Enough already.....
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This Saturday Senator Gordon Smith was in Pendleton (is hometown) to talk to his supporters at the local Republican Headquaters. The local paper mentioned that Democratic supporters of Jeff Merkley would be on the sidewalk in front having a "rally" to heckle Sen. Smith. And yes, they did meet and heckle Smith's supporters. I deposited my ballot on 10/20/08 the first day the ballot box was set in front of the courthouse, isn't that enough?
As a democrat I voted against Sen. Smith, but to "rally" in front of the meeting is going too far. The race is a 50/50 tie and the local democrats have done a good job getting out the vote, it is amazing to see how many Obama/Biden signs in yards around town, but are we taking things too far??
As a democrat I voted against Sen. Smith, but to "rally" in front of the meeting is going too far. The race is a 50/50 tie and the local democrats have done a good job getting out the vote, it is amazing to see how many Obama/Biden signs in yards around town, but are we taking things too far??
If Sarah Palin and John McCain can spew words at Barack Obama like terrorist, socialist, and communist at their rallies then the Republican from Oregon can stand a bit of heckling.
Freedom of speech is not only defending the ideas of those who agree with us, but about tolerating the ideas of those who don't.
Freedom of speech is as much about my right to disagreee as it is about my right to support another's perspective.
Freedom of speech is the freedom to say what you think, freedom of speech is the freedom to tell someone else you think they are full of it.