Jan Schakowsky is a liberal Democrat (some say she’s the most liberal member of Congress) from Evanston, IL who has been in congress since 1999. In that time, she’s attacked many of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. Based on these attacks, I can only conclude that she hates the Bill of Rights.

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Liberals claim that they are fully in support of free speech. Turns out, not so much. When the Tea Parties started, Jan Schakowsky was the most vocal opponent of people assembling peaceably to express their political opinion. In fact she called the very idea of people demonstrating with an idea different than hers “despicable”. She has also voted to ban free speech rights by banning political issue ads.

Most recently, she and her supporters were trying to prevent people from expressing any opinion regarding healthcare that is not supportive of the “government option”.

Jan hates the first amendment.

This country needs to have Representatives that believe in the Bill of Rights and the individual liberties it protects.

Joel Pollak has just announced that he is running for congress in the Illinois 9th district. Let’s help him win and get someone who believes in the first
amendment in congress.

Next time: Jan hates the second amendment.