The Bill of Rights
1. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
example 1. silencing Free Speech: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's decision to go to the Senate floor on Tuesday to call out the Obama administration for using the full power of a federal regulatory agency to suppress free speech -- specifically, to silence Humana's predictions about the impact of proposed ObamaCare cuts to the Medicare Advantage program -- led ABC, but not CBS or NBC, to air a story on the “gag order.” Yes ABC talked about this story. (http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/2009/20090923090136.aspx)
So Obama did not like Humana speaking out against his plan and would not allow them to send out their flyers to their customers
lets go a little more in depth on this story:The federal government resorted to bullying tactics when it ordered an investigation of Humana — one of the country’s biggest private insurers — for its decision to send customers a letter alerting them about pending health reform legislation, a leading Republican charged Wednesday.
U.S. health officials launched the probe after the Louisville-based company mailed a letter to patients enrolled in its Medicare Advantage plans — private options that replace standard Medicare — warning that President Obama’s health overhaul could eliminate important benefits of the program. (http://www.angrywhiteboy.org/index.php/2009/09/23/obama-administration-silences-opposition-to-obamacare/)
Strike one for Washington for limiting the freedom of speech.
