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  • #46
    ^dumbest post I've ever seen on Apolyton.

    Individuals and news agencies are private sources.

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    • #47
      You must never read your own posts.
      Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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      • #48
        We should start lobbying for the removal of lobbyism.
        Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.-Isaiah 41:10
        I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made - Psalms 139.14a
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        • #49
          Originally posted by Comrade Snuggles
          Probably the best thing to do would be to ban advertisements by private sources. That leaves individuals and news agencies free to print what they like. People can write letters and editorials.
          Why do you hate freedom of speech?
          I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
          For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

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          • #50
            Originally posted by Comrade Snuggles

            There are ways around that, of course, like printing your own paper, buying a network, etc., but that's pretty extreme.
            Oh, are you referring to Rupert Murdock and Fox News?
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            • #51
              Originally posted by DinoDoc
              Why do you hate freedom of speech?


              Because, pronouncements of SCOTUS to the contrary, money is not speech. Everyone should have the same right to speak. No one should have more rights simply because they have more money.
              Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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              • #52
                BTW: Everyone keeps talking about freedom of speech.

                Why has no one mentioned the freedom to petition the government for a redress of grievances?

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                • #53
                  Because in its most literal form, that's one of the more idiotic parts of the Constitution and rightly ignored. In a more general interpretation, it's indistinguishable from freedom of speech.

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                  • #54
                    Originally posted by DinoDoc
                    Why do you hate freedom of speech?
                    Why do you love special interests with enough money to get their way by using relentless speech?
                    I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
                    - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

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                    • #55
                      You think it has something to do with the Olive Branch Petition -- the one sent to King George III in 1776 seeking a peaceful resolution to their disputes. He didn't even read it, and so the colonies declared independence.

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                      • #56
                        Originally posted by Zkribbler
                        You think it has something to do with the Olive Branch Petition -- the one sent to King George III in 1776 seeking a peaceful resolution to their disputes. He didn't even read it, and so the colonies declared independence.
                        To hell with that. They need to just STFU!
                        I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
                        - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

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                        • #57
                          Originally posted by Kidicious

                          relentless speech?
                          If you look around and think everyone else is an *******, you're the *******.

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                          • #58
                            You can do that when you can pay people to speak for you.

                            They need to be removed from power completely.
                            I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
                            - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

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                            • #59
                              Funny, I don't feel like I'm generating a relentless amount of speech And I sure as **** don't have any power :P
                              If you look around and think everyone else is an *******, you're the *******.

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                              • #60
                                Originally posted by Timexwatch
                                Funny, I don't feel like I'm generating a relentless amount of speech And I sure as **** don't have any power :P
                                Good for you. Don't start either or you'll be on my **** list.
                                I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
                                - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

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