Daniel Greenfield– Freedom of Assembly is the first and most important right of the Bill of Rights. Today it is being denied in cities like Berkeley and Portland where local left-wing governments have contrived to deny rally permits while giving the masked thugs of their leftist Antifa allies a blank check to assault those whose views they oppose.
In Berkley, Boston and San Francisco, the First Amendment doesn’t exist anymore.
The threat of violence that shut down the Patriot Prayer demonstration in San Francisco, an event scheduled to feature African American, Samoan and Latino speakers, is a case of fascism justifying itself by flying the false flag of “anti-fascism.” And it is the third such case this week – the others being Boston and Berkeley. The founder of Patriot Prayer, Joey Gibson, is a Japanese American who regards himself as a “person of color” and who had made it very clear that he opposes Neo-Nazis and white supremacists, and who has publicly stated that his goal is to promote “love” not hate.
This time the violence and hate were coming from one side, and one side only.
Gibson’s attempt to hold a demonstration to end hate was torpedoed by Nancy Pelosi and Mayor David Lee who falsely claimed that it was a proposed gathering of “white supremacists.” Pelosi insisted that Patriot Prayer should not be allowed a permit for Crissy Field in San Francisco. “The Constitution does not say that a person can yell ‘wolf’ in a crowded theater,” she insisted. But the only people crying wolf were Pelosi and the leftist thugs who caused it to be shut down.
In Berkeley, authorities denied free speech advocates a permit, and did little to prevent the leftist violence that broke out against a handful of individuals who showed up after the organizers had called it off.
James Queally, the crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, tweeted, “There is a complete mob mentality here. People are randomly accusing random people of being Nazis.” Another Tweet added, “The moderate counter protesters are livid with the violence. ‘We need to get Antifa out of here.’ said man who helped break up fight.’”
The authorities are not going to do it. The choice is simple. Either we have a First Amendment. Or we don’t. If mobs of violent leftists with the complicity of leftist authorities can shut down any protest or speaker they don’t like, then we no longer have a Bill of Rights. All that’s left is leftist tyranny.
In the sixties, Governor Reagan sent in the National Guard to stop the violence at Berkeley. Governor Brown won’t do it. It’s up to President Trump to act.
And there’s precedent.
ht/ annie
The only way to solve this is CIVIL WAR.
The government, the police, the national guard, the federal marshals, the courts, are NEVER going to secure our right to assemble and speak freely.
The bigger nastier mob wins that debate.
“Q: Is Obama planning a Gestapo-like “civilian national security force”?
A: This false claim is a badly distorted version of Obama’s call for doubling the Peace Corps, creating volunteer networks and increasing the size of the Foreign Service.”
http://www.factcheck.org/2008/11/obamas-national-security-force/
Who gave the order for police to stand down at Berkeley? That person should at least be subject to a civil suit by those who were injured.
They are rioting. Rioters need to be hung by the neck until dead.
I would love to see a lawsuit by any group that is denied its “Right to free assembly” by Pelosi and other asshats. Equally, a lawsuit by a group that was legally issued a permit and yet the police failed to protect them and members of their group were assaulted.
You may not like the opinions of white supremacists, but they have constitutionally protected rights–including the right to free assembly.
Kevin R., shoot them first, then hang em.
Actually, one can probably yell “wolf” in a crowded theater. The court decision restricting this aspect of free speech mentioned yelling “fire” in a crowded theater. But presumably anyone can yell out the name of any animal and that would be o.k.
Who yells “wolf” in a theatre?
Keep trolling, HAP.
You sure you aren’t intentionally agitating?
The suggestion to have the National Guard come to Leftist meccas to maintain order is good. It’s modest (ignoring what the media would howl about it), it’s it’s effect is immediate on BOTH the AntiFa/BlackBloc scum AND on the American public who would be witnessing it.
We’ll see if Pres. Trump takes the idea up.
@Half-Assed Patriot August 28, 2017 at 4:39 pm
> The only way to solve this is CIVIL WAR.
Only the slave owners call it “civil war,” as only the slave owners deny their legal property the choice to be free.
any war is never cival its war. What you think against what i think. Good against evil.
SABO waded into it and made it back to report. Obviously NSFW. Worth your time, did a good job. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zShUgYZ3GdA .
Looks like George Soros has been a bit slow with the paychecks:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/mBeW5tChl_8
🙂
“The suggestion to have the National Guard come to Leftist meccas to maintain order is good.”
That would not pass muster. Only the governor can call out the guard for use against civilians in his own state. Then the governor has to request the potus to federalize it. That is not Trumps call…
TO Noovuss
FROM THE ARTICLE
” The Governor of Arkansas, a progressive Democrat who was a product of the radical leftist Commonwealth College, had allowed a racist mob to rampage at Central High School in Little Rock.
Eisenhower warned that “disorderly mobs” operating “under the leadership of demagogic extremists” would not be allowed to terrorize citizens with the complicity of local authorities. He showed that the President of the United States was willing to protect civil rights with armed force.
“The only assurance I can give you is that the Federal Constitution will be upheld by me by every legal means at my command,” Eisenhower vowed.
And that’s what he did.”
Not so sure you’re right on that Governor’s “consent.”
Czar OD – From Wikipedia:
“In the mid-20th century, the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower used an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act, derived from the Enforcement Acts, to send federal troops into Little Rock, Arkansas, during the 1957 school desegregation crisis. The Arkansas governor had opposed desegregation after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1954 in the Brown v. Board of Education that segregated public schools were unconstitutional. The Enforcement Acts, among other powers, allow the President to call up military forces when state authorities are either unable or unwilling to suppress violence that is in opposition to the constitutional rights of the people.”
Sounds like Noovuss might be right, and that the Posse Comitatus Act would prevent POTUS from acting unilaterally in this case.
IMHO.
To Viet Viet,
Bush Scrambled Air National Guard on 911 with out Congressional Approval. It’s not called States Guard with Federally Supplied Weapons. There’s more to this.
think most commentators are missing the point ….
“Congress shall make no law …. abridging the freedom of speech, … or the right of the people peaceably to assemble….”
kinda simple …now, if the Neo-Fascists & communists of local governments want to ….
my reply to them is … declare yourselves… come into the light & expose yourselves
… all socialists are cowards …. they only attack in groups
@Bad_Brad: Bush had nothing to do with scrambling ANG aircraft on 9/11. That was done by NORAD. Bush was in an elementary school listening to kids demonstrating their reading skills.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._military_response_during_the_September_11_attacks
Vietvet
So you’re telling me you don”t think NORAD was in direct communication with at least Cheney?
“The act stated: “Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.”
There’s no mention of individual. Whoever can certainly refer to a group or institution. Wouldn’t this apply to a Federal Agency as well?
I’m just sayen there’s more to this than Pussy Comatose.
“National Guard units can be mobilized for federal active duty to supplement regular armed forces during times of war or national emergency declared by Congress, the President or the Secretary of Defense.”
I stand corrected. But I sure don’t remember enough time elapsing on 911 for Congress to actually declare an emergency.
@Bad_Brad: Bottom line, no one’s going to stand on ceremony when the nation’s under enemy attack, regardless of what the law says. However, this is not normally the case, and it is not the case here. I think Posse Comitatus still applies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjyLeO6Ys8E
🙂
Vietvet
Stand on Ceremony? I think that’s why I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around this because today, it would never happen. The Democrats would be texting GPS coordinates of the White House to the Jihadi Pilots.
@Brad:
https://ranthegauntlet.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/joe-ceremony-1.jpg
😉
He consistently show up that way. Planted provocateur?
Add that to his hate for cops and who HAP really is at heart starts to become obvious.
Yea well I still contend they need to change the name to “Only The States Guard Using Federal Tax Payer Weapons and Fuck The rest of You.”
Regarding HAP, if you lived your ass in California you would think that post was gospel. I do. Really, look what just happened in Berkeley. Have you seen the footage of the CHP, yes thats California Highway Patrol, hiding in a parking lot. That’s state level. Are California conservatives open season? Apparently so.