Former AP Reporter Tries to Silence Conservatives in Marin County

I bet if the Communist Party or an organization which is actually seditious was having a meeting, she would have no problem with it, as long as she viewed it as "progressive":

Ryan White recently wrote an excellent piece in the Mill Valley Herald about the upcoming "GroupaPalooza" at the Mill Valley Recreation Center -- a private gathering that will bring together conservative groups, candidates and the conservative community.

Yet, a former AP reporter, Deborah Phelan, has asked city officials to cancel the GroupaPalooza. The former AP reporter told White that "our local government has to make a stand against this movement, which I view as seditious."

By movement, she is referring to the Tea Parties. By seditious, she is just plain wrong. Tea Parties have been popping up across the land to protest an ever-expanding government that is taxing more, spending more and intruding more on individual liberties. The Tea Party movement is not about subverting the Constitution but restoring constitutional governance.

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Phelan is also concerned about the signs children might see passing through the center. She could turn this into a teaching moment: "Although I don't agree with conservatives, I will defend their right to speak freely. In countries like Iran, China and North Korea, people have been shot and imprisoned for voicing their opinions. Many of the event's participants come from countries where they could not speak against the government. This is called "dissent" and, in America, even if you criticize the President, that dissent is patriotic!"