Democrat torched for ‘disgusting’ response to Laken Riley’s death [Watch]
Doesn’t “gun sense candidate” Katie Porter have some potato violence to commit or something?
On the flip side, I don’t watch this Fox News program so don’t know the name of the “conservative” black woman, but when she asserts and asks “THEY DON’T ENJOY OUR RIGHTS, THEY ARE NOT AMERICAN CITIZENS. DO WE SAY THEY ARE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY?” the first thought that comes to mind is Sir Thomas More’s “devil himself” rejoinder from A Man for All Seasons.
I saw some of that “law and order über alles” enthusiasm displayed at the NRA Trump speech, and my first thought there was from “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”
[Via Jess]
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” — The Declaration of Independence, principle author Thomas Jefferson
People that say “I’m an American and I know my rights!” are often wrong and on multiple levels. A few quick examples:
1. Note that Jefferson never says that the inalienable rights only apply to citizens.
2. Freedom of speech doesn’t stop the government or others from punishing you for what you’ve said. Rather, it prevents government from stopping you from saying it.
3. Yelling to a foreign cop or jailer “You can’t do this to me. I’m an American!” Is about as bone headed as it gets. For one thing, it’s their country. While in their country, you abide by their rules or risk doing time in their jails. For another thing, they might be doing “this” BECAUSE you’re an American. In that case, rubbing that fact in their faces isn’t going to help.