The US precedent

Submitted by PezDispenser (Israel), Jun 18, 2014 at 16:52

The North threw pro-South Maryland politicians in jail, so there's a precedent for cracking down on renegade politicians in wartime:

http://teaching.msa.maryland.gov/000001/000000/000017/html/t17.html

Lincoln didn't seem to care too much about their freedom of speech.

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".