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To: Paul Kern who wrote (120612)	9/22/2009 1:36:59 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 541786

Did he give up his First Amendment rights when he entered the government? Of course not, but the first amendment is almost entirely irrelevant here. You don't have a first amendment right to get a job. If he was arrested for his statements then you might have a first amendment case. The first amendment is nothing to do with not hiring someone because of what they've said. He suggested further investigating 9-11. He did more than that. He signed a petition indicating a US government role in 9/11. And there's evidence that it wasn't just carelessly signing a petition by some group he had no connection to, without reading it. See rense.com Beyond that he's been a member of a Maoist organization, and in general has been a radical all his life. That's all within his rights. If he was facing charges or government punishment because of it I'd join you in denouncing it, but it does all reflect negatively on his qualifications for an important government position.