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Tuesday, October 6. 2009

Three on free speech

- The FTC and the internet: Insanity, inanity - and danger.


- Also Insty: YOU CAN’T SAY THAT: At the UN, Obama Administration backs limits on free speech. As the piece in the Weekly Standard begins:



The Obama administration has marked its first foray into the UN human rights establishment by backing calls for limits on freedom of expression. The newly-minted American policy was rolled out at the latest session of the UN Human Rights Council, which ended in Geneva on Friday. American diplomats were there for the first time as full Council members and intent on making friends.



That is creepy.


- And in Ottowa, Mark Steyn and Ezra Levant testify to the Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Monday (h/t, SDA). Videos at YouTube. Here's one of them (the second one):


Posted by The Barrister in Politics at 12:54 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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Barrister,

I watched all 7 vids, yesterday, and it was eye-opening. Two questions:

1/ Did you watch all 7?

2/ Do you see any concerns (crystal-balling) for my good neighbours south o' the 49th with regards to you current POTUS? I can see a parallel...maybe because I've been watching (and voting against this bu**$**t for years up here)...to no avail it appears.

My American neighbours shoukld be very, very wary IMO.

Cheers.
#1 Garry on 2009-10-06 15:11 (Reply)
Not all of them yet. Maybe tonight.
#1.1 theb on 2009-10-06 16:09 (Reply)
I'll check for spelling next time or quit typing with my toes!!
#1.2 Garry on 2009-10-06 19:57 (Reply)
"don't tread on me" figures really big in this debate.
steyn and levant are both outstanding examples of civic responsibility in action.

i believe one of the "bloc" members of parliament (later during questions) said his wife works in some capacity for the quebec "human rights" commission.

there was a time when individuals would step aside when questions in public service ran too close to home.

i'll bet a buck that says sec13 is going to go the way of the dinosaur.
#2 johnnyonline on 2009-10-07 02:16 (Reply)
Ottowa?
#3 concrete on 2009-10-07 09:41 (Reply)

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