Ex-Harvard professor and now Obama's information czar Cass Sunstein previously wanted to "ban conspiracy theorizing" and "impose some kind of tax, financial or otherwise, on those who disseminate such theories." Now he's coming after your free speech. You didn't really think Obama would stop at those of us who proudly wear tinfoil hats, did you? How naive, and stop acting so surprised. After all, his choice for US Supreme Court Justice has argued to ban political speech (Senator: Kagan Argued Government Could Ban Books - http://www.prisonplanet.com/senator-kagan-argued-government-could-ban-books.html). Had enough of Obama's change yet? Just imagine how much more Obama will be able to "accomplish" as time passes.
FTA: "Disturbing audio has emerged of White House information czar Cass Sunstein, who in a previous white paper called for banning “conspiracy theories,” demanding that websites be mandated by law to link to opposing information or that pop ups containing government propaganda be forcibly included on political blogs... Sunstein said that if this system couldn’t be implemented voluntarily, “Congress should hold hearings about mandates... The best would be for this to be done voluntarily... But the word voluntary is a little complicated and people sometimes don’t do what’s best for our society... The idea would be to have a legal mandate as the last resort….an ultimate weapon designed to encourage people to do better."
Obama Czar Wants Mandatory Government Propaganda On Political Websites: http://www.prisonplanet.com/obama-czar-wants-mandatory-government-propaganda-on-political-websites.html
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