Trump FREAKS OUT as Biden BOXES HIM IN - Legal AF

[Joe_Gadway]

2. The Price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance #1

The ACLU Defends Freedom
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The Sedition Act of 1918 “forbad the use of ‘disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language;’ about the United States Government….”
This law appears to be a wildly unconstitutional violation of freedom of speech, but it was passed by Congress, signed into law by a President, and upheld by the Supreme Court.
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That is how easy it is for freedom to die….
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One person who was prosecuted under the Sedition Act was Eugene Debs, who was arrested for making an anti-war speech in Canton, Ohio.
He was convicted of sedition and sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1919.
Ten years in prison for making a speech!
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Fortunately, the Sedition Act was repealed by a new Congress in 1920.
Eugene Debs was released from prison by a new president in 1921.
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That is how fast freedom can make a comeback….
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its predecessor, the CLB, were started to fight against bad laws like the Sedition Act of 1918.
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Today I started a recurring donation to the ACLU.
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Just in case there are more threats to freedom coming….