These anarchists

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has been rejoicing at Trump’s win and denouncing protesters on Twitter. He’s a candidate for head of the Department of “Homeland Security.” Another very bad man.

Wrong. We’re allowed to protest, and Sheriff Clarke doesn’t get to decide whether our reasons are legitimate or not. We’re allowed to protest and that’s all there is to it.

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8 responses to “These anarchists”

  1. Silentbob Avatar

    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

    (source)

  2. Omar Avatar

    Actually, American citizens are not just “allowed” to protest. They have assumed upon themselves over the course of history the right to do so; going back to the 1776 revolution, the English Civil War and beyond. To put around the other way, the government does not have any constitutional right to stop them, nor has it been given such right by the supreme authority in America: the people. Not even to stop a minority of one against the rest of the US population.

    Neither the US Government nor David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke): though occasionally he might need reminding of that fact.

  3. James Garnett Avatar
    James Garnett

    Hey, guess what, David Clarke: the “will of the people” WAS TO ELECT HILLARY CLINTON PRESIDENT because she earned the most votes. They are protesting FOR their choice.

  4. iknklast Avatar

    Weren’t these people (Trump’s people) the same people who were going to water the tree of liberty with the blood of traitors after Obama got elected? What right did they have to protest his election? Apparently those reactionary tea partiers did not respect the lawfully arrived at peaceful transition of power through elections.

    Be interesting to find out what he thinks of the Bundys.

  5. Rob Avatar

    Could he get any more bling on that SS uniform?

  6. Graham Douglas Avatar

    It’s amazing how readily the words “democracy” and “will of the people” spill from the mouths of those who seek only tyranny.

  7. cazz Avatar

    It’s Veterans Day.

    I’m going to take this moment to thank all the Veterans, and all the people who fought, risked their lives and sometimes died in an effort to stop tyranny.

    From Chief Joseph, who fought and lost, to my grade-school friend’s father, who fought in the Dutch resistance, to the student who faced down a tank in Tienanmen Square.

    Some things are worth fighting for.

  8. Ben Avatar

    All I can say is that it’s a good thing Trump knows the Constitution better than those elite scholars!