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First Amendment Violated by Local Paper!
Written by Ron DeYoung
Monday, July 31, 2006

If there was only one thing that I could refer to that exhibits how great it is to be an American, my choice would be simple. Without a moment of hesitation I’d have to say the one thing to me is that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

Those 45 words helped to make our country great! To this day, they continue to contain more wisdom, foresight and significance than anything written since.

That’s why I’m dumbfounded that The Columbia-Daily Herald splashes the First Amendment all over the Opinion page of their publication, while at the same time; hypocritically exhibit the arrogance to pick and choose when and how to use it, or who it should apply to. The First Amendment is a right enjoyed by all Americans, not just the ones you agree with or those who adhere to the rules of what is politically correct and safe – according to the Daily Herald.

Without providing a reason, the Columbia-Daily Herald has refused to run the following ad, paid for by MNN Corporation, the parent company of MauryNewsNet.com. We say that’s wrong and a blatant violation of not only our First Amendment rights, but those of our readers as well. They’ve simply disregarded the second two-thirds of it, and aren’t able to tell us why! That’s not a free press! That’s the type of behavior the First Amendment was written to prevent.

If the local newspaper is not willing to apply those words to each American equally, they should refrain from hiding behind it when it suits their needs. Perhaps they are controlled by the individual mentioned in the ad. What a sad day.