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   John Massey to All   
   H.R. 347   
   15 Mar 12 08:21:18   
   
   Wow one of the following came from   
      
    .huffingtonpost.com/john-w-whitehead/tresspass-bill_b_1321224.html   
      
   and the other came from   
      
    WND.com   
      
   They seem to agree which is which?  (without checking)   
      
   In a terse online statement, the White House has confirmed that Barack Obama   
   has signed into law an update of restrictions around the White House, the vice   
   president's resident and other locations - a move critics say signals the "end   
   to free speech."   
   The White House said yesterday Obama "signed into law: H.R. 347, the 'Federal   
   Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011,' which makes it a   
   federal crime to enter or remain knowingly in any restricted area of the White   
   House, the vice president's official residence, or their respective grounds   
   without lawful authority."   
      
      
   "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the   
   press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the   
   government for a redress of grievances." -- First Amendment to the U.S.   
   Constitution   
   One of the key ingredients in a democracy is the right to freely speak our   
   minds to those who represent us. In fact, it is one of the few effective tools   
   we have left to combat government corruption and demand accountability. But   
   now, even that right is being chipped away by statutes and court rulings which   
   weaken our ability to speak freely. Activities which were once considered a   
   major component of democratic life in America are now being criminalized.   
   Making matters worse, politicians have gone to great lengths in recent years   
   to evade their contractual, constitutional duty to make themselves available   
   to us and hear our grievances. That is what representative government is all   
   about.   
      
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