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vaskidmark

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Today's history is a twofer
« on: July 14, 2015, 09:40:53 AM »
Happy Bastille Sedition Day to all y'all.

1789 – French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille and free seven prisoners. France descends into a bloodbath over the next few years as “Reason” supplants the old monarchy.

1798 – The Sedition Act becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.

stay safe.
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If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege.

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Re: Today's history is a twofer
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2015, 10:22:02 AM »
Quote from: vaskidmark on July 14, 2015, 09:40:53 AM
Happy Bastille Sedition Day to all y'all.

1789 – French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille and free seven prisoners. France descends into a bloodbath over the next few years as “Reason” supplants the old monarchy.

1798 – The Sedition Act becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.

stay safe.

AKA, "The Whistleblower Defenestration Act."
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