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Sunday, February 26, 2006

Censorship Rules in Washington State

Imagine if some unknown governmental hand said you could not say something - because your political opponents could be "offended" by it...you would think you were in a Muslim country with shari'a law, right?

Not so fast. In fact, you would be in Washington State.

House orders news releases edited for forbidden phrases

Move over, George Carlin.

House Republicans say there are “seven dirty words” you can never say when talking about the Democrats’ budget this year in Olympia.

Among the forbidden phrases: “Shell game.” “Lack of honesty with taxpayers.” “Tax-and-spend liberal.” “It’s not truthful to say this money is being put into reserve.”

Carlin wasn’t joking about the words not allowed on TV. And it appears the GOP isn’t joking, either.

Republican news releases using the forbidden phrases were removed from Web sites and edited this week by order of the House Chief Clerk’s Office and its legal counsel.

The reason: The words impugned the motives of the other party’s members at taxpayer expense, House Chief Clerk Rich Nafziger said Thursday. “You can’t use taxpayers’ dollars to sling mud.”

But Rep. John Serben, R- Spokane, called it censorship.


Uh, Mr. Serben, it is censorship.

And it is disgusting.

And we expect it from Muslims, or leftists. Not in America.

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