Friday 28 April '17 show notes

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May. 1, 2017 6:32 am
By SueN

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StephenPart 9 years 9 weeks ago
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From a high school US History teacher: John Adams was merely the first not the only president trying to curtail criticism. He used the Alien and Sedition Acts to jail dissenters. But Lincoln also suspended the writ of habeas corpus and jail Northern Democrats that criticized him or the war. Destroyed presses, etc. Thirdly we have Woodrow Wilson who again joins in suppressing opposition. Jailed a former presidential candidate, Socialist labor leader Eugene Debs. (as Trump promised to do to Hillary if he won. . . . . . who knew that he would actually win.........in the outdated Electoral College?)

I follow your show (when not in class----time problems) and I too am a raving liberal. But this is not the first time you've historically oops-ed. Better research or an on site historian (or history teacher---I'm retiring in May because of NM's anti-teacher governor and so will be available!) to keep you out of the sand traps.

All that aside, I will be putting on the board for tomorrow your info on Reince Prebus' wanting to repeal the first amendment, despite the little Republi-Con (as Norman Goldman calls 'em) in class today that felt I was picking on Trump.

Stephen Part Dept. of Social Studies La Cueva H. S. Albuquerque Public Schools

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