society: How Enemies of Religion Misinterpret the First Amendment: No organization has done more to pervert the meaning of the First Amendment’s protection of religion from government interference than the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). This should not be at all surprising, when one considers that ACLU founder Thomas Baldwin, a socialist and agnostic, stated, “Communism is the goal.” Since communism is an atheistic political and economic system that views human beings as little more than factors of production, one of the primary goals of the ACLU has been to drive religion from the public square. The ACLU and its allies have twisted the First Amendment, which was meant to protect people of faith, into a sword to be used against them. Thanks to the ACLU’s relentless attacks on religious expression, many courts, instead of allowing religion to flourish, help to suppress expressions of religious faith, desp...
John Edwards: Trash the First Amendment
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Hey John, if you don't like advertisemnts for prescription drugts, don't watch them.  Then lay off our Constitution. Edwards may be a shyster of a lawyer, but he doezn't seem to be much of a physician.  Holly Ramer, Associated Press; CONCORD, N.H. - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says prescription drug companies should ...
By: BitsBlog
Justice Department to crack down on the First Amendment in Liberals Versus
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