republicans are trying again to curb free speech and silence opposition
the republican party must be beginning to realise that this country really wants the current administration out of power and is hence beginning to do what it does best: steamroll over dissent, fight screaming and kicking as loudly as possible using every mechanism at their disposal to scare the opposition into quivering fear and silence, whether their agument is supported by truth or is indeed fabricated.the latest ploy to silence the opposition and to prevent americans from learning the truth about bush & co was implemented yesterday, when the republican national committee told televisions stations across the US not to broadcast ads from moveon.org voters fund alleging the political organisation is paying for them with funds raised in violation of the current campaign-finance law. as it happens, the law permits precisely this use of money for advertising and has done so for the past twenty-five years.
while every socially responsible american should be moved to taking action, republicans should realise that these tactics betray fundamental american values as well conservative ideals. your party and elected officials need to know you disapprove. go ahead, ring the rnc at 202.863.8500 and tell them you stand firmly against the party's attempts to curb political free-speech in this country. believe me, they tally every single comment they receive on any issue. you may also wish to tell them that you'll make sure you'll watch the ads now and that you can do so on the web and see how they like them apples!
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