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Freedom of Speech is Under Assault

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Ray Davis - The Affirmation Spot

They ARE coming for YOUR free speech. Count on it. The “War on Terror” was the first wave. Now, we have the emergence of “fake news” as an excuse for shutting down alternative voices making use of today’s technology to … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Speech is the Solution Not the Problem

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Ray Davis - The Affirmation Spot

As Ben Franklin was leaving the deliberations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, he was famously asked by a Mrs. Powell of Philadelphia: “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” “A republic,” Franklin replied, “If you … Continue reading →

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