Freedom of Speech

Tonight, my aunt found a wadded up piece of notebook paper in my grandmother’s driveway. It read as follows:

GIVE ME A BREAK!

Just for the record, the freedom of speech of every United States citizen is protected an [sic] ensured by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. I think it is completely disgusting that the FCC, a government group that consists of appointed not elected people, can analyze, judge, and pick and choose what someone can say and hear on the radio and TV.

I have in my car still my sign from Bush’s visit that reads “America is a Free Speech Zone”, in the backseat in such a way that it is easily readable from the outside. It makes me wonder if someone threw the note in response to the sign, or if it was just a random discard. I would like to know who wrote it, as I completely agree with the the (albeit brief) statement made. Earlier in the afternoon I learned of a connection I have to a woman who does handwriting analysis — I’d ask her to look at it if it weren’t written in all caps…

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