Francis A. Beer and Joseph B. Juhász writing for the Boulder Daily Camera.
We should have liked to believe that the American legal system was a part of the Good America, that it would at least redress the balance and allow Churchill to speak without penalty. Instead it ruled that Churchill could indeed be investigated, disciplined, and punished for his speech and that, shockingly, he did not even have a right to legal appeal. Churchill’s experience teaches him, and us, to be very skeptical about the America to which we really belong.
I very much like this new blog!
Incidentally, I finally saw the SHOUTING FIRE documentary, quite good — a bit basic, but perhaps that is because so many seem to have lost sight of basic rights. I especially liked Ward’s comment that if there are conditions to be met, and consequences to be suffered, then it isn’t *free* speech.
Man, I haven’t seen it yet. I’ve got it recorded at a friend’s house but haven’t made it over yet.