Freedom of Speech: It's Limited

How would you feel if you were a foreigner who called the President a "pussy" and therefore banned from entering America for life? Do you think it is unfair? Here's the news of the day (British Teen, Luke Angel, banned from United States for life for offensive email to President Obama, NY Daily).

Drunk-dialing can get you in trouble with your girlfriend.

Drunk e-mailing the President of the United States, however, can get you banned from the country - permanently.

That's what apparently happened to Luke Angel, a British teen who sent a curse-laden message to the White House directed at President Obama.

"The individual had sent an email to the White House which was full of abusive and threatening language," a police spokesperson told the British newspaper, Bedfordshire On Sunday.

Officers visited Angel at his home in Silsoe, a town in Bedfordshire, England, during which time the teen admitted to sending the e-mail, although he couldn't remember what he wrote.

"I don't remember exactly what I wrote as I was drunk," he told The Sun. "But I think I called Barack Obama a pr---. It was silly - the sort of thing you do when you're a teenager and have had a few."

His e-mail, however, was brought to the attention of government officials who didn't find it quite so funny.

"The police who came ‘round took my picture and told me I was banned from America forever," the 17-year-old said.

But the young man was apparently not upset over his being shunned by a country.

"I don't really care," he said, but "my parents aren't very happy about it."

The U.S. Customs & Border Protection agency, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security and is in charge of enforcing immigration law, said it "would not discuss" specific cases. A spokeswoman, however, did tell the Daily News that "there are a variety of reasons why a person could be banned from entering the United States."

She noted that, through the Immigration and Naturalization Act, there are more than 60 reasons a person could be denied entry. Among them are health concerns, immigration violations, as well as security concerns.

Despite the fact that it is not uncommon for a person to be banned from entering the US, I think it is not unfair that a person would be banned for life. I mean, come on, America is the dreamiest nation on Earth. Barack Obama will die someday. Iraq might disappear in 2050. Presidents may become King in the US and replace the government with a monarchy. Who knows what the future will be? One thing though -- he needs a lesson on "how not to be drunk." Oh, Brits.