"Honk to impeach Obama"

[roberth]

Remember to only honk once. We don't want to be accused of voter fraud.

[Ronin13]

A girl I know posted on FB about this... I had to set her straight, but she's a brain dead Obama voter who I've tried to turn before, but alas, she's a lost cause.
This is what she said:

Driving home on the highway today and traffic came to a sreaching hault. Bunch of people on the bridge over the highway were holding up signs that read "honk to impeach Obama" "honk for your 2nd am. " "end the tyranny. " Well... seeing how this is for gun control and all maybe they shouldn't have had a sign with the exact thing (except in Latin) John Wilks Booth screamed on stage after he SHOT Abraham Lincoln in the head.

For those that don't know, she's talking about "Sic semper tyrannis" or "Thus always to tyrants." I had to educate her that the first to be historically quoted as saying it was Brutus after he assassinated Caesar. But in the context these fine folks were using it was more akin to George Mason who suggested it be the Commonwealth of Virginia's motto after America defeated the tyranny of the British. Some people love to take one person's perversion of an idea and call the idea evil.

[UrbanWolf]

A girl I know posted on FB about this... I had to set her straight, but she's a brain dead Obama voter who I've tried to turn before, but alas, she's a lost cause.
This is what she said:

For those that don't know, she's talking about "Sic semper tyrannis" or "Thus always to tyrants." I had to educate her that the first to be historically quoted as saying it was Brutus after he assassinated Caesar. But in the context these fine folks were using it was more akin to George Mason who suggested it be the Commonwealth of Virginia's motto after America defeated the tyranny of the British. Some people love to take one person's perversion of an idea and call the idea evil. [/FONT][/COLOR]

John Wilks Booth was a Democrat. How's that?

I'm around with gals like that all the time, a lot better now since i've deleted a ton on facebook.

[Ronin13]

John Wilks Booth was a Democrat. How's that?

Yeah, that's the jist of what I was trying to tell her.
I know, I should know better, I shouldn't try and argue, I should just snap to the realization of the truth and go "right! Idiot."

[Madeinhb]

Would you say a lot of people were honking? Or just a bunch of pissed of prius drivers?

I drove by the 120th over pass. I honked and there were a few people who did. I wouldn't say a lot though.

[Madeinhb]

Northglenn runs a great speedtrap there. The LEO on the bridge has a laser and tags people going northbound while they are still in the 55mph zone south of 104th then radios to a car waiting on the hill to 120th. They run it once or twice a week and make bank. Today it was great, they had to reposition north to 120th as traffic going northbound was soooo slow due to the honk to impeach Obama. They still tag a good number of people who kick it up to 75 north of 120th after the curve.

Ya I've seen this. I didn't know speed traps were legal here. I thought the officer who flagged you as speeding has to be the one who tickets you.

[Ronin13]

Ya I've seen this. I didn't know speed traps were legal here. I thought the officer who flagged you as speeding has to be the one who tickets you.

Nope. CSP uses aerial radar to clock people and then have ground units initiate traffic stops. They do it on I-70 all the time, and I know one of the pilots.

[Madeinhb]

Nope. CSP uses aerial radar to clock people and then have ground units initiate traffic stops. They do it on I-70 all the time, and I know one of the pilots.

How can the cop issuing the ticket prove that you were speeding if you asked to see proof?

[RblDiver]

How can the cop issuing the ticket prove that you were speeding if you asked to see proof?

(non-cop answer) I imagine they don't have to show proof on the spot, but at your court appearance should you wish to contest it, at which point they'd have the record from the plane.

[Madeinhb]

(non-cop answer) I imagine they don't have to show proof on the spot, but at your court appearance should you wish to contest it, at which point they'd have the record from the plane.

That sucks. I moved from California and they have to prove on the spot. If a plane got you, they mail a ticket to you. If a cop is writing a ticket, he is the one who had to laser you.