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Catholic, pro-life, conservative, Republican.
Our constitutional right to free speech hinges on the idea that a free, self governing society can not function effectively if the free flow and exchange of ideas is hindered in any way. If political speech can be silenced, it will be silenced by individuals who seek power at all cost, and by those who seek to promote one ideology at the expense of all others.
The First Amendment also includes the right to freedom of association, so like minded individuals can gather and work towards realizing their political goals. That’s what we do here, in these electronic forums that weren’t even part of the public discussion 15 or 20 years ago. We support the candidates who we believe can best represent our values in the House, the Senate, and in the Presidency. Only then can we advance towards the many goals of our conservative agenda: a tough posture in the war on terror, a tough policy on crime, fiscally conservative policies like cutting taxes, real educational reform, and seating constitutional orignalist judges on our courts in the mold of Justices Scalia, Alito, and Roberts.
As for Obama’s plans to institute the unFairness Doctrine, here is an excerpt offering sound insights on the issue from an interview of Rush Limbaugh by Sean Hannity on June 3, 2009:
Radio stations ownership groups – advertising as a whole is down. Now what happens if they have to file Chapter 11? What if all these radio companies can’t make their debt payments next year or the year after that and have to go Chapter 11? If Obama is controlling the banks, and the banks then will or will not lend to the broadcasters and the newspapers to make them solvent, we could reach a point where Obama controls radio and TV, because he will own it by virtue of the banks he controls owning it.
This is a very stealth way — you don’t need the Fairness Doctrine; you don’t need localism. And people say that will never happen.
Well, did you ever think that government and Obama would be dictating the kind of cars GM and Chrysler make? Did you ever think Obama would be dictating what people on Wall Street can earn? Did you ever think that the mortgage business would be controlled by a single man, Barack Obama? Nobody ever thought that.
So, if you think that the media in this country cannot also be owned by Barack Obama, think again. Well, that’s the path we’re headed down.
We have to stop and shout, and stop this and oppose it. This is not the America that you and I grew up — I said earlier if Al Qaeda wants to demolish the America we know and love, they’d better hurry, because Obama’s beating them to it. I read that in a British column. I think it was the U.K. Telegraph. Now, it resonated with me because this guy is changing the America we’ve come — I think he’s got a big chip on his shoulder.
Expect a turbulent ride, one that will test our principles, courage, and strength. In the meantime, hold yourself tight and look forward to a better future where our conservative agenda will triumph over the corrosive tyrannical and socialist ideology. Let’s work for real change… yes we can!
