What If Liberals Packed Heat At A Tea Party? (VIDEO)

[democracy1st]

Air America host Ron Reagan said it best, "A legal right doesn't make it right." What's the deal with those gun-toting goons at the town hall meetings? Well, loaded guns in the presence of a president are legal.

But why would citizens exercise this somewhat outmoded Constitutional right to carry loaded guns (or unloaded guns) at a political event these days? We say it's plain old bully behavior using dogma as a stick.

Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation duked it out with Ron while host Chis Matthews refereed and landed a few punches of his own.


http://airamerica.com/ronreagan/blog/2009/aug/18/what-if-liberals-packed-heat-tea-party

[davepc]

1. Black Panthers packed heat on the steps of the state capitol in CA

And in Response Ronald Regan passed gun control laws.








I guess civilized society should follow the example set by Ronald Regan.

[Matt 6_5]

2. So which other Constitutional rights are outmoded?

I wouldn't want to get anyone mad at me for exercising them.

[Liberal In Texas]

3. You also have freedom of speech.

But you're not allowed to shout fire in a crowded theater.

[slampoet]

15. Or tell a cop they are wrong.

[me b zola]

8. Apparently privacy is outdated

We sure could have used you during the bush* years when they were destroying the constitution with all sorts of "legal" memos that said that they were above the law. Hey but don't feel late to the party, a woman's right to privacy is being encroached upon every day. I'm sure I'll see tons of posts from you on these topics.

[Matt 6_5]

12. You think I'm a Bush supporter? Why would you imagine anything that goofy?

And how do you get to that from my query about the Bill of Rights? I worked my ass off for Gore and Kerry but they stole both those elections anyway. How about my rights as a gay man who cannot marry my partner of 28 years?...shall I just forget them like some would suggest I do with the 2nd Amendment?

[Solomon]

19. The one that says I'm only 3/5ths of a man.

There are several other "outmoded" constitutional "rights" if you care to look.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Isn't it interesting

that the only people so far packing heat are white males? Wonder what would happen if some people of color started doing it? Bet there would be a ruckus raised.

[unpossibles]

5. there was a black man with an assault rifle as shown on the Daily Show

Most of the gun-toters I've seen so far seem to be the Ron Paul wing of the right wing, so make of that what you will.

[chelsea0011]

11. That guy was a Ron Paul supporter from what I've read. What would have

happened to him if he said he was a Black Muslim and supporter of Farrahkan? Can you say drop to ground and spread'm

[aikoaiko]

13. I think some Black rights advocates showed up with guns at the Republican National Convention in2000

There was a video floating around DU yesterday...

No ruckus...just lots of new people trying to not trip themselves as they followed them around.

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[Liberal In Texas]

7. . . .

:popcorn:

[Soylent Brice]

14. holy fuck, they're everywhere today, aren't they??

[Liberal In Texas]

17. And they're dropping like flies ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=244949

[Soylent Brice]

18. i see dead people...

lol

[Cerridwen]

9. Flowers or pepperoni? n/t

[MoreLibThanU]

10. Splitter!

[booley]

16. Maybe they should

Lets not mince words.

This really has nothing to do with right to bear arms except that that is the excuse many are using.

Just because something is legal to do doesn't mean it's a bright idea or above criticism.

And the fact is the right are bringing guns to a public protest. There's only one reason to do that... intimidation.

Of course the right claims they are ONLY excercising their 2nd amendment rights.

Ok, then lets call them on it. Carry guns just like they do. Be respectful, inform the police, stay within the law and see what they say.

I am thinking they react like most bullies and back off.

Just as the Black Panthers showed, conservatives are hypocrites when it comes to guns.