[From article]
A corrupt government has some direct ways of undermining our rights. It can bring vexatious lawsuits, knowingly enact unconstitutional laws, or sign international agreements transparently intended to erode constitutional liberties. Theoretically, we can fight these tactics in the courts and by lobbying our lethargic lawmakers; as a practical matter, though, it takes years of anxiety at prohibitive expense. Few will be up to the task.
McCarthy says, "the First Amendment applies only against the government — indeed, only against the federal government as originally understood. The constitutional free-speech guarantee is literally irrelevant against private actors," Massachusetts (of all places) has a state civil rights statute (Mass Gen. Laws Chap. 265, Sec 37) which makes it a felony to intimidate a person in the free exercise of a constitutionally guaranteed right. Problem in Mass, inconvenient laws are optional, imitating what Obama does in the White House.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/367132/coercing-conformity-andrew-c-mccarthy
DECEMBER 28, 2013 4:00 AM
Coercing Conformity
A government that creates the climate for bullying is the worst of the bullies.
By Andrew C. McCarthy
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