Freedom of Speech

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<p>I've been posting about Dick Cheney and how much I hate what he is doing right now, and I'd just like to say how amazing it is that in this country everyone has the freedom of speech.</p>

<p>In many other countries, I'd be arrested and beaten for comments detracting from major national leaders. In this country, I can disagree as much as I want.</p>

<p>I'm just starting to realize how grateful I am for living in a country like this.</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, you can't say whatever you want these days. A kid in my school joked about a school shooting and he was charged with making a terroristic threat.</p>

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<p>Err....You can't even say the word Bomb in an airport without being interrogated.</p>

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<p>Say wha?</p>

<p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWBT00720120070625%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWBT00720120070625&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>It could be worse, sure. But we're nowhere near what we should be.</p>