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Government

Nov. 6, 2001

Stifling the Little Guy's Speech

The right to criticize or challenge government actions without being punished for doing so is a basic American liberty, with roots as far back as the Magna Carta.

        By Harold Johnson

        The right to criticize or challenge government actions without being punished for doing so is a basic American liberty, with roots as far back as the Magna Carta.
        Ironically, in California this freedom is imperiled by perversions in a law that was intended to protect it. In the hands of some...

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