Friday, September 14, 2012

Clear and Present Danger

A great movie.  A really great movie.  However, not what I'm referring to currently.

"The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that the United States Congress has a right to prevent.  It is a question of proximity and degree.  When a nation is at war, many things that might be said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight, and that no Court could regard them as protected by any constitutional right."
                                                                                                                               --Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

As I'm sitting here watching news reports of the embassies in various countries being stormed, I can't help but contemplate our rights and freedoms.

Please keep all of the affected families in your thoughts and prayers.

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