Defending the First Amendment - It Applies to All

Related to the previous CCL post, some advice to conservatives concerned with defending constitutional rights:

When it comes to defending the first amendment, defend the right of government employees (such as James Hansen, former NASA scientist) to speak (especially on their own time and their own dime).

There is nothing so impressive as defending a principle when it applies to an opponent (in this case, an opponent of Bush administration climate policy).