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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — When a high school senior tweeted that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback "sucked," among other invectives, reaction at the state Capitol led her principal to demand an apology. Instead, it was the Republican governor offering a mea culpa Monday, forced to admit to a self-described overreaction by his staff that subjected him to ridicule for efforts to police a teenager's Internet musings.
I swear this story makes me want to tweet "I AGREE GOV. SAM BROWNBACK REALLY DOES SUCK" and perhaps he should also GROW UP and act like he was voted in BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND SHOULD REPRESENT ALL THE PEOPLE EVEN IF SOME OF THE PEOPLE THINKS HE SUCKS!!! These Tea Party Politicians are such BIG BABIES!
Hey, guess what? I just did tweet it. https:/twitter.com...
What this event states is that there is NO freedom of speech. We all live in one big Internet Prison and what we say CAN BE USED AGAINST US. SAD!
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On Twitter, Sullivan’s supporters have been continually tweeting messages under her original hashtag, “#heblowsalot.”
“Hey, Sam #Brownback, since you’re listening: we all side with Emma. #heblowsalot,” wrote Twitter user Sarah Strom Monday morning.
“The real question is: When will Governor Sam Brownback apologize for interfering with this young woman’s free speech? #heblowsalot,” added Twitter user Pete Nicely.
Last week, Sullivan was in the audience for a speech given by Brownback when she posted a tweet that would frustrate the governor’s office and land her in hot water.
Among more pedestrian tweets about Justin Bieber, the Twilight movie series and pictures of her friends, she tweeted, “Just made mean comments at gov brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot.”
Brownback’s office spotted her Twitter post as part of routine media monitoring and contacted the Youth in Government program that Sullivan was taking part in. As a result, Sullivan was scolded by her principal and asked to submit an apology letter, something she has refused to do. In fact, she said she has no regrets about the post. “I would do it again,” she told The Associated Press.
On Monday, Brownback issued an apology, saying in a statement that his staff “overreacted” to Sullivan’s tweet. On the same day, Shawnee Mission School District announced that the student does not need to write an apology to Brownback and that she would not be reprimanded, saying in a statement that the district is protecting “a student’s right to freedom of speech.”
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