“It’s
not that liberals are ignorant, it’s just that they know so much that isn’t
so.” Ronald Reagan
A
recent “critique” of my letter was so erroneous that it was almost
laughable. I had pointed out that there
are exceptions to protections regarding freedom of speech such as libel,
slander, defamation, threats (“fighting words”), obscenity, child pornography
and language that is incendiary or likely to incite to riot. If my critic had even a modicum of knowledge
of constitutional law, he would know that these examples are not
“childish”. Case law is replete with
situations where sanctions are imposed in each of these areas because the
speech was not constitutionally protected.
It is frequently speech that escalates crime to “hate crime” calling for
enhanced penalties. Search engines are
your friend. Use them before you suggest
that I have a “perverted version of the constitution”!
He
then shifts to the “Russian collusion delusion.” After numerous investigations, countless
hours and thousands upon thousands of dollars, where’s the evidence? Where’s the proof? Where’s the crime? It’s not like President Trump’s spouse
received $500,000 for a single speech or the Trump Foundation received millions
of dollars from Russian oligarchs as did Bill and Hillary Clinton. And when the FBI launched their investigation
into Russian hacking, the RNC gave them full access to their computers and
servers but the DNC did NOT! Methinks
it’s curious at best.
Finally,
he complains about racist language used against Barack Obama. I have never used such language nor do I
condone those who do. Therefore, this
complaint is irrelevant to my letter but consistent with his previous erroneous
observations. Please find another foil
for your foolish, ad hominem strawman arguments.
In
the future, “better to remain silent and
be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.”
