ABOUT CENSORSHIP & THINGS IN GENERAL

   Tuesday morning a visit to the “Waterboarder” (aka Periodontist) and then a rainy after noon slept away until dinner time.      

   Wednesday am a long visit to the Optometrist or more accurately his technicians and a short 5 minutes with him. May need new lenses for reading and computer. Hope to have some rainless time to market before returning home.

    As far as I know, nothing new on the home front; will find out next Monday.

   Nationally Trump was laughed at when he spoke before the UN General Assembly. Truly a first for a PONTUS. Thursday not only will we find out if Rosenstein will be resigned as well as the Kavanaugh/ Ford Senate hearings take place.

    A big 1^st Amendment issue right now is Freedom of Speech and CENSORSHIP. The challenges of censorship are daily from government and its agencies, from individuals with specific agendas and from the mob.

   Perhaps the only excuse for government censorship is when National security is threatened. Anything else can be an abuse of power by an Autocratic. Dictatorial government.

   Individuals with special agendas such as School Boards, religious zealots and pure party politicians abound. State and local legislatures too often act in their interests.

   Finally, the mob, either through organized demonstrations, or social media attacks have censored by blocking speakers from appearing, or even by cause media to not print or show others opinion. Often this mob fear has caused such respected publications such as the New Yorker, or the New York Times Book Edition, not only to apologize for articles but also to fire editors in charge.

   Anyone by the Constitution has the right to speak even if it is of hate. We do not have to listen, those who do have already been corrupted or ready to follow. My exception for censoring would be speeches that are designed to provoke armed mob (or individual) violence against others or the government itself. 

  It is each one of us duty to act in upholding the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution; to reject those who would ignore it or destroy it.