My takeaway is this: it is obvious that Liberals are open minded. Conservatives are closed minded.

Intelligent people tend to be open minded by nature, as evidenced from those who are prone to comment in these forums. Those who struggle with intelligent conversations, due to their handicap, tend to be closed minded and shut down conversations that do not fit in with their preconceived notions.

In essence this exchange proves this adage to be true…..

Not all Republicans are stupid….but all stupid people tend to be republicans…….

lol

Gladly. Johnson and Nixon both (both parties)
“A ban on picketing the White House was recommended. Instead, President Johnson and later Nixon combated the picketers through a variety of legal and illegal harassment, including limiting their numbers in certain venues and demanding letter-perfect permits for every activity.” (Source: http://www.studyworld.com/Antiwar_Movement.htm

Then we have Clinton’s wonderful assault on pro-lifers. Supposedly designed to “protect” those going to clinics, but in reality moved protesters away from there.

“The constitutionality of FACE might also be challenged because clinic blockades and intimidation could be considered expressive conduct that is protected by the First Amendment. Some legal scholars have argued this to be the case because such forms of abortion protest are not primarily meant to be instrumental in preventing abortions taking place as meant to be very noticeable expressions of one’s opinion on the morality and legality of abortion.”

(Source: http://www.cas.sc.edu/socy/faculty/deflem/zFACEency.html)

“I would also remind you that the Constitution wasn’t enacted until 1787. Thus not having a warrant wasn’t really a constitutional crisis.”

I will concede the point, but my point was raised because you invoked the Founding Fathers. They had no problem doing the same thing in time of war. But I do believe we had a Constitution in World War II right? How about World War I?

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07132007/civilliberties.html

Don’t you just hate facts….

I would also remind you that the Constitution wasn’t enacted until 1787. Thus not having a warrant wasn’t really a constitutional crisis, what with no constitution and all, in 1775. Now in 2007, we do have a Constitution and a FISA statute.

Please provide any examples that you have of a consistent policy of “free speech zones” I would be happy to see any beyond your pathetic attempt to rewrite history.

My my Cassandra…how insensitive. Such a politically incorrect statement. Equating conservatives to people with mental challenges? You might lose your libby card for that one…

Hope everyone is sufficiently appalled at Chris’ view of the world from his front seat on the conservative shortbus.

You mean to tell me you support England over the US of a in the “World Cup.” ???

Get thee behind me traitor!

‘merica is number 1 !!!