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  Saturday   August 31   2002       07: 02 AM

The First Amendment

First Amendment Cyber-Tribune

AMENDMENT I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. [read more]

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New 'State of the First Amendment' survey suggests many Americans see freedoms as obstacles in war on terror

For the first time in the annual State of the First Amendment survey, almost half (49%) of those surveyed said the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees — a 10-percentage-point jump from 2001, which suggests new public concerns in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
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“The stakes have risen for the First Amendment in the wake of September 11,” said Ken Paulson, executive director of the First Amendment Center. “The results of our 2002 survey suggest that many Americans view these fundamental freedoms as possible obstacles in the war on terrorism.” In 2001, 39% of those surveyed said the First Amendment went too far in the rights it guarantees. [read more]

thanks to wood zilla lot

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American Journal
Kissinger, Hitchens, Springsteen, Haggard and Presley
by Alexander Cockburn

Right on, Merle. At another concert, June a year ago, he was quoted by John Derbyshire in National Review online as saying, "Look at the past 25 years we went downhill, and if people don't realize it, they don't have their fucking eyes on ... In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available to an average citizen in America right now... God almighty, what have we done to each other?" [read more]

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Why Pledge Allegiance?
By Michelle Bastian

Why pledge allegiance
To Cheney/Bush
Of the police state known as Amerrka
Or to Mr. Ashcroft
To whom they hand
Our nation
Under guard
Indefensible
Less liberty
No justice
It galls


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