Calling BS on Obama’s use of law enforcement to silence his critics
“The Barack Obama campaign is asking Missouri law enforcement to target anyone who lies or runs a misleading TV ad during the presidential campaign,” News 4 reported.
“They want to remind voters that Obama is a Christian who wants to cut taxes for those making less than $250,000 a year,” said KMOV reporter John Mills.
The Barack Obama Truth Squad is an initiative based on pure unadulterated Marxism, a Marxism where the end justifies the means. Through the Marxist dialectic, Marxists are taught to lie and to accuse their detractors of lying.
Let it be remembered that on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, Barack Hussein Obama became the only truth.
And let it be remembered that also on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt called BS! on this attempt to silence free speech:
What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment.
This abuse of the law for intimidation insults the most sacred principles and ideals of Jefferson. I can think of nothing more offensive to Jefferson’s thinking than using the power of the state to deprive Americans of their civil rights. The only conceivable purpose of Messrs. McCulloch, Obama and the others is to frighten people away from expressing themselves, to chill free and open debate, to suppress support and donations to conservative organizations targeted by this anti-civil rights, to strangle criticism of Mr. Obama, to suppress ads about his support of higher taxes, and to choke out criticism on television, radio, the Internet, blogs, e-mail and daily conversation about the election.
Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts - not a free society.
Now, here is a statement from Joyce:
As a citizen, I believe that elections should be about issues. I also have enormous respect for our First Amendment and freedom of speech. My sole purpose in participating in this initiative is about getting truthful information to the voters. This has never been or never will be about prosecuting people.
Clearly there are those who are attempting to twist the purpose of this initiative for their own benefit. This attack is a great example of how the truth is distorted in campaigns and what we’re trying to stand up against. [emphasis added]
Joyce and liberal bloggers are spinning this as an attempt by conservatives to squelch the free speech rights of St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer. However, these people are all in elected public positions in the local law enforcement and judicial systems and as such are not ordinary citizens. By virtue of their positions they carry the color of authority as well as a duty to pursue their official tasks in an unbiased manner.
IF these people were committing to target anyone who lies or runs a misleading TV ad during the presidential campaign REGARDLESS of the target of the ad, they would be well within their rights. But to openly and publicly state that they will pursue enforcement of the law on a partisan basis is a gross violation of the law and I CALL BS! on them!
Tags: boyer, Civil Rights, color of authority, free speech, joyce, mcculloch, missouri, Obama
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