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Forcing us to accept your perverted "against nature" Drag Queen/Gay/Socialist/Fascist/Marxist/Communist/Racist/Insurrection/Liberal ways, is NOT free speech.

WHO is forcing you to become religious?

WHO is forcing you to become heterosexual or accept ONLY heterosexuality as a way of life?

Florida vs. California on Free Speech

A new index of state regulations on political expression HAS THEM BOTH near the bottom-and Wisconsin on top.

By The Editorial Board

Review & Outlook: What started as a row over parental rights legislation has resulted in the Walt Disney Company losing special privileges in Florida-and serves as a wake-up call for other CEOs.

Political debate is at the core of the First Amendment, but too often politicians seek to regulate it for election campaigns. At the federal level, the Justices have been active in striking down overweening regulations on political expression. For the latest, see this year's ruling in Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz.

But fewer skeptical eyes are on the 50 states, which is why it's worth spending a few minutes to read a new report from the Institute for Free Speech. It's an index of how state laws and regulations treat political committees, grass-roots advocacy, independent expenditures, and the like. The results aren't partisan, and they're probably not what you expect.

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/florida-vs-california-on-free-speech-report- institute-for-free-speech-index-11658183228? utm_source=ourcommunitynow&utm_medium=web

The LEFT'S Suppression of Free Speech

https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/opinion-free-expression/the-left-suppression-of- speech/f5b352cc-21e8-44f4-a71b-f8ccd1583cc1

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Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa finish on top of the ranking. No surprise that New York is dead last. Other states near the bottom are California (No. 44) and Connecticut (49), but also Alaska (42) and Florida (43).

What's so cloudy about speech in the Sunshine State? The report says a mere $500.01 in spending triggers a registration rule for political committees, and that figure isn't adjusted for inflation. Florida also has other low reporting thresholds, as well as long disclaimers and unclear legal definitions.

Forty-five states, according to the institute, "have statutes that are of questionable constitutionality and would likely not survive, if challenged in court." These include low registration thresholds (under $1,000) for political committees: "As one court put it, 'the informational interest' of reports from such small groups 'is outweighed by the substantial and serious burdens' that such reports entail."

Nineteen states have dubious laws "prohibiting false political speech, as determined by politicians and regulators," says the report. Also: "For over a decade it has been clear that it is unconstitutional to limit contributions to independent expenditure-only political committees, more commonly known as 'super PACs.'" Yet 22 states "still have unconstitutional laws that fail to recognize super PACs."

Even if such laws prove to be unenforceable if challenged in court, they can nonetheless chill speech. Other policy questions are less clear cut, but the institute has thoughts. Some states require disclosure of candidate donations as low as $1. "Subjecting donors of such small amounts to the risks of public disclosure must be weighed against the benefit of reducing corruption," the report argues. "Incredibly, 44 states have at least one donor reporting threshold below $200."

The institute argues for eliminating public disclosure of a donor's employer. Such reporting, it says, inevitably results in misleading narratives like "Candidate Jones receives the most money from Big Tech," which isn't an accurate way to describe contributions by many varying individuals. Mandatory disclaimers, the report adds, "should be short, unbiased, and flexible to allow for different types of speech and yet unseen methods of technological innovation." For other ideas, lawmakers can jump to a five-page summary titled, "How States Can Improve."

Reporting thresholds might sound like a dull topic, but they can tie up average Joes. "Complex regulations impede independent scholars, small groups of advocates, and passionate citizens from making a difference," the institute says. "The only voices who can speak effectively are those already in power-the professionalized political actors with the resources necessary to operate in an increasingly legalistic and bureaucratic environment."

The bottom line is that whether they live in Florida or California or any place in between, citizens shouldn't need a legal team on retainer to speak out on political issues.

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Joe Biden Is More Racist Than Republicans

"Americans can't distinguish "between a South Korean and someone from
Beijing." - Joe Biden

Yup... they all look alike, Joe.

Old-Rich-White-Religious Freak, Joe Biden Bragged About His Ability to Work With Racists

Old-Rich-White-Religious Freak, Joe Biden Brags About a Segregationist Democrat Not Calling Him "Boy" Like He Did Others

Used Racist Term "Roaches" to Describe Black Kids Who Felt His Hairy Legs

Praised Democrat Segregationist Sen. John Stennis(D) as "Man of Character"

"Segregation Is Good for Black People" - Joe Biden

"(The) Democrat Party Needs More People Like Racist Democrat Governor George Wallace." - Joe Biden

Gave Speech About What's "Good for the Negro"

"... if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black..." - Joe Biden

"If my opponent wins, they're going to put y'all back in chains." - Joe Biden

Funny, since Democrats have been KEEPING Blacks "in chains" for 60 years, and PUT them there, in the first place. Lincoln and Frederick Douglas and H.R. Revels, Benjamin S. Turner, Josiah T. Walls, Joseph H. Rainey, Robert C. De Large, Jefferson H. Long, R. Brown Elliot were ALL Republicans

http://www.wordfoundations.com/wp- content/uploads/2016/08/First_Colored_Senator_and_Representatives.jpg

"Unless we do something about this, my children are going to grow up in a jungle." - Joe Biden

Jungle: Slang term for a city or urban area.

"You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." - Joe Biden

Only people from India can work at 7-11?

"Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids" - Joe Biden... as opposed to "White Kids"? That would imply all poor kids are Black.

"I do not buy the concept, popular in the '60s, which said, "We have suppressed the black man for 300 years." - Joe Biden

Seems that THAT'S exactly what Democrats have been saying, ever since they found out that they could buy their votes so easily with free shit.

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean." - Joe Biden

What... they're not SUPPOSED to be?

"We (Delawareans) were on the South's side in the Civil War." - Joe Biden

"I mean these Shylocks (Jews) who took advantage of, um, these women and men while overseas." - Joe Biden (Not "racist", per se, but still...)

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