New Obama Decree: No Opposition Voices Allowed

I believe that the "fascism" that Left-wingers accuse Bush of instituting is literally being carried out by the Obama campaign. At a rally at Mary Washington University in Virginia, the campaign outlawed all banners and signs, lest they say something unflattering about the Anointed One.

In Missouri, the Obama campaign has threatened litigation against anyone or any group that insults or criticizes Obama. (Granted, the campaign knows they wouldn't win, but they believe the threat alone will deter people from speaking out against him.)

Missouri Gov. Matt Blount responded harshly to the Obama campaign's tactics.

“St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign.

“What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment.

...“Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts - not a free society.”

This move is just strange - how or why any campaign would threaten a lawsuit simply because of potential claims (whether true, exaggerated or untrue) is beyond crazy.