What is Sedition?

Sedition is an act to incite or cause the disruption or overthrow the government. Apparently Joe Klein of Newsweek Magazine believes that Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck are inciting violence to do just that. It's also apparent that Joe Klein hasn't read the 1st Amendment. Or if he has, he ignores its concepts completely.

Joe's Heinous Accusation
On a recent MSNBC TV show he stated the following:

"I did a little bit of research just before this show - it's on this little napkin here. I looked up the definition of sedition which is conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of the state. And a lot of these statements, especially the ones coming from people like Glenn Beck and to a certain extent Sarah Palin, rub right up close to being seditious."

(It's ironic that Joe Klein used a napkin for retaining his thoughts instead of just writing them down on the palm of his hand).

Klein blathered on speaking of Obama and the recession: "Two are two things going on here … One thing is he is African American, but that his name is Barack Hussein Obama. The other we've had a very scary economic crisis. And when people get scared, they get defensive and they get a little crazy."

Strategy Used
Accuse the people you don't like of breaking the law and have committed a felony. Level serious charges against these people for giving their opinions. Blame them for trying to overthrow the government. Saul Alinsky would be happy because these are HIS tactics at their best. Add racism into the mix and make viewers believe that the accused are preparing for war against the government because they don't like a black President.

History Does Repeat Itself
After George Washington served his two terms, he did not seek re-election. John Adams became the second President of the US. Adams believed in a more powerful government, with more controls and regulations. (Sound familiar?) Adams passed the Alien and Sedition Act that authorized imprisonment of persons who conspired "with intent to oppose any measure… of the government" – or who produced "any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the Federal government and its officials.

Thomas Jefferson said that this legislation was "an experiment on the American mind to see how far it will bear an avowed violation of the Constitution." Jefferson considered the Sedition Act a direct violation of the 1st Amendment and the right to a free press. Under his leadership this law was repealed.

Once again there is talk of sedition. Ask yourself, who's bringing this language? Why are they doing it? Because they want to silence your voice. It opposes theirs and they will do anything, by any means, to stop you from voicing your opinions.

Action To Take
SPEAK YOUR VOICE LOUDLY AND CLEARLY! Do not be intimidated by Progressives like Joe Klein who want to diminish you freedoms and control your lives. Do NOT incite violence. We can win this battle with the truth.