Current Events vs. Founding Documents
This column presents facts regarding the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Paine's book Common Sense, the Wisconsin State Constitution, and various other documents in reference to modern topics. Mark hopes to encourage interest in those works so that others can consider whether our government is practicing within its constitutional limits. In the last category, he may indicate his opinion. Mark is a resident of New Berlin and a member of Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty. Visitors are encouraged to visit the following sites for more information on the United States Constitution and Thomas Jefferson's views on politics and government.
Obama Daughters and Free Speech
Entry 14
Current Event
As reported by The Grio on 08/12/2009- (full article available on line)
A new ad campaign by a group advocating for healthier school lunches has stirred up a food fight of sorts in Washington.
Posters placed in a Washington subway station and created by the non-profit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine show a young girl with a thought bubble containing these words: "President Obama's daughters get healthy school lunches. Why don't I?"
The White House has asked the group to take the signs down, saying they violate Malia and Sasha Obama's privacy. Neither Sasha nor Malia are pictured in the ad.
VS
Free speech verses the executive branch of government.
Founding Document
The Constitution, First Amendment
We the People:
We do not know what the consequences would have been if the group had not complied with the request of the Obama administration. Can we ever take our constitutional rights for granted?
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