So, I'm reading this article from a local news reporting bureau online and I realize just how low people will stoop for political opinions. Pundits are wonderful people. I consider myself an unofficial pundit of the Libertarian Party, so being an apoligist for your political beliefs is acceptable to me. This story consisted of a law enforcement agent attempting to limit free speech and a citizen attempting to collect a handout.
A woman in the Atlanta area has a bumper sticker that reads "I'm tired of all the BUSHIT", which, to one officer, was obviously offensive and potentially illegal given the state's former "lewd decal" law. I for one find the sticker a little over the top, but still well within the bounds of expressive freedom. Appropriately, the judge that oversaw the case threw the ticket out because that "lewd decal" law did not exist anymore. Strike a huge blow for freedom lovers everywhere!
This is the point at which the story turns sour. This woman apparently suffered some inexplicably tremendous emotional trauma because she has brought charges against the county for "emotional distress." You could label that case a stretch, at best, if she was diagnosed with bipolar or schizophrenic, because any damage caused by having to go to court for a traffic violation is frustrating, at worst. To add insult to injury, the woman is asking that a declaration be set forth that her bumper sticker is protected under the First Amendment. Ok, so let me get this straight: You want us to make a law stating that having "I'm tired of all the BUSHIT" on your bumper is constitutionally justified by our First Amendment. If you get your way, when we read the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment will say "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the abridging of having "I'm tired of all the BUSHIT" on ones bumper, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." All I have to say is "WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH"! You are not so special that we need to customize a law for your pathetic, fame-seeking persona, or your blood sucking subhuman lawyer. Grow up.
Wake up people. We have to start rebelling not against our government, but against those that seek to destroy the freedom of the group by trying to gain some sort of special treatment!
Monday, October 16, 2006
Limited free speech?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)

No comments:
Post a Comment