I send mail critical of government policies through their servers all the time.
I am still a citizen. Now you will notice I do refrain in saying anything negative as pertains to my commander in chief. As a soldier that would violate UCMJ and that's not good :) Timothy Heald Overseas Security Advisory Council U.S. Department of State "that the free Constitution, which is the work of your hands, may be sacredly maintained" - George Washington, Farewell Address 1796 -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 10:58 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Liberate Iraq I also find it a little weird to be sending critical opinions of US policy to State Department mail servers. *cough* Tim *cough* =) -Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:47 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Liberate Iraq > > > About the masks - I can't speak to the motives of people I have > never seen, > but in this town it is established fact that the police have undercover > operatives among the war protesters. Why they consider this > necessary for a > daily gathering of *maybe* twenty college students that does not even take > place in their jusrisdiction remains unexplained and, even scarier, nobody > is asking the question. (The matter came to light when a DA was accused of > pointing them out to protesters, and was suspended.) > > Anyway, I don't want to debate the need or lack of it for either the masks > or the undercover officers, but it does occur to me that people may be > worried about being declared enemy operatives or whatever under > the Patriot > Act... it's certainly not outside the realm of *my* paranoid imaginings. > Although the people I have seen down there seem pretty New Mexican to me. > > John Stanley writes: > > > The only people I have a problem with are the extremist anti > war supporters > > with their own masked agendas. Some of these people have their > faces masked > > during the protests, and that bothers me. > > > > Doug, the people of the United States have the RIGHT to protest > against any > > government policy. Personally, I dont like the protestors, and > I am glad we > > are in Iraq; but that does not mean what they are doing is illegal. > > > > Secondly, I believe the constitution gives the right to the > people to decide > > what kind of government they want. So your whole overthrow > argument does not > > make sense. If the people decide the government, and the majority of the > > people decide against the current one, then it is legal to > change it. Even > > though that is not the case in this situation. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: samcfug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:48 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Liberate Iraq > > > > > > Offended? So be it. I stand by my position that the Anti-war > Protestors are > > all > > cowards. To call them brave is absolutely ludicrous. The "passive > > resistance" > > types are also cowards. If you are so against our country, > perhaps you also > > should be "exported" The so-called protests have gone far beyond our > > Constitutionally protected "Free Speech" and now are in the vicinity of > > Advocating the violent overthrow of our government, which is > better defined > > as > > sedition. > > The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the Untied Stated of America, > > introduced > > to all Americans from the first grade of school and onwards is being > > violated by > > these cowards, further making them disloyal, liars and, again, > cowards and > > seditionists. > > > > | You comments honestly offend me as an American. "export all these > > | socialist protesters"? So we should slap the ideals of this > country in > > | the face by renouncing the fundamental freedom to disagree with our > > | government's actions? In fact punishing those that do? > > | > > | Who else would be "exported" (nice, sanitized word there by the way)? > > | What other group's expressions of free speech annoy you? > > | > > | Being anti-war has never been synonymous with "coward". I see a great > > | bravery in those willing to express their disatisfaction > against public > > | opinion. Regardless of whether I agree with them or not I feel proud > > | when I see protesters. Proud that this country protects that > right and > > | pround that my fellow Americans are still strong enough to > exercise it. > > | > > | Jim Davis > > | > > | > > | > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
