Tasering Free Speech

September 20, 2007

JOE MILLER

Below find a link to a short article by Paul Craig Roberts (1) about the muzzling, tasering, and arrest of a student asking a legitimate question at a Constitution Day speech by John Kerry at the U. of Florida in Gainesville on September 17. Below also find two links (1, 2) to short videos capturing the outrageous incident, as well as Kerry's equally outrageous non-response. Kerry's official post-incident statement is available at the third link (3).

1. America Is No More
   Paul Craig Roberts, International Clearing House 9/18/07
   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18417.htm
2. Police Taser Student During Kerry Forum
   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18418.htm
3. Kerry Statement on Florida Campus Incident 9/18/07
   http://www.johnkerry.com/2007/9/18/kerry-statement-on-florida-campus-incident

Below find links to articles expanding upon two of the ways addressed by Roberts that our Constitution and country are being undermined: the Government's 'No Fly' list (4), and the unbelievable treatment of British citizen and Mills College' music scholar Nalini Ghuman (5). I've also included a link to an extensive and constantly expanding collection of similarly outrageous actions -- dubbed McCarthyism Watch (6) -- on the website of The Progressive magazine.

4. Naomi Wolf: Are You on the Government's 'No Fly' List? 9/13/07
   http://www.alternet.org/rights/62407/" target="new_window"
5. Music Scholar Barred From U.S., but No One Will Tell Her Why 9/17/07
   http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/nyregion/17musicologist.html (requires login)
6. McCarthyism Watch
   http://www.progressive.org/mccarthy

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Joseph Miller
Department of Psychology
51 Madeleva
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556

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