First Amendment Challenge?
July 7, 2010 By Save America
Has Obama sent more people to the Gulf to suppress the story than to clean up the mess?
On July 3rd, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen issued a new rule that does not allow the media or anyone with cameras to get closer than 65 feet to any response vessel or boom without the permission for the Coast Guard Captain of the Port of New Orleans. Violations of this rule carries a $40,000 fine and a Class D Felony charge. While we have seen the media blackout evolve, no fly zones initiated, etc. over the time line of this disaster, this latest action is especially alarming. With the issuance of this ban, the cover-up of the BP Gulf Oil Spill now directly violates the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The alarming part is they aren’t even hiding it.
In case you’ve forgotten, here is the text of the First Amendment of the US Constitution, which is a part of the Bill of Rights.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. “
This amendment ensures that Freedom of Speech is not violated by making sure the media can operate without the interference from an overreaching government. Yet, this is exactly what we are seeing here, interference by the Government on behalf of a corporation that is directly infringing upon the Freedom of the Press.
While America is ending plans to return to the moon, in addition to scrapping the successor to the space shuttle, cancelling the agency’s Constellation program, redirecting NASA to study, “climate change”/”global warming”….now, the coup de grais of NASA receiving direct Presidential orders to have a Muslim love fest. Remind me, when did international diplomacy become within NASA’s orbit? Doesn’t the “S” stand for Space? Just more remnants from the Obama Cairo junket.
Let’s be “perfectly clear” here, Obama couldn’t be speaking more loudly or clearly about his intentions or his vision for the United States and its place in the world. The NASA fiasco alone tells it all. But, add in the federal government in conjunction with Mexico suing Arizona over immigration enforcement, canning the missile defense shield, printing Monopoly money hand over fist, isolating and rejecting Israel, favoring Unions, taking over private industries, the Democrats drooling over a VAT, Holder shelving the Black Panther intimidations, the list goes on and on.
If my guess is right, voter turnout will be historically high this year and in 2012. If so, we’ll have a divided government going into 2011. There will be pressure for the government to govern in a more limited fashion because of the influence coming from the independent voter.
America became lazy, too trusting of government and too apathetic because of a sense of powerlessness. But, the internet and protest movements have given the public confidence in its ability to create change. We might be a pluralistic country which is culturally changing, but the blood of basic American principles still run deep in our veins….even if these principles are not clearly identified. I believe it’s a mixture of limited government, conservatives and the classic independent spirit. Reminiscent of the Hamilton/Jefferson mixture, which sans the failed and thoroughly discredited socialist and authoritarian influences beginning at the turn of the 20th century.
It’s a common sense mixture, uniquely American and representative of a unique country that can do pretty well when we work together and build rather than destroy….when we make our way rather than weakly submit to power.
Wake up America, remember in November.
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It is hard to gain a sense of individual power, apperant in this article and many others is a growing theme, a listing of offenses believed by the author to define reason for america’s vacancy and inability to move in a positive direction without the reason. Simple “facts” without the details. Why are there orders of felony charges and fines? Why the scrap of NASA’s programs? Given that most politicians remain square, i figure the term “love fest” is an add lib given in this article, so another why becomes obvious.. The only thing that seems consistent here is leaving the details out, and painting events to throw focus where it benefits someone.
so again, empowerment is tough because in the world of tweet and facebook, complex economies and cultures, the ones that we turn to for our information forgot how to be transparent, as well as fall victim to the real issue, that in thousands of yrs humans fail to evolve beyond there own needs. let the people see the ebb and flow of life, be honest, have faith and our world wont steer us wrong