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Thread #53697   Message #828071
Posted By: Nathan in Texas
16-Nov-02 - 08:40 PM
Thread Name: BS: ProChoice Next to Fall?
Subject: RE: BS: ProChoice Next to Fall?
"folks who damage abortion clinics"?!! Where in the world did that come from? The bill sought to eliminate freedom of speech for those who do not toe the line of current political correctness regarding abortion.

Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., stated it clearly:
"The issue before us is not abortion and the issue before us is not bankruptcy; the issue before us today is very important — it is the constitutional right of free speech and peaceful protest,"

Today it's the abortion protestors who being singled out as not deserving the rights and protections of the Constitution. If we accept this, how long before all unpopular protest is eliminated?

It seems that free speech, peaceful protest, and non-violent civil disobedience is strongly supported by liberals unless it's for a conservative cause.