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Let’s think about the First Amendment
Today the Times has two excellent articles on the First Amendment. Both of them provoke thought–always a good thing. First, After Backing Alt-Right in Charlottesville, A.C.L.U. Wrestles With Its Role – The New York Times. Two paragraphs from the article: … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged ACLU, Anthony Romero, Charlottesville, First Amendment, free speech, hate speech, Jim Rutenberg, right to peaceful assembly, right wing media, Scopes trial, The Constitution
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The power of nonviolent protest
A few years ago I visited Birmingham, Alabama for the wedding of two friends. One day, I spent some hours in Birmingham’s Civil Rights Institute, and the arboreal, stunning square across the street, Kelly Ingram Park, now part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged Anne Schwerner, Birmingham Alabama, Birmingham Children's March, Brimingham Civil Rights Institute, Charlottesville, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Gandhi, Kelly Ingram Park, march to Selma, Martin Luther King, Mickey Schwerner, neo-Nazis, New Rochelle High School, passive resistance, racism, The Children's March, Voting Rights Act of 1965, white supremacists
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The One Gun-One Child Act
July 16, 2012 Like many of us, I’ve been worried about the gun violence in my city. These news stories have caused me to revisit the insanely primitive Second Amendment. The Second Amendment is very short. Its use of commas … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged 2d Amendment, Charlottesville, erectile dysfunction, First Amendment, George Zimmerman, gun control, mass paranoid psychosis, NRA, one gun one child act, open carry gun states
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