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Originally posted by taxwonk
And the passing comments turned into PMs to RT with federal criminal statutes cited. I don'yt know if it Was Mr. Hand who sent the PMs or not, and in any event, I'm not pointing fingers at anyone.
But I stand by what I said. If even the lawyers can be manipulated into worrying about their ability to engage in political discourse, then the general public is really in trouble.
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So wishing death upon the President is "political discourse" now?
Hank mentioned where I stand politically. Yes, I most likely will vote for Bush, but I am generally pretty moderate. Stem cell research is not a big issue for me personally, but I think the administration is probably being too restrictive on it.
That said, I come from a military family, and when someone makes statements about harm befalling the Commander in Chief, no matter who they may be, YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I am offended.
I'm not ashamed one bit to say that after I made my post in the hopes it might spur some self-editing I communicated with RT as a Moderator about whether the specific comment about Bush (and not anything about the substance of Wonk's position on the issue) was appropriate to remain on the board. No one broke out the US Code, and frankly, no one should have to when making such a decision. Others may have commented as well, but I don't know.
I like and respect Wonk, but I just think he can make his point without resorting to such rhetoric about the President. The Admins. here do a yeoman service and I think the evidence shows they have acted with a great deal of restraint in the last 18 months or so. That said, they also take on the burden on dealing with any repercussions (however remote their possibility) that might result from what occurs here. So, unless others who question their actions are willing to step up and shoulder the responsibililty, I too think we should cut them some slack.
Let's move on.
