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    Democracy in Texas

    OCTOBER 23, 2012 12:34PM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: civic soul, freedom of speech, first amendment, polis, politics, danagram, daniel rigney, democracy + texas, houston, racist vandalism, factoids, hate mail, stolen yard signs, election 2012

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 3564 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Free Speech No Free Pass From Truth or Consequences

    JULY 31, 2012 10:22AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, religion, religious right, republican party, chick-fil-a, free speech, gay marriage, dan cathy, mayor tom menino, public opinion, fairness doctrine, mike huckabee, christian right, focus on the family, founding fathers, first amendment, constitution, fact versus opinion, democracy, consent of the governed, popular sovereignty, fox news, msnbc, ann coulter, communism, treason, marketplace of ideas, boston globe, bigotry, president obama, paranoia, science, gender discrimination, gun control, hunger, justice clarence thomas, liberalism, conservatism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 4767 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Catholic on Catholic civil war brewing

    MAY 24, 2012 1:16PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: religion, politics, catholic church, bishops, contraception, president obama, republican party, religious right, leadership council of women religious, sister joan chittister, ej dionne, fascism, pope pius xii, us conference of bishops, national catholic reporter, nazism, adolph hitler, religious freedom, first amendment, maureen dowd, health insurance mandate, homosexuality, new ways ministry, catholic charities, caritas, girl scouts, vatican, authoritarianism, papal infallibility, democracy, women's rights, obedience

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1887 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Label Me Pissed; Mainstream Media Manipulation Mania

    NOVEMBER 8, 2011 1:21AM

    By Julie Morse


    Topics: open+call, occupy america, politics, labels, mainstream media manipulation, ows, #ows, we are the 99%, #99%, violence, police brutality, anarchy, free press, do we have a free press, first amendment, first amendment rights, ows violence, police violence against ows, media bias, corporate owned media, the mainstream media manipulates the public

    • Editor's Pick
    • 32 Ratings
    • 2740 Views
    • 87 Comments
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    Occupational Hazards

    OCTOBER 17, 2011 6:38PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, vietnam, afghanistan, iraq, powell doctrine, weinberger doctrine, agenda, agendaless, leader, leaderless, occupy wall street, ows, the 1%, the 99%, we are the 99%, we are the 53%, actually you're the 47%, wall street, greed, corruption, terrorism, war on terror, asymmetric warfare, agent provocateur, agents provocateur, agents provocateur, change, declare victory, what's next, plan, go home, dismantle, aiken, quagmire, protests, peaceful, non-violent, first amendment, second amendment, st. crispen, saint crispen, st. crispen's day speech, saint crispen's day speech, henry v, lessig, lawrence lessig, constitutional convention, brin, david brin, sousveillance, klein, naomi klein, shock doctrine

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1188 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Support Our Troops

    OCTOBER 2, 2011 9:05PM

    By profkeck


    Topics: first amendment, free speech, fox news debate, republican debate, soldier, homosexual, patriotism, gay/lesbian, military, armed forces, support our troops, don't ask don't tell, gay, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 3911 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Dispatch from Perry's (A)political Prayer Rally

    AUGUST 8, 2011 7:50PM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: rick perry, the response, apolitical, (a)political, reliant stadium, christian contemporary, contemporary christian, charismatic, evangelical, fundamentalist, shallow south, call and response, machiavellian, prince of peace, rove, doctor dobson, aclu, first amendment, freedom from religion, oil patch, joel osteen, young evangelicals, houston, changing of the gods, august 6 2011, twilight zone, unconventional worlds, book of joel, emerging church, unitarian universalists, nonpolitical, non partisan, (non)political, daniel rigney, danagram, open call, for sale, belief/religion, comedy, family, environment, economy, feminism, gay/lesbian, fox in lamb's clothing, state religion of texas, official state religion, state administered prayer, state organized prayer, sadness of joy, burning city on a hill, congenital curiosity, perry watcher, perry prayer zone, fundamentalists and other evangelicals, praying for prayer, gullible birther, semi-secular, music, news, television, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1973 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Westboro Church: A Kansan Perspective

    MARCH 3, 2011 1:00AM

    By lnkls


    Topics: open call, first amendment, supreme court, westboro baptist

    • Editor's Pick
    • 33 Ratings
    • 2653 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    Baptist Church Plans to Protest at Elizabeth Edwards Funeral

    DECEMBER 9, 2010 1:00PM

    By Catherine Forsythe


    Topics: funeral, westboro baptist church, supreme court, elizabeth edwards, decency, first amendment

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 1439 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Protecting reprehensible speech

    OCTOBER 6, 2010 9:23AM

    By GaryBaumgarten


    Topics: first amendment, scotus, westboro

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 14533 Views
    • 79 Comments
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    Islam is Not the Problem. Try Hopelessness, Fundamentalism

    SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 8:35AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: 911, 9-11, politics, terrorism, islam, park51, anti-mosque protests, ground zero mosque, toxic populism, incitement to hatred, religious tolerance, religious freedom, first amendment, understanding islam, roots of terrorism, oil oligarchy, foreign affairs, politics and religion, radicalism, fundamentalism, hopelessness, comparative religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 3295 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    Four Utah High Schools Approve Gay-Straight Alliance Groups

    APRIL 28, 2010 8:21AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: news, gender equality, school support organizations, first amendment, aclu, southern utah, lgbt, gsa, gay-straight alliance, washington county school district, st. george utah

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 6962 Views
    • 157 Comments
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    Why Supreme Court Corporate Spending Decision is Correct

    JANUARY 24, 2010 2:54PM

    By Paul Levinson


    Topics: first amendment, supreme court

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1920 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Why Bush Considered Sending Military into Buffalo, NY

    JULY 27, 2009 10:13AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: obama, bush, cheney, terror, terrorism, law, rule of law, torture, yoo, memos, turley, military, buffalo, new york, first amendment, fourth amendment, war on terror, news, politics, bush administration, fbi, cia

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 3964 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Sen. Franken vs. Judge Sotomayor on Internet & 1st Amendment

    JULY 15, 2009 6:12PM

    By Paul Levinson


    Topics: sotomayor, franken, first amendment, internet

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 2696 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    A Teenager's Take on Who Owns the News

    JULY 9, 2009 10:05PM

    By Lainey


    Topics: newspaper industry, bloggers, plain dealer, jeff jarvis, first amendment, copyright laws, joan walsh, the kids are going to kill us, ombudsman, ted diadiun, cute boy, how to make money writing, te

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 1357 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Sotomayor vs. 1st Amend: Interview Avery & Lauren Doninger

    JUNE 30, 2009 9:46AM

    By Paul Levinson


    Topics: sotomayor, first amendment, avery doninger

    • Editor's Pick
    • 91 Ratings
    • 39959 Views
    • 160 Comments
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    I helped Teenagers get Secret Abortions

    JUNE 2, 2009 11:24AM

    By SteelRigged


    Topics: health, politics, feminism, belief and religion, bill o'riely, first amendment, parental notification, teen pregnancy, abortion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 2458 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    Why 1 Strike Against 1st Amendment Should Rule Sotomayor Out

    MAY 26, 2009 10:18PM

    By Paul Levinson


    Topics: first amendment, sotomayor

    • Editor's Pick
    • 54 Ratings
    • 16872 Views
    • 166 Comments
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    Sotomayor's Bad 1st Amendment Decision Should Disqualify Her

    MAY 2, 2009 6:11PM

    By Paul Levinson


    Topics: supreme court, first amendment, souter, sotomayor

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