The Republican National Committee has threatened to sue online T-shirt printer CafePress for allowing vendors to create and sell GOP-laden T-shirts, stickers and portrayals of the republican party icon, the elephant.

Since the committee owns the trademarks to "GOP," "Grand Old Party," "Republican National Committee," "RNC" and the official GOP elephant logo, they can legally order CafePress to ensure their trademarks are not being illegally infringed upon.  But the confusing part about all of this legal positioning is that many of the T-shirts being designed actually support the party! 

If ever there was a sign that a party was losing touch with voters, this is it.  At a time when transparency and mass communication is approaching its crescendo, the Grand Ole Party is embracing censorship, even among its biggest supporters!  Someone get a shovel, this party is getting buried come November.

Hat tip: Threat Level
 

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