Slippery slope arguments and the ACLU in free speech
A column critiques slippery slope claims and laments praise for the ACLU defending free speech. It notes Brian Dalton’s guilty plea for a second pandering offense and argues the journal is adult material with controversial implications. It references cases like Good News Club v Milford, Aguilar v Avis, and Rosenberger v UVA. The piece also cites Anne Coulter.
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ACLU
Brian Dalton
Ohio
Dalton
NBC
Coca-Cola
SEC
Hugo Zacchini
Zacchini
Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co
America
Dalton’s
William Tecumseh Sherman
Lubbock Independent
Supreme Court
Good News Club
Milford Central School
Avis
Aguilar
Stanley Mosk
California Supreme Court
Oregon Supreme Court
Meltebeke
Bureau of Labor and Industries
Uiversity of Virginia
Wide Awake
Rosenberger
Rector and Visitors of
University of Virginia
Let's carve Egypt Part II Opinion on Illinois redistricting divide
Southern Illinoisans blame backroom districting for three Illinois congressional districts and fear state maps will repeat partisan gerrymandering. The piece argues parties refuse input, favor leaders like Madigan or Philip, and cite secrecy and delays harming citizens.
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Gary Forby
Mike Best
Lou Lang
Larry Woolard
Mike Madigan
Pate
Philip
Illinois
Southern Illinois Democrats host Sunday receptions for governor candidates
Mark Duran Samuels notes a plan by local Democrats to invite every Democratic candidate for governor to a series of casual backyard receptions in Southern Illinois to hear voter concerns. Despite inviting reps from Lang, Schmidt, Bakalis, Hynes, and Poshard, turnout was weak, with as few as 50-90 attendees, prompting doubt about local influence and theounty's role in the race.
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Washington, D.C
Springfield
Daddy-O
Illinois
Chicago
Dave
John
Vicky
Deb
Byron
Cheryl
Glenn
Southern Illinois
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Anne Coulter
Universal Press Syndicate
Egypt
Blagoyevich
Vallas
U.S. Army
Army Reserve
David Phelps
U.S. House
Skokie
Clinton
U.S. Justice Department
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mike Bakalis
Dan Hynes
Democratic Party
Glenn Poshard
Derek
Terry
Lou
Mike
Danny Boy
John Schmidt
Casey
Southern
Roland Burris
Rod Blagojevich
Paulie Vailas
Dick Devine
Mark Duran Samuels
Southern Ilinoisan
Mark.samuels
Southernillinoisan.com
Mark Samuels