Pelosi and Democrats in the House are using committee rules in an unprecedented way to actually censor free speech of Republicans and those who oppose Government-run health care. All members of Congress have "franking privileges", which means they can mail newsletters to their constituents about what is going on in Congress with the postage paid by the congressional budget. The free mailings are not allowed to be for campaigning but, other than that, opposition or support of bills is allowed.
Pelosi is using the "Franking Committee" which approves the free mailing to CENSOR Republican opposition to Obama's health care plan.
One Republican congressman described the health plan as "Democrat sponsored government run health care" and was told by Pelosi that he had to use the phrase "majority sponsored public health option" or his franking privilege would be revoked.
Another Republican congressman wanted to use an exact quote from Obama, which said in effect that to save cost some Medicare patients would have to forego surgery and use pills to control pain. Pelosi told this congressman that he could not use that statement from Obama or he would lose his franking privilege.
Without the franking privilege, congressmen would have to pay for the mailings themselves which is not a practical option.
This is a very dangerous path we are being taken along by Pelosi, Obama and the Liberal Democrats. It overrides the First Amendment to the Constitution, allowing free speech and substitutes Pelosi-Speak. It violates the most basic principle of this country in order to make a power grab by Pelosi and the Liberal Democrats; there is nothing "liberal" about censorship. Of course, socialism is more often than not, practiced in dictatorships rather than in democracies.
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