Congress candidate says mayors blocking Chick-fil-A "need to be introduced to the 2nd Amendment"

[Neue Regel]

Asshat alert

http://www.sunherald.com/2012/07/31/4095690/candidate-says-chicago-and-boston.html

South Mississippi congressional candidate Ron Williams said mayors vowing to block new Chick-fil-A restaurants because the company's president opposes gay marriage "need to be introduced to the Second Amendment ASAP."

Williams, a Libertarian candidate for the U.S. House District 4 seat, made that and other statements in a letter to the editor to the Sun Herald. But asked about the letter, he said his comments were "hyperbole, non clarity," and that "I don't want anybody to go shoot anybody, but I want people to understand what a slippery slope we can be on and what the purpose of the Second Amendment is."

In his letter, Williams said: "Let me make it clear, the CEO is being punished by government officials because he exercised his First Amendment right of free speech. The Constitution is very clear. When government restricts and punishes the people for exercising their First Amendment rights, then we are to default to the Second Amendment (right to keep and bear arms). These two mayors need to be introduced to the Second Amendment ASAP."

Williams also wrote: "The correct response to these mayors would be to send troops or whatever to remove these men from office, by whatever means is necessary."



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[slackmaster]

1. He's just one amendment off

He deserves partial credit.

[Scuba]

2. "I don't want anybody to go shoot anyone, but I'll tell them to anyway."

[Lint Head]

3. Mouth breather.

[zbdent]

13. He might have to evolve to get that far ...

single-celled organisms point and laugh at him ... now, and when he was in junior high ...

[Ikonoklast]

16. He has a five-head, too.

[Lint Head]

19. And it's empty.

[Drale]

4. He's right the CEO of Chick-Fil-A was exercising his first amendments rights but

it is now our right and by extension our elected officials right to look down on that man and his company now.

[tritsofme]

6. Elected officials can certainly chastise and voice their disagreement as much as they want.

But they cannot use their power to punish political opponents.

[Drale]

11. No you are right they cant but

what they can do it is make it more expensive for Chick-Fil-A to do business by not giving them tax breaks or other incentives to come to their city.

[Incitatus]

14. Then they can offer breaks and incentives for a KFC or Popeyes to open across the street.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. What do you suppose he means?

[Swede Atlanta]

7. I don't know where the idea that mayors are going to start restricting CFA restaurants.....

No mayor is going to do anything about preventing existing CFA restaurants to operate nor are they going to restrict the ability of CFA to open new restaurants provided they meet all the zoning and other local and state requirements.

Does anyone know where this idea started? I can see some mayors or other officials expressing an opinion that CFA is not officially welcome due to their policies and support for anti-gay groups. But that is just an opinion that could be tied to local ordinances that prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender. But those mayors do not have the authority to prevent CFA from operating, provided they meet all the local and state requirements.

[Angry Dragon]

8. IDIOT

[Xipe Totec]

9. The problem with shooting from the mouth is the aim or lack thereof. nt

[muntrv]

10. Hey ignoramus! You don't have a 1st Amendment right to set up

a business in Boston.

[DrDan]

12. it is past time these cretins are held responsible for their comments

someone is going to die because of their faux-bravado

[Spirochete]

15. So - are you bringing your guns to Chicago yourself?

You knuckle-dragging, Bill-Murray-looking motherfucker?

[sarisataka]

17. He might be on to something

Williams also wrote: "The correct response to these mayors would be to send troops or whatever to remove these men from office, by whatever means is necessary."

And we can remove other politicians by the same method when we disagree with them. Elections will be simplified greatly once they serve no real purpose. After all, how bad can a ruling Junta be?

[Initech]

18. Wow - this heartless asshole needs to be paid a visit from the secret service.