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Tough issue here as although I think it is dumb to thumb your nose at a court order, it is still a free speech issue.
I think the biggest issue is the hypocricy of our government. Aren't our troops "fighting for our right to freedom"? I think I hear that everyday from someone in our government defending the war. How the Iraqis were so supressed to express their views on Saddam, life, or just about anything in Iraq. Apparently we aren't too far from where Iraq was.
The most baffling thing is the word obscen. Who is it to determine what is obscene? I don't consider porn, or real life images of soldiers being killed obscene. I consider rich business owners (Enron) stealing retirement funds from employees for profit obscene. I find preaching religion for a God we don't even know exists and looking down on those who don't believe obscene. I find sending hundreds of thousands of our young men to a war based on lies obscene.
Lets be honest about our country. We aren't much better than these countries we thumb our nose at about free speech. It is free speech, but only for those who fit a certain mold. If you aren't a supporter of a conservative, religous belief, your opinion is not only unwelcome, but in some cases criminal. Valerie Plame found this out, Chris Wilson is finding this out, and I'm certain many other Americans have found out about our "free speech".
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