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Edwards Video exposes John Edwards Civil Rights Hypocrisy
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 14, 2004



John Edwards Calls Cops on Peaceful
Leafleters;

Campaign Expels Dissenters From Public Space

EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- During
a public meeting hosted by his campaign yesterday, staffers for Democratic
presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) had police eject
Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana (GSMM) leafleters from the Exeter
Town Hall building. This is the latest development in a series of incidents
in which Edwards' campaign workers have attempted to block GSMM members
from peacefully protesting his position on medical marijuana in public
spaces.

In past statements, Edwards has seemed
supportive of dissenters' rights to free expression. During his February
3, 2003, appearance on the MSNBC show Hardball, Edwards was questioned
about several anti-war activists who were allegedly arrested outside
Edwards' office while protesting his stance on the Iraq war. Edwards
seemed to defend the demonstrators' rights to express their views, saying,
"My response is you have every right to voice your view, I'm glad
you're here tonight. You have every right to protest it anyplace that
you'd like to protest." Edwards continued, "That's one of
the great things ... about democracy."

But on Tuesday, for the first time during
the campaign, Edwards' staff had police expel GSMM leafleters from a
public space. Members of the group were in the midst of distributing
flyers that described Edwards' medical marijuana position to the crowd
gathered inside Exeter Town Hall when several members of Edwards' staff
stopped GSMM Campaign Coordinator Aaron Houston, surrounding him. One
Edwards campaign worker attempted to grab the flyers out of Houston's
hands, saying, "I need to take that from you." The campaign
staffer also threatened to call the police department. An Exeter police
officer arrived minutes later and directed Houston and another GSMM
member to move outside the town hall.

Outside the town hall's front entrance,
the police officer told Houston, "People have been removed before
from public functions for voicing opinions contrary to the person's
who is trying to talk. ... If they tell you at the door that you're
not welcome, then you're not welcome." When Houston questioned
the officer about whether Edwards' campaign could control views expressed
inside the town hall, the officer replied, "I haven't looked at
the permit or anything else, and at this time of night, it would be
hard for me to do that."

"For a man who claims to be a defender
of civil liberties, Edwards seems to be terrified of free speech,"
said Houston. "This is just the latest in a series of disturbing
events that raise serious doubts about Edwards' commitment to civil
liberties."

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further information about GSMM.

From
the Wilderness

37. Sept. 13, 2002 - Reps. Jim McDermott, D-Wash.,
and Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, declare Saddam's efforts to amass weapons
of mass destruction pose no immediate threat to the U.S., and Bush'
real motive for a military strike is to make a grab for Iraqi oil. "Oil
is a factor. How much [of a factor] is anybody's guess, but to discount
it as a factor is, I think, misleading," said Kucinich. "It's
not a conspiracy theory to bring it in because, after all, it is the
second largest oil supply in the world." [Source: CNN]

38. Sept.
14, 2002 - Leading Democratic senators offer support for
Bush's aggressive Iraqi stance. The list includes House Majority Leader
Richard Gephardt of Missouri, Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, John
Edwards of North Carolina, and John Kerry of Massachusetts. [Source:
Washington Post]

John
Edwards is More Lobbyist Than Leader

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