Sunday, June 8, 2008

What if the First Admendment was treated like the Second

I saw an amusing analogy using what Obama is proposing regarding the second and applying it to the first amendment.

It would include:
  1. Free speech, would require a permit, with education requirements, before a person may criticize the government.
  2. Imprisoning anyone who "falsely accuses a government official of misconduct"
  3. Outlawing "speech that offends anyone without reasonable cause
Extending the analogy I would add:
  1. Permitting a person to only criticize the government once a month.
  2. Requiring any written speech to be stamped with a unique identifier which identifies the speaker.
  3. Banning the poor from having free speech.
  4. Banning criticizing the government within 5 miles of schools
  5. Banning of hiding documents on your person which are critical of the government.
  6. And banning free speech to individuals 21 years old or older.

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