Despotism of Government Increasing – Is this the USA?
Every week under this new administration, a new form of Despotism arrives right in front of our faces. It seems ‘Rules for Radicals’ has made its way from the campaign trail to the oval office. – (I wouldn’t be surprised to see the President to declare himself the Fuhrer next week)
This weeks addition of despotism by government? …An attack on the first amendment rights of the citizens. ABC news reports (and right on the White House website) that our new administration is requesting citizens to send ‘fishy’ information about government health-care to the oval office. This includes emails, web-pages, and other content that does not support their view of the health-care bill.
Thankfully, one Republican Senator is standing up for our rights…
ABC News’ Rick Klein reports:
A Republican senator is calling for the White House to suspend a new project that asks members of the public to flag “fishy” claims about President Obama’s health care plans, arguing that it raises privacy concerns and will serve to chill free speech.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is sending a letter to the White House today asking the president to “cease this program immediately” — or to explain how Americans’ privacy will be protected if e-mails are forwarded to the White House as requested.
“I am not aware of any precedent for a President asking American citizens to report their fellow citizens to the White House for pure political speech that is deemed ‘fishy’ or otherwise inimical to the White House’s political interests,” Cornyn writes
“I can only imagine the level of justifiable outrage had your predecessor asked Americans to forward emails critical of his policies to the White House. I suspect that you would have been leading the charge in condemning such a program — and I would have been at your side denouncing such heavy-handed government action.”
Great! Just what we need now, more Obama-bots from the ACORN mafia threatening the citizens for their right to free speech. And another question? How would they even know the health-care information is ‘fishy’ in the first place? Only about 8 people in the country have read the bill, of which are probably all conservatives.
In regard to this President, I don’t think I can recall a President with such thin skin. It’s almost laughable to see this administration constantly call out conservative commentators for disagreeing with him. – It seriously makes them look stupid in my book.
That being said, this call for information is a very serious threat to free people. It is a scare tactic to stop information (TRUTH) from flowing about the Democrat’s health care bill.
I’m no conspiracy theorist, but this type of action looks a lot more like Nazi Germany than the free United States of America.
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