By Steve Rossiter ——Bio and Archives--June 25, 2024

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"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." ~ Benjamin Franklin

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. ~ First Amendment of the United States Constitution

"When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty." ~ Thomas Jefferson

The three quotes above are tied together by the reality of life today in the United States, given modern technology. First, the founding generation understood thoroughly just how important, honest to God, free speech was for individual liberty. In 2024, the government of the United States recognizes that free speech is a major impediment to the goal of having their Democrat controlled totalitarian government.

So far, the United States Congress has done nothing to violate the First Amendment to the Constitution. However, we now know that the Executive Branch of the federal government has not exercised such restraints. With the mainstream media already in the pockets of the Marxist Democrat Party that happily does the bidding of this Marxist........

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