[Vision2020] First Amendment?

[Ted Moffett]

Ray McGovern appeared on Democracy Now this morning, interviewed by
Amy Goodman, regarding his arrest at the Hillary Clinton speech.  No
doubt his arrest will be defended on the grounds of protecting Clinton
from a potential security threat.

This interview can be experienced from the following website:

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/18/ex_cia_analyst_ray_mcgovern_beaten
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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett

On 2/18/11, Art Deco <deco at moscow.com> wrote:
> I hope that an 1983 tort claim is filed and McGovern wins big time.  This
> incident ought stir the anger and vigilance of all who believe that free
> expression is one of the most important human rights and an indispensible
> tool for working toward the truth.  This is not a partisan issue, but one
> for those that believe that the 1st Amendment guarantees ought be protected
> and defended very rigorously.
>
> It is sad that the government is becoming so fearful of free expression.
> One can expect it of some religious groups as free expression is a major
> threat to their existence as has been shown in western Europe, but the
> government ought realize that in the long run free expression is a major,
> major benefit to those it governs.
>
>
> Wayne A. Fox
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>   From: Sunil Ramalingam
>   To: vision 2020
>   Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 7:06 AM
>   Subject: [Vision2020] First Amendment?
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> http://www.usnewssource.com/headlines/ex-cia-analyst-ray-mcgovern-beaten-and-arrested-as-hillary-clinton-talks-about-freedom_256726.html
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>   While Hillary Clinton condemned the use of force and spoke of human rights
> abroad, Ray McGovern protested US policies by standing quietly with his back
> turned to her...and was grabbed by police and dragged away and arrested.
>
>   And Clinton just kept going on, didn't point out that McGovern's rights
> were being violated.
>
>   Looks to me like state action against free speech, and a violation of
> McGovern's right to free speech.
>
>   Sunil
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