A) Do you think this post will be watched/screened by the govt?
Yes, of course. I'm certain that some government bureaucrat somewhere is subscribed to talk_politics.
And -- very bluntly -- don't worry.
B) Do you think this post *should be* watched/screened by the govt?
If you don't want things watched/screened by the government, don't post them on a public Internet site.
Everyone, even out-of-work folk, can watch this post.
C) What do you think of the statement made in the song: "A leader is not the center of a democracy"
The people are the center of a democracy. And we change leaders every four or eight years.
D) What do you think of the statement made in the song that begins at: "America, all your enemies come from within..." and ends with "your demise comes from your own hands"
Partly true, partly false. Osama bin Laden was not from within the United States. Neither was Hitler.
E) What do you think of the song overall?
Too damn depressing.
F) Should such a song be protected under the first amendment/freedom of speech?
HELL YES. Of course. Absolutely.
Just Tom Clancy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_of_Honor) has First Amendment protections.
You have theright to discuss a song like Kill the President. You have the right to write a song like Kill the President. You have the right to perform it. It's fine. Really.
and for my own safety/peace of mind:
G) Let me repeat how clear I wish to be: I want no harm to come to Obama/Bush/Clinton/Bush/Carter [we got any other living presidents?] nor do I want harm to come to any of our elected officials, regardless of how much I may disagree with their politics
You're definitely worrying too much. It's just a song.
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Date: 19/7/10 05:28 (UTC)Yes, of course. I'm certain that some government bureaucrat somewhere is subscribed to
And -- very bluntly -- don't worry.
B) Do you think this post *should be* watched/screened by the govt?
If you don't want things watched/screened by the government, don't post them on a public Internet site.
Everyone, even out-of-work folk, can watch this post.
C) What do you think of the statement made in the song: "A leader is not the center of a democracy"
The people are the center of a democracy. And we change leaders every four or eight years.
D) What do you think of the statement made in the song that begins at: "America, all your enemies come from within..." and ends with "your demise comes from your own hands"
Partly true, partly false. Osama bin Laden was not from within the United States. Neither was Hitler.
E) What do you think of the song overall?
Too damn depressing.
F) Should such a song be protected under the first amendment/freedom of speech?
HELL YES. Of course. Absolutely.
Just Tom Clancy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_of_Honor) has First Amendment protections.
You have theright to discuss a song like Kill the President. You have the right to write a song like Kill the President. You have the right to perform it. It's fine. Really.
and for my own safety/peace of mind:
G) Let me repeat how clear I wish to be: I want no harm to come to Obama/Bush/Clinton/Bush/Carter [we got any other living presidents?] nor do I want harm to come to any of our elected officials, regardless of how much I may disagree with their politics
You're definitely worrying too much. It's just a song.