Friday, October 31, 2008

I'm Just a Caveman (Woman)

Colin brought an interesting story to my attention. Governor Palin is not really up on the Bill of Rights. Article 1 of the Bill of Rights mentions the right to free speech:

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Simple enough. Glenn Greenwald of salon.com wasn't too impressed with Ms. Palin's interpretation of Article 1. Not to worry. We have these down-home smart folk in our country:

That is free speech too. O.K. I don't like it, but I'm not ready to say it should be illegal. And illegal is what Article 1 is all about.

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