Bill Smith, ARRA Editor - Note: When the Caesars limited the free speech of the Roman Senators, Roman citizens lost their voice, corruption ensued and eventually even Roman citizens became chattel for the Roman Emperors. Now, the Obamanites* seek to limit the free speech of elected Representatives and Senators. Below we read of "email censorship" of material recorded in the Congressional Record and positions and perceptions of the elected Congress representatives. And, cost is not really a factor as there is none once the email accounts have been established. *[I did not use the word "democrats" or "liberals" because in the past even liberals defended free speech and maybe, just maybe, their speech is now being orchestrated and controlled.]------------------
Penny Starr with CNS News: Rep. John Carter (R-TX) made public at a press conference that an e-mail from the Franking Commission -- which is a bipartisan panel authorized by law to oversee mail and other communications between members of Congress and their constituents that is paid for with federal funds -- asking Carter to change the phrase “government run” health care to "public option." The email said,
“I received the script back from the majority [the Democrats], and there are a couple of changes that need to be made to make it compliant,” . . . “In the first paragraph . . . change ‘House Democrats unveiled a government run health care plan’ to either ‘the house majority (sic) unveiled a public option health care plan’ or ‘Just this past week the House majority (sic) unveiled a health care plan which I believe will cost taxpayers ….’” “Change this on both scripts and send it back to me,”The term was part of an "audio" message recorded by Carter’s staff for a town hall event on health care. Also at the press conference, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) said that his colorful chart on “Obamacare” – which was voted into the record on the floor of the House earlier this month – was rejected by the Franking Commission for use in his communications with constituents.
Rep. Carter asks “Now, why can’t I say what I feel about a plan that I’m being asked to vote upon, that has been debated on the floor of the House on multiple occasions, where multiple numbers of people have used the term ‘government run health care plan?’ . . . In fact, I would submit to you, when you look at this chart, how could you not say it’s a government-run health care plan?
“Why does the Franking Commission have the right to prevent me from freely speaking what I think my folks back home ought to hear and instead tell me I have to speak what the president said last night? I think that is an abridgment of free speech. Why are they so afraid of this chart?” Carter said. “Why are they so afraid of a simple phrase that one member of Congress might say on a telephone town hall? Could it be that they know what this health care plan is?” [Full Story]
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