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Freedom of Speech: Not Quite Dead, but it’s Mostly Dead.
http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/freedom-of-speech-not-quite-dead-but-its-mostly-dead/North Carolina and Wisconsin are jailing people for exercising their rights to free speech. In Wisconsin, you can be punished for just being nearby a protest. I remember when that happened before:
May 4th, 1970. Kids who had committed no crimes, and some who weren't even protesting, gunned down by a Republican administration that didn't tolerate dissent. Think it can't happen again? Think again.
It is already happening, in Texas, Wisconsin and North Carolina. They just aren't using live ammo on us. Yet.
Lots more at the link. Fuck the "Republicans".