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Title: Free speech under attack in progressive California
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San Diego County Political Buzz Examiner
URL Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-10317-San ... tack-in-progressive-California
Published: Oct 2, 2009
Author: Kimberly Dvorak
Post Date: 2009-10-02 20:59:55 by Dakmar
Keywords: None
Views: 148
Comments: 9
While the state continues to flounder in an economic quagmire, unemployment creeps deeper into double digits and residents continue to pay some of the highest taxes in the country; Sacramento lawmakers think it’s time to move on to shutting up the voters in a clear attack on freedom of speech. The California experiment has failed. Lawmakers are failing their constituents. And legislators want to snag the only power a free people have – words. The mentality of the overwhelming Democratic elitists in Sacramento should be ashamed of themselves. The state Senate passed along party line SCR 58 a resolution that would hinder free speech, in particular, my free speech. Under the guise of ‘hate speech’ this resolution would implement new government tactics to draw up guide lines as to what journalists, talk radio, media and Internet content is deemed appropriate. The resolution states, “Hate speech has been defined as speech which threatens imminent unlawful action,” this seems amiable enough, however the resolution doesn’t stop there; “but also, as speech which creates a climate of hate and prejudice, which in turn MAY foster the commission of hate crimes.” Here in lies the problem. What will be deemed hate speech and who will decide whether a word is taken out of context or not? “This is more posturing by the left and SCR 58 is a reflection of the culture in Sacramento,” says George Runner-R California State Senator. When the state is in a heap of trouble financially, the ineptitude of Democratic leadership in Sacramento is trying to tinker with free speech; it’s purely asinine. “This crosses the line of political free speech and this resolution has the ability to turn different viewpoints into hate speech,” Runner explains. SCR 58 was the brainchild of Gil Cedillo-D. The one page resolution targets negative speech in regard to Latinos who remain undocumented in California. Rather than leave this Constitutional Amendment to the Supreme Court, Cedillo undermines Californians to further his withering political clout. “We lawmakers in Sacramento should be only looking at resolutions that will create jobs because without a bright future the state fails,” Runner explains. Also included in the resolution; “The legislature condemns the increase of hate speech in the media and demands accurate and far reporting as well as equal access to counter one-sided hate speech in the media, and in particular, hate speech on television, radio, cable and the Internet.” It’s surprising the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) hasn’t swooped into action and closed down all those hate mongering network and cable television shows. The FCC’s job is to monitor what is transmitted throughout America’s airwaves. If Cedillo wants a little more balance on the Internet, I suggest he rounds up all his supporters and direct them to the public library and start typing. The Internet completely leveled the playing field as far as free speech is concerned. Spending a day discussing this ludicrous resolution in California lends itself to the capability and competence of those in Sacramento driving the state into the ocean. “Discussing anything other than the economy in Sacramento is simply reckless,” Runner said. “The idea of identifying hate speech, I think, is a chill to what we celebrate in America.”
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If one doesn't fit neatly into some government category, they're different and must be fixed.-jethro tull
BILL NUMBER: SCR 58 INTRODUCED INTRODUCED BY Senator Cedillo SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 Relative to hate speech. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SCR 58, as introduced, Cedillo. Freedom of speech: hate speech. This measure would condemn the increase of hate speech in the media, particularly against Latinos, and urge for accurate and fair reporting to counter hate speech on television, radio, cable, and the Internet. Fiscal committee: no. WHEREAS, The media plays a critical role in how the United States Latino community is portrayed, including how Latinos are presented and portrayed to Latino children and to the broader society; and WHEREAS, Hate speech has been defined as speech which threatens imminent unlawful action, but also, as speech which creates a climate of hate and prejudice, which in turn may foster the commission of hate crimes; and WHEREAS, There has been an increase in hate speech in the media, and in particular, hate speech on television, radio, cable, and on the Internet; and WHEREAS, The increase of hate speech in the media, in addition to lack of diversity in the media, media consolidation, and media concentration, are having a profoundly negative impact on the civil rights of Latinos and on society as a whole; and WHEREAS, Studies indicate that there is a correlation between hate speech in the media and hate crimes against Latinos; and WHEREAS, Unsubstantiated, inflammatory, and inaccurate information is disseminated and promoted in the public sphere about undocumented immigrants and Latinos in general, causing an escalating life-threatening movement against all Latinos; and WHEREAS, A recently released FBI report documents that Hispanics comprise 62.8 percent of victims of crimes motivated by a bias toward the victims' ethnicity or national origin, an increase of 35 percent from 2003 to 2006. During that same period, more than 300 anti-immigration groups formed, with half labeled as "nativist extremists." Moreover, the violence is directed at all Latinos, whether undocumented or not, because of the indistinguishable characteristics of Latino subgroups; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature condemns the increase of hate speech in the media and demands accurate and fair reporting as well as equal access to counter one-sided hate speech in the media, and in particular, hate speech on television, radio, cable, and the Internet; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
Latinos and hispanics are core members of the US zionist victim cult, calling themselves Diversity....
I don't live in California abymore, but I still listen to KSFO's morning show over the Internet. The latest I heard was that the leading candidate for governor is ex-Governor Moonbeam, Jerry Nrown. California is dommed.
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Sometimes people do get the government they deserve, although I feel bad for the three of four dozen Californians who aren't crazy.
In 2007, the FBI reported on concern about white supremacists recruiting soldiers, saying "hundreds" of neo-Nazis were in the active military. But in April, a Department of Homeland Security report on extremism that reiterated much the same point was widely criticized by veterans groups and some conservative politicians as being unpatriotic, leading the Justice Department to retract the DHS report. Critics acknowledge that extremism in the Army is a touchy political subject. This is a parody, right??
For those who think term limits is a good idea, that's what it brought us in California.
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"If, from the more wretched parts of the old world, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude. Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without tribute." --Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
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This is a parody, right??
"If, from the more wretched parts of the old world, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude. Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without tribute." --Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
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