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-Land of the Free
The Biden administration punishes speech and thought crimes
2023-10-21
[American Thinker] If our government does not respect the Constitution, we have no constitution. If the government refuses to stand behind the principles of free speech, the right to free assembly, the right to petition the government, the right to a speedy trial, etc., those rights don’t exist. Instead, we simply have rule down the barrel of a gun...a gun held only in government hands. I thought of that when I read about Doug Mackey, sent to federal prison for seven months because he insulted Hillary voters, and Ryan Kelley, given an extra-long prison sentence on a misdemeanor because he didn’t grovel sufficiently before his J6 hanging judge.

Briefly, in the lead-up to the 2016 election, Douglas Mackey sent out some silly memes telling Hillary voters to vote by text. Only a moron would believe that. There’s no evidence that his memes had any effect whatsoever, other than saying that he thought Hillary voters were morons. Moreover, what he did wasn’t original. Others have done it, too, including leftists.

Nevertheless, the moment Biden entered the White House, the DOJ came after Mackey. The other day, he was convicted and sent to prison for seven months for telling an obvious political joke. Matt Walsh covers the entire episode in great detail in his video, and I urge you to watch it. (It’s the very first segment.)

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Posted by:Besoeker

#2  Hamas-related terror attack being kept under wraps in the United Kingdom
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2023-10-21 09:26  

#1  So the HHS is saying they'll fire any employee who doesn't use the right pronouns at work. Not only are the Feds censoring speech, they're compelling it.
(Marxist Rule #1 - That which is not forbidden is compulsory)
Posted by: Mercutio   2023-10-21 09:20  

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