I’ve never been a huge fan of Bill Maher’s. Once he started moving away from comedy and closer to politics, he seemed to annoy me much more frequently than he made me laugh. But in this op-ed in today’s LA Times, his politics are hard to disagree with. A man after my own heart, he lashes out at the teens who were part of the recent survey that showed a shameful lack of understanding of the First Amendment. Sez Bill:

“And what’s so frightening is that we’re seeing the beginnings of the first post-9/11 generation — the kids who first became aware of the news under an “Americans need to watch what they say” administration, the kids who’ve been told that dissent is un-American and therefore justifiably punished by a fine, imprisonment — or the loss of your show on ABC.”

Lame jokes aside (and I admit there are several in this article) I agree with the man.