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[Judith Bron]

Here's the answer I got from "This I believe" regarding publishing or posting your essay elsewhere.  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Admin 
To: Judith Bron 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: article


Dear Ms. Bron,

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On Nov 20, 2008, at 11:01 AM, Judith Bron wrote:


Kelly, If I submit my essay to you, is it exclusive or am I free to circulate it to other outlets?  Thanks, Judith
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Admin
  To: Judith Bron
  Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:12 AM
  Subject: Re: article




  Dear Ms. Bron,


  We are delighted that you have been inspired to write your own This I
  Believe essay. However, we do ask that you upload your essay through our
  website. Our process for reviewing all essays starts with asking you to
  agree to terms of submission; therefore, we ask that you submit your essay
  via our website. 


  It doesn't take much time to go through the process. Here is the link to get
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  Thanks very much for writing.


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  On Nov 20, 2008, at 9:38 AM, Judith Bron wrote:


  Judith Bron
  72 North Cole Avenue  Spring Valley, NY  10977
  Phone: 845-426-3177  email: jbron at optonline.net
  THIS I BELIEVE
  BY JUDITH BRON
  When I was a child we learned the “Freedom Pledge” in school.  Just to refresh some minds, here are a few lines:
  “I am an American, a free American.
  Free to speak without fear.
  Free to worship my own god.
  Free to choose those who govern my country.
  I am an American, a free American.”
  Since I was a child, I have held to these principals and taken advantage of the opportunity this country has to offer based on the premises that this great country was founded on.  Granted, at the beginning of our Republic mistakes were made, but thankfully they were rectified making our nation even greater. 
  Today we hear comments about the reinstitution of an FCC policy that will limit some radio shows based on what all of us learned as children were our sacred rights, the freedom to speak without fear.  Certain areas of communication in this country survive unencumbered by threats of limitations, nor should they be.  On the other hand, other areas, that don’t necessarily agree with a newly constructed PC doctrine, are in fear of having their air time curtailed, eliminated or destroyed.  Other political, social and political ideologies don’t think this country can survive with diverse opinions being aired on radio stations.  Did my teachers who taught me the freedom pledge all those years ago lie when I was led to believe that in this country I am free to speak without fear?  Is it wrong to disagree with someone who has a different ideological, religious or political point of view?
  Since every person in this country has “Equal” control over their off switch, several radio bands that offer diverse topics and sources of entertainment and their own opinions to guide them, what is wrong with giving people their constitutional right to make these decisions?  No one is saying that I have to listen to sports or music 24/7, music when I want to do something else or the all news station when I want to listen to shows whose ideologies I agree with.  If I want to switch ideologies, I switch stations or programs.  If I want to listen to a baseball game, for the time of the game I don’t want to hear about politics, the economy or the weather. 
  What does a government who professes to represent all the people expect to achieve if they limit ideologies to the three hundred million plus citizens of this country with government sanctioned broadcasting?  Is our First Amendment still in force or did it go by the wayside with last year’s fashions? 
  I’m right in believing the principled foundation of this country that I love.  Our government officials are elected to serve our best interests.  Once it starts limiting what we listen to, are influenced by and how we react to those influences then “The government for the people and by the people will be one step closer to perishing from the earth.