Georgia Free Speech RIGHTS
Okay, again we find that officers and government officials who are sworn to protect us and uphold our laws continue to violate these promises. In March, a Georgia resident was pulled over by a policeman and issued a $100.00 ticket because she had placed a popular decal that says, "No More Bushit" on her car. I used to have one of those too, but it got ruined when some neocon keyed it off my bumper. I assume it was a neocon, no one else is that rabid a fascist in this country that I know of (at least not yet).
The thing about the ticket this woman was issued is that 15 years ago this stupid Georgia law that so obviously deters FREE SPEECH was repealed. The law was first enacted against "lewd or lascivious speech" and other supposedly "offensive" language. But it was REPEALED 15 years ago. The law no longer exists. So how come this officer gave her a ticket for violating a non-existing law? Probably for the same reason an officer in Massachusetts arrested a woman who was putting up anti-Bush posters. Both officers are a pair of overly eager neocons that seem to find it so easy to get by in our constitutional democracy. Let's hope the suit the Georgia woman filed against the city of Athens, where she received the ticket, will put a damper on these puppy-like followers of that old oppressive-style governance that Americans all claim to hate.
The thing about the ticket this woman was issued is that 15 years ago this stupid Georgia law that so obviously deters FREE SPEECH was repealed. The law was first enacted against "lewd or lascivious speech" and other supposedly "offensive" language. But it was REPEALED 15 years ago. The law no longer exists. So how come this officer gave her a ticket for violating a non-existing law? Probably for the same reason an officer in Massachusetts arrested a woman who was putting up anti-Bush posters. Both officers are a pair of overly eager neocons that seem to find it so easy to get by in our constitutional democracy. Let's hope the suit the Georgia woman filed against the city of Athens, where she received the ticket, will put a damper on these puppy-like followers of that old oppressive-style governance that Americans all claim to hate.
posted by francesca at 11:53 AM
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This kind of thing shocks me. I don't know if it's because I had blinders on when I lived in the States, if it was so common I didn't notice it, or if things like this really are more common now. I hope that you'll post the updates on your blog in the future.
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