Sunday, April 24, 2011

Justice John Woodcock Jr. of Maine is just as f*cked up as the Governor

A federal judge ruled Friday that Gov. Paul LePage did not violate the free speech clause of the First Amendment when he ordered a mural removed from the headquarters of the Maine Department of Labor.

In a 45-page decision, Justice John Woodcock Jr. said that state-owned works of art are "government speech," and that political leaders are entitled to select the art that is displayed in state offices.


Translation: the normal rules of democracy don't apply to government.

Read more here.

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