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: The Volokh ConspiracyThe Federalists and the Sedition Act:
By Eugene Volokh (index)
The Sedition Act of 1798 famously expired on March 3, 1801, and purported to punish false and malicious statements about the Federalist President John Adams and the majority-Federalist Congress,...
Full post as published by The Volokh Conspiracy on February 23, 2009 (boomark / email).
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John Adams and the Alien and Sedition Acts
The most recent episode of John Adams also depicted Adams dealing with the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, mostly his agonizing over whether to sign the bill and discussions of the bill with his cabinet and with Jefferson, with his decision finally coming down to a sense of majoritarianism (if a majority of the People's representatives wanted this law, he would not stand in the way)...
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Look out, kid. Apparently, the FBI is recruiting ?friendly personable? youngsters to infiltrate vegan potluck suppers ? those simmering hotbeds of sedition -- to gather information about possible RNC protests...
Malaysian Blogger Freed
A Malaysian judge has ordered that a blogger arrested September 12 be freed. Raja Petra Kamarudin was arrested under the Internal Security Act for anti-Islamic comments made on his site...
Confounding the Founding: Why Separated Powers?
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