Espionage Act of 1917

Interview With Kevin Gutzman

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – In other words, Washington did what Washington always did. He pretended like he didn’t want to be there and he didn’t want anything to do with the proceedings and he just happened to be nominated for this grand position. Then, as he always did, he executed his task with historical flair and brilliance. To talk about this and to help flesh it out and […]

May 28, 2013 15

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Wilson-Era Espionage And Sedition Acts Are Unconstitutional But Used By Obama Today

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – In other words, if you don’t like the war that we’re currently involved in, you’re not allowed to speak out against it. People were prosecuted for opposing. I told you this the other day. People were prosecuted, number one, for opposing the draft, the Military Service Act of 1918, and then for opposing the war outright. The American people did not want Woodrow Wilson’s […]

May 23, 2013 38

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Espionage Act Has Been Used To Silence Dissent In The Past

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – You may recall that when the United States got involved in World War I, there was the first-ever conscription; there was a draft. There were many, many American men that were constitutionalists and were still federalists and they said: No, you don’t have the authority to draft us. Hell no, we won’t go. The Espionage Act was used to prosecute people that were opponents […]

May 21, 2013 15