|
|
||||||||
 |
Defending Free Speech Leaves Top Obama Department of Justice Official Speechless
by Andrew E. Harrod
Faith Freedom Blog
August 6, 2012
https://www.legal-project.org/2858/defending-free-speech-leaves-top-obama-department
Excerpt:
Republican Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02) has posted a revealing YouTube segment of his questioning of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez in the House of Representatives on July 26, 2012. Franks repeatedly asked Perez whether the Obama administration's Department of Justice "will never entertain or advance a proposal that criminalizes speech against any religion." Rather than expressing a clear opposition to any such proposal contravening the free speech principles enshrined in the American Constitution's First Amendment, Perez continually asked for contextual clarification of the question and specific examples of policy proposals that he could "actively review."
Read the complete original version of this item...
receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list
Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project.
Geert Wilders Lauds Legal Project
"Last June, I was acquitted of all charges by an Amsterdam court. The Middle East Forum's Legal Project ... was always there to help, advise and assist ... The importance of the MEF's Legal Project in reclaiming free expression and political discourse ... cannot be overestimated."
— Geert Wilders, September 29, 2011