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Thread #57909 Message #913497
Posted By: beadie
19-Mar-03 - 11:47 AM
Thread Name: BS: Stars mouth off re Dixie Chicks
Subject: RE: BS: Stars mouth off re Dixie Chicks
The question that comes to mind (and, I suspect, was part of the issue that caused Ms. Maines to make her statement), is, "if we are not to be permitted to dissent, or to live freely within the rest of the expressed protections of the Constitution, then what the HELL are the American Troops doing in harm's way? What are they fighting for, if not the freedom to criticize, challenge, and participate in our own government? If these freedoms are not part of the equation, then the guy who sent them off to fight and die is needlessly risking a lot more than his political future . . . and that shows a lack of support for their well-being."