Independence Day

[cellio]

I saw a bumper sticker some months ago that said "it's ok; I wasn't using my civil liberties anyway". Sad but spot-on, in at least some ways.

A link to this speech by Keith Olbermann, in which he calls on Bush and Cheney to resign, has been circulating today. On this Independence Day, I think it's a fitting reminder that we do still have some civil liberties that we can exercise, such as the right to free speech. I doubt Mr. Olbermann's speech will have any direct effect, but the indirect effect -- to perhaps get people talking a little, and to remind us of the value of liberty -- is still relevant.

Comments

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

I want the counterpoint, "Hey! Give those back! I was using those civil liberties!"

[indigodove.livejournal.com]

Good thoughts for today. Thank you.

[cellio]

Yeah, so do I. I haven't seen anything in this space for sale (the one I saw was on a car), and I don't have the means to produce my own.

[starmalachite.livejournal.com]

I still haven't found a source for my current favorite bumper sticker, which I spotted on a street lamp(!) in DC a year or 2 ago:

"The Emperor has no flight suit"