Seems ol' Diddles McGee at the Greene County, Virginia, GOP, has caught some unfriendly fire after his insane ramblings about how we must have "armed revolution" if Obama succeeds at the ballot box. He tried to pull a Wyclef -- "When I say gun, I mean my pen and paper" -- and claim it was "a metaphor." A metaphor? Yes! "Armed revolution" is a metaphor for "violent overthrow of the government." Gah, didn't any of you get no schoolin'? They will shoot President Obama with a machine gun of VOTES!
Thomas Jefferson used his "tree of liberty" metaphor before the Constitution was written and ratified. He worried -- no doubt -- that the weak Articles of Confederation would lead to abuses of power by one of the Several States.
But look at more of his remarks:<blockquote>The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty.</blockquote> People not well-informed becoming discontented? He foresaw Fox News! The man was a genius.
<blockquote>Eh, not really. &ldquo;The Smith Act of 1940 made it a criminal offense for anyone to knowingly or willfully advocate, abet, advise, or teach the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing the Government of the United States or of any State by force or violence, or for anyone to organize any association which teaches, advises, or encourages such an overthrow, or for anyone to become a member of or to affiliate with any such association.&rdquo; </blockquote>
Eh, but really, because SCOTUS in considering <em>Yates v. United States</em> ruled that the Smith Act could not be used to prosecute advocacy of violence unless that advocacy presented a clear and present danger, and then the opinion in <em>Brandenburg vs. Ohio</em> prohibited the encroachment on advocacy of violence by either Federal or State governments unless such advocacy was likely to incite imminent lawless action.
Also, balls.
Plus, I love the excuse of &quot;we wouldn&#039;t have used that language, but we&#039;d have said basically the exact same fucking thing&quot;. Greene County, VA GOP = traitorous ratfuckers.
<a href="http:\/\/wonkette.com\/472120\/local-virginia-republicans-offer-armed-revolution-jell-o-salad" target="_blank">For your delectation</a>.
Thomas Jefferson used his &quot;tree of liberty&quot; metaphor before the Constitution was written and ratified. He worried -- no doubt -- that the weak Articles of Confederation would lead to abuses of power by one of the Several States.
But look at more of his remarks:<blockquote>The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty.</blockquote> People not well-informed becoming discontented? He foresaw Fox News! The man was a genius.
<blockquote>Eh, not really. &ldquo;The Smith Act of 1940 made it a criminal offense for anyone to knowingly or willfully advocate, abet, advise, or teach the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing the Government of the United States or of any State by force or violence, or for anyone to organize any association which teaches, advises, or encourages such an overthrow, or for anyone to become a member of or to affiliate with any such association.&rdquo; </blockquote>
Eh, but really, because SCOTUS in considering <em>Yates v. United States</em> ruled that the Smith Act could not be used to prosecute advocacy of violence unless that advocacy presented a clear and present danger, and then the opinion in <em>Brandenburg vs. Ohio</em> prohibited the encroachment on advocacy of violence by either Federal or State governments unless such advocacy was likely to incite imminent lawless action.
Also, balls.
Plus, I love the excuse of &quot;we wouldn&#039;t have used that language, but we&#039;d have said basically the exact same fucking thing&quot;. Greene County, VA GOP = traitorous ratfuckers.
<a href="http:\/\/wonkette.com\/472120\/local-virginia-republicans-offer-armed-revolution-jell-o-salad" target="_blank">For your delectation</a>.
Pix or GTFO!
Apparently Elvis never entered your building.
That only worked because he had first so startled them with his cries of &quot;You guys are coming! You guys are coming!&quot;
Just like the Sneetches!
&quot;The tree of Liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of bigots and asshats.&quot;
Fighting in the streets...that&#039;s where we&#039;ll here the shotgun&#039;s song.
All of them, Katie.