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Earlier today I posted about Freedom of Speech what follows directly relates to that issue.

Climate Change This Week: ‘Consensus’ Via Gag Rule

Call it the Global Warming Gag Rule. Last week, House Democrats barred Lord Christopher Monckton, former science advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, from testifying along with former Vice President Al Gore at a global warming hearing on Capitol Hill. Monckton — a critic of global warming who was invited to testify by Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX), ranking member on the Energy and Commerce Committee — learned upon arriving from London that Democrats had nixed Monckton’s appearance. “The House Democrats don’t want Gore humiliated, so they slammed the door of the Capitol in my face,” Monckton stated. “[They] have a lot to learn about the right of free speech under the U.S. Constitution. Congress[man] Henry Waxman’s refusal to expose Al Gore’s sci-fi comedy-horror testimony to proper, independent scrutiny by the House minority reeks of naked fear.”

This came just days before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, blamed the U.S. for contributing to climate change, claiming an international crisis and arguing, “The facts on the ground are outstripping the worst case scenario models.” These “facts,” however, are hardly indisputable. Regardless of the facts, Democrats, as usual, have decided to follow the surest, safest path to “consensus” — silencing all opposition.

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It’s a real shame when a blog is more accurate than our government…

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