OnBackground

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Sunday, June 19, 2005

Police State or Free State

Governor Ehrlich or his staff may have asked the police in Princess Anne to suppress free speech, as detailed in an incident last month brought to our attention by Progressive Maryland. It seems that observers at a recent gubernatorial event were allowed to voice opinions, or show signs in favor of, the governor and his policies, but not against.