Kagan Argued for Government ‘Redistribution of Speech’

(CNSNews) – Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan said the high court should be focused on ferreting out improper governmental motives when deciding First Amendment cases, arguing that the government’s reasons for restricting free speech were what mattered most and not necessarily the effect of those restrictions on speech. Read More Here

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(Reason) – The Bounds of Silence – Obama’s Supreme Court pick looks wobbly on freedom of speech – Read More Here

Video: ACTA – Internet Users Guilty Until Proven Innocent

(RussiaToday) – Restrictions being negotiated almost entirely in secret could place restrictions on internet service providers even leading to the cancellation of Internet privileges for repeat offenders. Dina Gusovsky talks to Shelly Roche of the Ladies of Liberty Alliance about the potential restrictions and what they mean for ordinary Internet users.

Schwarzenegger signs ammunition sales bill

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed into law a bill that requires buyers of handgun ammunition to leave thumbprints and detailed personal information with registered ammo sellers, as well as put restrictions on online bullet sales.

Supreme Court to Rule on Second Amendment

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will return to the controversy over individual gun rights by hearing an appeal from a group of firearms owners in Chicago.

Video: Israelis restrict Palestinians’ water supply

(TheRealNews) – World bank report: Israelis have access to four times as much water as Palestinians due to restrictions

MSM: 5 freedoms you’d lose in health care reform

(Fortune) – In promoting his health-care agenda, President Obama has repeatedly reassured Americans that they can keep their existing health plans — and that the benefits and access they prize will be enhanced through reform.

MSM: Copyright laws threaten our online freedom

(FT) – If you search for Elvis Presley in Wikipedia, you will find a lot of text and a few pictures that have been cleared for distribution. But you will find no music and no film clips, due to copyright restrictions. What we think of as our common cultural heritage is not “ours” at all.

Obama Pushing Treaty To Ban Reloading

Remember Candidate Barack Obama? The guy who “wasn’t going to take away our guns”?

Well, guess what?

Secret DHS Doc Predicts Violence in Response to New Gun Restrictions

In the wake of the MIAC report and the Virginia Terrorism Threat Assessment, another document issued by the Department of Homeland Security “for official use only” covering so-called “rightwing extremism” has surfaced. The document warns federal and local officials to expect “terrorism” in response to planned firearm restrictions and other points covered below.

After attacks, Europe hurries to tighten gun laws

Several European countries have restricted gun laws in the wake of school massacres, gang violence and other gun-related crimes: