To: CYBERKEN who wrote (523869 ) 1/14/2004 1:18:33 PM From: Lazarus_Long Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667 Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Just in case you have a problem identifying that:law.emory.edu BTW, the USSC long ago decided that that applies to all lower levels of gov't.subhuman Islamic world Subhuman? Those guys invented algebra when your kings couldn't count on their fingers and toes. O'Reilly? See that first cite. I think he's covered under that. If he starts shooting himself, he's got a problem.You do go to prison-in any strong republic-for the duration of a war during which you support the enemy. Depends on what you mean by "support the enemy". If you spy or sabotage, yes. If you oppose the war.... In the War of 1812, there was strong opposition and even a secession movement in a number od states. But they weren't southern states. They were northern. New England. They Mexican War was strongly and publicly opposed by a guy you may have heard of: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, later President of the United States, who considered the war disgraceful.animatedatlas.com While in Washington he became known for his opposition to the Mexican War and to slavery. home.att.net You don't even want to KNOW what was going on during the Civil War. Opposition to WW1 was fairly strong. What did we care what happened to those Europeans? Let 'em kill each other. Opposition to WW2 was rather muted because of Pearl Harbor. Vietnam you know about. Strong public opposition. Almost all of it legal. Burning up draft cards wasn't. Trying to stop munition trains wasn't. Speaking out against LBJ? Gee, I would think you would approve of opposing a Democrat. There was lots of opposition to the first Gulf War. Legal. So you think that document I cited is just a scrap of paper or what?