Bush Says No to Free Speech [29 Jul 2006|09:54pm] [ mood | contemplative ] [ music | JoJo - "Too Little, Too Late" ] George W. Bush could quite possibly be the worst president in our nation’s history. The ever increasing national debt, unwarranted warfare, illegal spying operations and continued lame duck perspective are just a few of the countless offenses our President has chosen to undertake during his presidential term. And while these “charges” against the President are indeed serious and detrimental to our nation as a whole, they are far less grave than the President’s continuing efforts to silence our society’s unalienable right of free speech. Apparently our President believes in subduing the rights and privileges we as American citizens are entitled to – all in the sake of saving himself from embarrassment. Before his presidency even began, dozens of people across the country were banned from or arrested at political rallies for the Bush campaign. These individuals’ offenses ranged from hackling the president to merely holding signs or downing clothing that expressed disagreement over the administration policies. The 2004 Bush campaign even went as far as segregating protesters in a designated “free speech zone” area, set up a significant distance from each rally. Bush was adamant about in participating in a “seamless, partisan rally free of embarrassing moments that attract media attention.” Well, Mr. President…welcome to your presidency. You shouldn’t have taken the job if you can’t handle the “perks” that come along with it. Since that time, countless numbers of other individuals have been arrested and charged with the same offenses, often happening at official, taxpayer-funded, presidential visits – all in an effort to suppress free speech and the growing dissent for the current administration and President. November 2008 cannot come soon enough for those of us who now fear that our civil liberties and rights as Americans will be stripped from us because the President cannot accept what we have to say about him. tell me your sins

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