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Friday, 08 June 2012
Standing up for Free Speech: National Day of Blogger Silence
Perhaps National Day of Blogger Silence is a misnomer. We won't be silenced! But we will be focused. Focused like a laser on the nefarious antics of Brett Kimberlin and his demented army of thugs. And not, as our political associates would like, on the things they care about, such as elections and fundraising.
Why? So our elected representatives will take notice of our plight, and bring the auspices of their good offices to bear on our behalf.
It's called petitioning our government for a redress of grievances and it too is a fundamental right of all who embrace Liberty and Freedom.
Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) is standing up for our rights. So is Texas Rep. Kenny Marchant.
Thank you gentlemen. You understand the value of free speech to the foundations of our Republic.
Some of you will say, "oy vey, another blog war?" and move on. And if this was merely a war of words I'd agree. But sadly, it's so much more.
Kimberlin's cronies went after Ali Akbar's mother. Even if you're not sure where the line is, attacking mom is pretty far across it.
Kimberlin uses lawfare and SLAPP lawsuits to silence his critics, because he can't counter with facts and actual arguments. His dissembling has already resulted in blogger Aaron Walker being jailed, and enjoined from blogging for six months. Yeah, that pesky First Amendment, it doesn't apply to mere bloggers.
Fortunately some big name lawyers have stepped up to counter Kimberlin's jailhouse legal shenanigans. Justice will be done.
But it gets worse. Far and away the Kimberlin crowd's favorite weapon is SWAT-ting.
These hoaxes occur "when a perpetrator contacts local police to report a violent incident at a target's home." Callers disguise their true identities and locations in order to provoke a potentially deadly SWAT/police response descending upon the targets' homes.
As online conservatives and now ABC News have reported, recent SWAT-ting victims include New Jersey-based Mike Stack, a blogger and Twitter user targeted last summer after helping to expose disgraced former N.Y. Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiners shady social activities; California blogger Patrick Frey, a deputy district attorney at Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office who recently posted a bone-chilling account and audio of his summer 2011 SWATting at his blog, Patterico.com; and CNN Contributor and RedState.com managing editor Erick Erickson, whose Georgia home was targeted by a faker claiming an "accidental shooting" there late last month.
This isn't a blog war; it's domestic terrorism. The FBI ought to be involved. And they would be, of course, if the targets were any of the typical liberal "victim" groups who've translated their vacuous whinging into official governmental protection from "dangerous right-wing bogeymen."
There's no left-vs-right angle to Free Speech. Either you have it, or you
don't. That's why our elected representatives need to act, and act now.
The Constitution they swore to uphold is under attack.
Posted at 10:27 by Chris Wysocki
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