Remarkable
A popular and respected Democratic member of Congress is shot by a lunatic and her partisan colleagues honor her by proposing to restrict political speech, give themselves special privileges at airports and to give all members of Congress and, apparently, the Federal judiciary, the statutory status of the President if the United States.
“We’ve had some incidents where TSA authorities think that congresspeople should be treated like everybody else,” he [ Rep. Clyburn] said. “Well, the fact of the matter is, we are held to a higher standard in so many other areas, and I think we need to take a hard look at exactly how the TSA interact with members of Congress.”
The indignity of it all! A Congressman, treated as if he was under the same laws as his fellow citizens. An outrage. Maybe with that “harder look” Representative Clyburn can take a little time for how his fellow Americans are being treated by TSA as well.
Perhaps granting the Democratic House minority leadership and their children a few hereditary titles of nobility and some estates on Federal lands would cut to the chase for what these people are really after. At a minimum that would be as relevant a response to the shooting of Rep. Giffords as empowering the FCC to censor FOXnews and force Rush Limbaugh off of the airwaves – and it would do our constitutional order a whole lot less harm. I am perfectly content to refer to Rep. Clyburn as Viscout, Prince-bishop or Archduke if he in turn agreed to, say, read the Bill of Rights. Better late than never, I say.
Incidentally, making credible death threats against anyone is already a crime in most jurisdictions I am aware of, albeit one insufficiently prosecuted by DA’s. Threatening USG officials is a Federal offense.
January 11th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Spot on Zen. The Government wants to decrease services for the Public, but increase services for themselves.
January 11th, 2011 at 8:44 pm
If a butterfly flaps its wings in China and causes a hurricane that kills a member of Congress, I propose that we outlaw butterflies.
January 12th, 2011 at 2:51 pm
I have no doubt that the alarmist rhetoric currently in vogue among certain circles feed into this guys violent delusions. Otherwise he would have taken out his rage on english teachers, not jewish, democratic, socialized medicine supporting traitors ect.
January 12th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
can i retract that statement… chringe
January 12th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
You might have no doubts but unfortunately that widely held faith-based certainty lacks any evidence whatsoever. It is a narrative askew from actual events put forth by a politically savvy, old, sheriff whose office failed to take suffient action under AZ law against a potential menace that had been repeatedly been brought to their attention.
January 12th, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Zen, Excellent post! The ghouls using this tragedy to gather more power unto themselves should be voted from office pronto! Clyburn is not a bright man; so let us give him a title and let him take his very generous congressional retirement and simply go away…
January 12th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Joey,
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You can. better to take a risk and speak out than to stay out of the arena!
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I will delete if you wish.
January 13th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Leave it up, a lesson to me, measure twice, cut once.Cheers