Shouldn't there be arrests of the funders of the Tea Party that are endangering our Constitution and

[glinda]

Country/Government? If nothing else, at least be held up for the Public to see?

Freedomworks, Kochs and others.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. I think it's very good that we're realizing they're trying to destroy our country...

In Germany, no one realized much of anything. They just went right along, like sheep, and look what happened.

[earthside]

2. Arrests?

I fear the day when even people with whom I most stridently disagree could be subject to arrest.

A very similar sentence could have (and probably was) uttered during the Bush run-up to the attack on Iraq: "Shouldn't there be arrests of the funders of Code Pink that are endangering our Constitution and Country/Government? If nothing else, at least be held up for the Public to see?."

[tcaudilllg]

3. Then your fear is not deep enough, because it approaches.

The First Amendment will be amended and public insanity will be regulated to a higher degree.

[earthside]

8. I fear plenty.

I fear fascism under the mask of the right or left.

I would no more want a liberal/progressive/leftist government arresting its political opposition than I would a right-wing fascist government doing the same.

[Davis_X_Machina]

6. This is DU...and this is not new.

...."Rule of Law For Me, But Not For Thee" since 2001.

Search the site and see all the cries for arrests for treason, when it's the only crime whose elements are spelled out in the Constitution.

[spin]

4. Not in a representative democracy ...

The Tea Party Republicans won elections in their states and they are doing just what they promised, as foolish as it may be.

I only wish that the Democrats that I helped to elect did what they promised me what they would do.

[Amonester]

10. If only someone would "compromise" with us.

Nobody "compromised" with us when we said the war in Iraq, based on fearmongering LIES, was going to damage the economy.

Why is it I have no clue.

[shadowrider]

5. Right. I'm cool with that. Then when President Palin/Bachman/Perry is sworn in

should one of them beat Obama, and they immediately pardon the Tea Party people, THEN follow that up with, "Now it's time to arrest the posters on Democratic Underground", you'd be ok with that, right?

Be very, very, very careful what you wish for. You just might get it.

[Amonester]

7. Posters on DU represent a real Danger to destroy the US and the world?

Wow. I never thought about it that far... :sarcasm:

[shadowrider]

12. That isn't the point. The ability to jail perceived "enemies" should not be arbitrary

and shifting dependent upon who's in office.

Jailing Tea Party people would be a very, very dangerous precedent.

[Amonester]

13. Yes, I already knew that.

I was just having a nice - but temporary - feeling about the idea of DU having suddenly so much 'leverage' for GOOD. :hi:

[Viva_Daddy]

9. I agree. They have betrayed their oath of Office

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution, Subsection 4, makes it unconstitutional to call into question the full faith and credit of the US Government. The Tea Party Republicans have done just that. While this does not rise to the level of treason, it does constitute a betrayal of their oath of Office to uphold the Constitution and to defend it from all enemies, foreign and domestic. Instead they would rather keep their unconstitutional pledge to Grover Norquist.

[ZombieHorde]

11. No. That sounds really scary. nt

[Abq_Sarah]

14. I realize emotions are running hot

But I really wish you'd step back and ask yourself if you really want to live in a country where the political opposition is arrested for basically, not agreeing with you.

[Cleita]

15. I definitely believe that their ideology is unAmerican.

I wrote my Congressman, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, and I told him that I thought the actions of him, Cantor and Boehner were unAmerican.