DEMOCRACY'S REGRESSION; DISSENT STIFLED

CITIZENS SILENCED FOR SPEAKING OUT, FOR CRITICIZING BUSH ADMIN. ACTIONS,
THREATENED, LOST JOBS . an administration that demands assent, no dissent.
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/02/21/democracys_regression.php

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(wrote to local paper): VA NURSE Laura Berg wrote a letter to her local newspaper, the Alibi.Subsequently threatened with a charge of Sedition.xxArticle first, then copy of her letter,

http://www.alibi.com/editorial/section_display.php?di=2006-02-09&scn=news&scn_page_num=0#14093 .................................................................................

(federal law governing sedition) also treason and subversive activities. Click on number beside title of crime. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sup_01_18_10_I_20_115.html Note: this url worked perfectly last night; today I get "page not found". To access the law page, click on the highlighted phrase "federal law governing sedition" in the text of the article.

(who was threatened with dire consequences)NASA Chief Backs Agency Openness) http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbc.dll/article?AID=/20060204/ZNYT02/602040703 ..

...follow up: Bush Appointee Steps Down From Post at NASA ; lied about degree. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-nasa9feb09,0,5810060.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

(forced to resign posts) Palace Revolt . Fed. employees who disagreed with policies, forced out. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11079547/site/newsweek

See Granny's post below: "Republican Dissent." They'd better be careful, but thank God they have guts enough to stand against the wrongs.b

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