Tag Archives: Free Speech

NH Senate Passes Gag Order on Therapists, Pastors, and Others. Will Gov. Sununu Sign It?

Yesterday, by a vote of 14-10, the New Hampshire State Senate passed HB587, a lawyer-up bill so badly written that it will not just compel speech. It will place a gag order on therapists, counselors, nurses, clergy, coaches, and anyone who might … Continue reading

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Republicans Against Free Speech

Carolyn McKinney’s rebuttal to “some Republicans” pushing to remove the word ‘traditional’ as a qualifier to the word ‘marriage’ in the New Hampshire Republican State Platform is brilliant. It’s so good those Republicans don’t want you to read it. (If you have … Continue reading

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“Just here to do my job,” says First Amendment foe (Security, cops)

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Cops called to govt. meeting because camera, Fifth Amendment

I question some government officials on camera as they enter the “College / City Commission” meeting at Keene State College. The meeting is public, but one of the participants tells the others she’s going to call security. As long as … Continue reading

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Charming Keene official invites me to public meeting, right before I get ejected

‘ Ian Freeman of FreeKeeene.com reports that “Upon visiting with one of the college directors in his office…I was told that not even KSC students may hand out fliers on campus!” He’s referring to Keene State College, but the reported … Continue reading

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Anti-selectmen signs disputed before town elections

GILMANTON, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire town building inspector has asked property owners to take down signs suggesting selectmen don’t support the police, saying the messages appear to violate an ordinance against political signs. | More at AP News

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Disturbing UNH Campus Climate Report Never Mentions Free Speech

Last September, the University System of New Hampshire released a preliminary report on Campus Climate. Its purpose was to institutionalize the bunching of panties after students wearing sombreros and fake mustaches at a Cinco de Mayo party on campus rustled some social justice jimmies. … Continue reading

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Dem’s Using Russia Narrative To Silence Speech They Oppose

Democrats are always talking about ‘change,’ but more than two decades ago First Lady Hillary Clinton was using FBI files to target political opponents out of the West Wing of the White House. Jump to today and the FBI has … Continue reading

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Progressives Are Making A Big Mistake Abandoning Freedom Of Speech

I recently read a downright alarming opinion piece. It worried me in a multitude of ways. It worried me, first of all, because of what it said about the future of political discourse in our society; about the condition of … Continue reading

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Twitter: We Used To Believe In Free Speech But Not So Much Anymore

Business Insider reports that a Twitter executive named Sinead McSweeney spoke to British politicians Tuesday and made clear that the company no longer believes the answer to bad speech is more speech. Instead, McSweeney says Twitter is now on a “journey” … Continue reading

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