Andy9o8 2 #51 October 15, 2010 QuoteQuoteShe wasn't trying to force the President to listen to her They (Bush' team) clearly thought she might try to do so and decided not to take the risk. That was their prerogative, not hers. Every administration, Dem or Rep, deals with these kinds of issues. It is clearly each President's right to do so in his/her own way. Also, a bumper sticker definitely IS an attempt to express one's views to those who might prefer not to listen. It is usually seen as fairly innocuous but, again, the President had the right to interpret it differently. Someone driving a car with a bumper sticker expressing a controversial view is, by definition, not interested solely in listening quietly. That reasoning is utter bullshit in the United States of America. You get an F. Re-read the First Amendment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #52 October 15, 2010 Quoteattending a speech is free speech ? Attending a public speech given by an elected President is part of the right to peaceably assemble guaranteed by the First Amendment. BTW, anyone who thinks that this woman's bumper sticker was an indication that she posed an undue risk of not being "peaceable", thus justifying her ejection, is full of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SivaGanesha 2 #53 October 15, 2010 QuoteAttending a public speech given by an elected President is part of the right to peaceably assemble guaranteed by the First Amendment. The President isn't elected by the general public and never has been. They are elected by the Electoral College (albeit with a little help from their friends on the Supreme Court in the case of that particular President). Since when is a President answerable to a public which, constitutionally, has no direct role in electing him in the first place? If we were talking about members of the House, or members of the Senate since the passage of the 17th, then I might agree with you, or at least agree that you have a stronger case. QuoteBTW, anyone who thinks that this woman's bumper sticker was an indication that she posed an undue risk of not being "peaceable", thus justifying her ejection, is full of shit. The only person who seems to have held this opinion is Bush. And I fully agree that Bush was full of shit. But there is no constitutional bar, last time I checked, to a President being full of shit. Indeed, the constitution places certain checks and balances on presidential power specifically in anticipation that there may be times when a President is, indeed, full of shit and shouldn't have absolute power. But the President is still the President, even when he is full of shit."It's hard to have fun at 4-way unless your whole team gets down to the ground safely to do it again!"--Northern California Skydiving League re USPA Safety Day, March 8, 2014 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skipbelt 0 #54 October 15, 2010 peacable assembly isn't near as absolute as freedom of speech ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #55 October 15, 2010 Quote BTW, anyone who thinks that this woman's bumper sticker was an indication that she posed an undue risk of not being "peaceable", thus justifying her ejection, is full of shit. +1 My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #56 October 15, 2010 Quotepeacable assembly isn't near as absolute as freedom of speech ! They're generally not thought of (or protected) equally, but they're both expressly guaranteed by the First Amendment, and thus they technically have equal force of law behind them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skipbelt 0 #57 October 16, 2010 yes , and technically she wasn't assembling , just attending ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaVinci 0 #58 October 18, 2010 QuoteBut you're right; when it comes to understanding the SC, I'm generally pretty stupid No, I think you just allow your political leanings to cloud your opinion.... Ya know, kinda like the SC Justices do. But to claim that the 5 voted the way they did as a "giveback" is not, as you say, "intellectually honest", IMO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #59 October 18, 2010 The audience stacking of the so called public speeches has been out of control for far too long, by both sides! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaVinci 0 #60 October 18, 2010 QuoteRWCs simply can't hang with facts. Then they spew tripe that has nothing to do with the issue at hand. You mean how you ignore that Obama does it as well, but you only bitch about Bush doing it? Those kind of facts you can't hang with? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaVinci 0 #61 October 18, 2010 QuoteThe reality is that he was all fucked up by Alzheimers disease when he was elected. It got much worse during his second term. Bush 1 was running the show. Anyone who thinks otherwise was not an aware adult during those times. You have any proof of that? Or are you just making things up? Bring proof, not fantasy's. BTW still waiting for you to acknowledge that Obama did pretty much the exact same thing in regards to who sits in his audiences. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #62 October 18, 2010 QuoteQuoteThe reality is that he was all fucked up by Alzheimers disease when he was elected. It got much worse during his second term. Bush 1 was running the show. Anyone who thinks otherwise was not an aware adult during those times. You have any proof of that? Or are you just making things up? Bring proof, not fantasy's. BTW still waiting for you to acknowledge that Obama did pretty much the exact same thing in regards to who sits in his audiences. Search the Net, the proof is all over it! I am amazed at the ignorance of thinking he doesn't stack audiences! IMO, Obama stacks it more than most...BUT, I have no proof he is worse, only my opinion that it sure as hell, "Looks" that way.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #63 October 18, 2010 His I dont have proof comment was stated as his opinion AND was addressed only to that he thinks Obama does it more than most."America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #64 October 18, 2010 QuoteHis I dont have proof comment was stated as his opinion AND was addressed only to that he thinks Obama does it more than most. What? dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #65 October 18, 2010 QuoteQuoteHis I dont have proof comment was stated as his opinion AND was addressed only to that he thinks Obama does it more than most. What? Take a class"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #66 October 18, 2010 Quote Quote Quote His I dont have proof comment was stated as his opinion AND was addressed only to that he thinks Obama does it more than most. What? Take a class In what, rushmc-language? dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #67 October 18, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote His I dont have proof comment was stated as his opinion AND was addressed only to that he thinks Obama does it more than most. What? Take a class In what, rushmc-language? Common sense would be good start then the rest would come easy"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skipbelt 0 #68 October 18, 2010 woman ejected must have been one of "these"... http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-americans-aren%e2%80%99t-thinking-clearly/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #69 October 18, 2010 Quote woman ejected must have been one of "these"... http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-americans-aren%e2%80%99t-thinking-clearly/ Are you living with/under news papers/yellow press/magazines? Oh no wait: You're just a genius reading a lot, correct? That might explain why you post to yourself that often. dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #70 October 18, 2010 Quote Quote Quote His I dont have proof comment was stated as his opinion AND was addressed only to that he thinks Obama does it more than most. What? Take a class BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA That is some of the funniest shit I have ever seen here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #71 October 23, 2010 and in a related story: http://blogs.ktla.com/news_custom_eric/2010/10/man-fired-for-wearing-bush-sweatshirt-at-obama-rally.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 380 #72 October 23, 2010 Quoteand in a related story: Related how? Is there any evidence that Obama, or any of his staff, ordered the man fired? I agree that his union overreacted, and he shouldn't have been fired, but is the president really personally responsible for every single hiring/firing decision made in this country? Or just the ones you disagree with? Don_____________________________________ Tolerance is the cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. (Dworkin, 1996) “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” (Yeats) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #73 October 23, 2010 Yes, because as we all know the unions have no political ties to the Democratic Party. I think it's wrong in both cases regardless of who you ascribe blame or responsibility to. I think it's even more egregious that the worker was simply wearing a USS Bush cap and T-shirt to honor his son's service and the Union thugs fired him. I wonder if those who were so upset by the previous story will unleash the same hatred towards the unions? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #74 October 23, 2010 QuoteYes, because as we all know the unions have no political ties to the Democratic Party. I think it's wrong in both cases regardless of who you ascribe blame or responsibility to. I think it's even more egregious that the worker was simply wearing a USS Bush cap and T-shirt to honor his son's service and the Union thugs fired him. I wonder if those who were so upset by the previous story will unleash the same hatred towards the unions? The woman ejected from Bush's speech was ejected by Bush aides. If your point is that what the union reps did to this guy was just as improper, I'd agree. But you're stre-e-e-etching to find a connection to Obama's staff. Now, if you can find some evidence that the guy was leaned-on because Obama people whispered to the union guys, then yeah, that would be the same thing. But if you ain't got the goods, then all you got is a big, fat guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #75 October 23, 2010 QuoteQuoteYes, because as we all know the unions have no political ties to the Democratic Party. I think it's wrong in both cases regardless of who you ascribe blame or responsibility to. I think it's even more egregious that the worker was simply wearing a USS Bush cap and T-shirt to honor his son's service and the Union thugs fired him. I wonder if those who were so upset by the previous story will unleash the same hatred towards the unions? The woman ejected from Bush's speech was ejected by Bush aides. If your point is that what the union reps did to this guy was just as improper, I'd agree. But you're stre-e-e-etching to find a connection to Obama's staff. Now, if you can find some evidence that the guy was leaned-on because Obama people whispered to the union guys, then yeah, that would be the same thing. But if you ain't got the goods, then all you got is a big, fat guess. Yes you are correct. And John Gotti never ordered anyone killed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites