Talk:Maine

We need the full text of the Declararation of Conscience cited to the Congressional Record because of the copyright notice on the Margaret Chase Smith website. RobS 16:35, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

I've put a link to the text of the full speech - is that enough?--Britinme 16:47, 29 April 2007 (EDT) Also, as it's a very short section and used for non-commercial purposes, I think it counts as 'fair usage'.--Britinme 16:48, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

That's good for now; we'll probably do a Declararation of Conscience article. Note, nowhere does the term "McCarthy" or "McCarthyism" occur in the speech, and there is equal criticism of Dems & Repubs, and the "Democratic Administration", which refers to Truman. She does not infer to Joseph McCarthy in anyway like this. Therefore, any reference using Margarat Chase Smith and the Declararation of Conscience in CP must be factual, and accurately reported, per Conservapedia:Commandments. RobS 16:53, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

There's a very good reason why she doesn't specifically mention McCarthy, as she makes clear in these two paragraphs. Can't think who else she might have meant though:

The United States Senate has long enjoyed worldwide respect as the greatest deliberative body in the world. But recently that deliberative character has too often been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity.

It is ironical that we Senators can in debate in the Senate directly or indirectly, by any form of words, impute to any American who is not a Senator any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming an American—and without that non-Senator American having any legal redress against us—yet if we say the same thing in the Senate about our colleagues we can be stopped on the grounds of being out of order.

--Britinme 17:00, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

Absolutely correct. If Senators today only observed the same ettiquette.

And this for example,

The American people are sick and tired of being afraid to speak their minds lest they be politically smeared as “Communists” or “Fascists”

couldn't think of a better way to describe Wikipedia. RobS 17:47, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

I haven't found that in Wiki, but I have been too interested in making my own contributions to even look at the talk pages much.--Britinme 17:50, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

Hi, great page on Maine!! Just moved to Maine. However, I don't understand the statement about Maine's share of "Revolutionary debt" ... etc. If Maine was part of Mass, how could it have a share of debt? Please help this historical newbie. Thanks. --Bill1956 11:38, 31 May 2008 (EDT)