Senator Cory Bernardi launched a petition to challenge Australians freedom of speech.
To the Honourable President and members of the Senate in Parliament assembled:
The petition of the undersigned shows:
We support freedom of speech, expression and opinion in public debate and are concerned by the provisions of 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act to allow the prosecution of individuals for voicing an opinion that may insult or offend.
Your petitioners ask that the Parliament:
call on the Federal Government to remove the terms “offend” and “insult” from section 18C(1)(a) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
This petition was tabled in the Senate on Wednesday, 31 August 2016.
Over 15,000 Australians stood up for free speech by signing.
You can still add your name to the thousands defending free speech below.
Click [HERE] to join the petition.
Before signing, you could consider researching 18C (and 18D). I’m convinced that very few reasonable people would support this petition once they have gathered the facts and weighed the pro’s + cons’. Try this for a bit of rational explanation and a round up of the facts: http://www.thevocal.com.au/next-time-someone-shouts-freedom-speech-send-factual-takedown-theyre-probably-wrong-1/