Wed 21 Dec 2011
Mehanna conviction puts freedom of speech on trial
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , DemocracyNo Comments
What do get when you take America’s overly-broad conspiracy and material support laws and mix them with efforts by federal prosecutors to criminalize unpopular speech?
In the short run, you get easy jury verdicts against guys like Tarek Mehanna. In the long run, you get an attack on freedom of speech itself. And that’s a threat to all of us. (more…)