Latest Breaking News

Occulus

(20,599 posts)

27. Authoritarian right wingers always want to ban the effective tactic.

Reply to onenote (Reply #23)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 07:30 PM

Mar 2017

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

63 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

MILWAUKEE MAN GETS 'CEASE AND DESIST' LETTER FROM US SENATOR [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2017 OP

I believe that he should take this to court Sherman A1 Mar 2017 #1

Agree. DISGUSTING behavior from this senataor iluvtennis Mar 2017 #2

I think there's a point at which it crosses from being "contact" into "harassment." Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #3

This man is indeed guilty of harassment. murielm99 Mar 2017 #5

I was just about to say that Bradical79 Mar 2017 #8

That campaign would be guilty too. Occulus Mar 2017 #32

That's immature and not productive "contact." Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #12

Free speech is under no Constitutional requirement to be "productive". Occulus Mar 2017 #34

Harassment is illegal. Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #56

what then is the relevant and precise difference between free speech and harassment? LanternWaste Mar 2017 #58

He had to dial eight three times before his call was answered csziggy Mar 2017 #44

Which court is that? Kindly explain. nt msanthrope Mar 2017 #7

It was a cease and desist letter...not a court. Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #10

I think it was a cease and desist from a lawyer Bradical79 Mar 2017 #9

It is not like he is actually talking to Johnson rurallib Mar 2017 #13

83 calls is harassment. Come on. Let's not say this is similar Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #15

Sorry. I disagree rurallib Mar 2017 #16

Give me your # and I'll call you 83 times tomorrow and every day thereafter... Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #17

are you freaking serious? rurallib Mar 2017 #21

lol this is getting good Norbert9 Mar 2017 #22

Is the poster an elected official? Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #26

but he's not a public servent or in business gopiscrap Mar 2017 #35

So if other constituents can't get their calls answered because this guy is tying up the lines, onenote Mar 2017 #23

Authoritarian right wingers always want to ban the effective tactic. Occulus Mar 2017 #27

Also, "Too much speech should be banned." Occulus Mar 2017 #28

Also: "I support harassment of Democratic legislators" onenote Mar 2017 #37

Your examples aren't illegal Occulus Mar 2017 #39

Apparently in addition to being a jerk, you can't comprehend English. onenote Mar 2017 #50

By your logic, a political organization or collective, SUCH AS DU, Occulus Mar 2017 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Occulus Mar 2017 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Occulus Mar 2017 #31

You would limit the number of times per day one may speak freely to an elected representative? Occulus Mar 2017 #24

A different story I read said he called 83 times before the senator's office answered the phone csziggy Mar 2017 #40

You could call it that. Or you could call it civil disobedience, or a political action - sometimes Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 2017 #42

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2017 #57

Agree. Even pubs have rights, :), including Hortensis Mar 2017 #59

I wonder if it ever crossed the Senators mind Mr.Bill Mar 2017 #4

What makes you think he didn't? nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #11

Uhh, because the OP says Mr.Bill Mar 2017 #14

Nicely stated... busterbrown Mar 2017 #20

Two people on this thread care greatly that too much speech has an effect. Occulus Mar 2017 #29

Thanks for the fill in.. busterbrown Mar 2017 #33

I share the sentiment. Occulus Mar 2017 #36

That's what I was thinking! GWC58 Mar 2017 #43

pox on these congress critters who doge and evade their constituants. AllaN01Bear Mar 2017 #6

Because you can't communicate with your rep via email (unless you're in their LuckyLib Mar 2017 #18

he should protest the university of wisconsin certainot Mar 2017 #19

THATS BRILLIANT! "apolitical radio stations" - that would be public radio, which btw Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 2017 #47

not what i had in mind... it has to be to music and sports stations or they'll certainot Mar 2017 #54

OK, well I guess I'M the brilliant one then - LOL. Might be hard to find music or sports stations Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 2017 #60

i think it will be a lot easier to argue for taking the sports to apolitical stations certainot Mar 2017 #61

Ron Johnson is an extremely unresponsive Senator. milestogo Mar 2017 #38

Too bad! GWC58 Mar 2017 #46

Thanks for your empathy for Wisconsin Democrats. milestogo Mar 2017 #48

Yeah, well my Congressman is GWC58 Mar 2017 #49

Anyone who takes improper communication to that level ManiacJoe Mar 2017 #41

See my two posts above with more information csziggy Mar 2017 #45

Ah, yes. Modern journalism at its finest. ManiacJoe Mar 2017 #62

Seems to me the Congress Critter could have maybe just taken the guys call. LOL Lib Mar 2017 #51

Robo-calls are ok, then? moonseller66 Mar 2017 #52

and also... moonseller66 Mar 2017 #53

This is fake - saw on snopes or somewhere. Justice Mar 2017 #55

No, Snopes confirmed through a local TV station it is true csziggy Mar 2017 #63