See the little yellow square

[henryclay]

I guess that would be called the "Freedom of Speech Square" in Genesee County, Michigan, because that's why it was painted there.

Earlier this summer, The Detroit News reports, Denise Miller sat at a picnic table near the beach at the Linden County Park in Genesee County, Mich., gathering signatures as part of a campaign to recall Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.

She was told she had to have a permit:

But after she applied for and received the permit, she discovered the parks office had limited her to a tiny "Freedom of Speech Area" that she says is located 20 feet from a remote corner of a parking lot and far from foot traffic.

Now wonder of wonders. . . . she wanted to politic against a Republican , , , the park essentially shut her down , , , , and glory unto them, the ACLU is on her side. What is the world coming to?

www.wnd.com/?pageId=329281

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

This has been going on for decades on college campuses, and other government owned and subsidized property. The idea that a permit is even required is offensive. Free speech, is free speech.

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

So they paint the grass yellow? Does that hurt the grass? I wonder if I could paint mine green?

[Virgil Showlion]

You have the right to do as we tell you.

[cme1201]

Aug 7, 2011 18:36:58 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

So they paint the grass yellow? Does that hurt the grass? I wonder if I could paint mine green?

SURE, many Painting center have an exact match technology, bring in a blade of grss and they will make you a can of out-door paint in the perfect color of Dried Twig to match the rest of the lawn. ;D

[chiver78]

Aug 7, 2011 17:56:58 GMT -5 henryclay said:

I guess that would be called the "Freedom of Speech Square" in Genesee County, Michigan, because that's why it was painted there.

Earlier this summer, The Detroit News reports, Denise Miller sat at a picnic table near the beach at the Linden County Park in Genesee County, Mich., gathering signatures as part of a campaign to recall Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.

She was told she had to have a permit:

But after she applied for and received the permit, she discovered the parks office had limited her to a tiny "Freedom of Speech Area" that she says is located 20 feet from a remote corner of a parking lot and far from foot traffic.

Now wonder of wonders. . . . she wanted to politic against a Republican , , , the park essentially shut her down , , , , and glory unto them, the ACLU is on her side. What is the world coming to?

www.wnd.com/?pageId=329281

y'know, my first reaction to this post was "wow, I need to go find one of those Westboro Baptist Church threads. there's definitely some hypocrisy between this thread and comments made on those threads!" I found this instead, which was much better:
notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=politics&thread=10641&page=1#429430

Jun 29, 2011 16:10:16 GMT -5 henryclay said:

That is why we're granted "Freedom of Speech" not "Freedom from speech that you don't want to hear".

But only SOME speech, yankee, only SOME speech. Witness the valdictorian in Texas who was not allowed to say the word "Amen" in her address to the graduating class. Similarly a review of this forum will disclose several adjectives and adverbs included in some extremely un-complimentary phrases about people who would utter words like that in public.

I wonder what would be the outcome, and how long it wouod take it to mainifest itself, if a poster here closed each of their posts with the prayer, "Amen, Thy will be done"?

so this is the SOME speech that gets squashed - political rhetoric against a Republican. I guess that's okay, because it's distasteful.

[henryclay]

Well, chiver. All I can say is that Michigan has a heavily fortified Republican majority in Lansing and their parks are under pressure from developers. So, , in an effort to maintain their "return to nature" ambyaonse, allowing any willy nilly anti-Republican caterwalling in one of the parks might be considered a distraction.

The way this one has been handled so far might, , , if it the shoe was on the other foot, , , just be considered a job security measure.

Of course the ACLU coming out in support of a Democratic effort to unseat a Republican is no surprise.