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This is a clear First Amendment issue. It's these kinds of rash decisions that disrupt the lives of law-abiding citizens and undermine our fundamental rights.

There was nothing in Allen Lee's speech that was any worse than what we see at the movies or in Stephen King books.

The articles in the Chicago Trib about this student raise some disturbing questions. It was stated that Allen Lee is an "A" student and an athlete. Since he goes to a small suburban school where students are usually well known by the faculty, was this a faculty plot against a student of Oriental background? Have school authorities been working with the student and his family in the past? What does the School Psychologist have to say about the student's psychological history? Was his arrest the last resort or the first response?

Allan Lee's hopes of a carear in the Marine Corps has effectively been brought to an abrupt end by this over-reaction. What is the ACLU going to do to protect his free speech? For the sake of precedent if nothing else, appeal this court case and clear Allan Lee's name.

This was a completely devastating blow to the rights of Americans. Freedom has taken the back seat to the imagination and groundless claims of a frail school staff blinded by paranoia and fear.

I have written several letters to members of congress including presidential canditates in hopes this issue is made more aware of. The people will be heard, and I have done what I can to make sure they are. A complete transcript of the letter is on myspace under "Illinois Refutes Free Speech." myspace.com/dont_crash