Quote Originally Posted by Jordanls19 View Post
You should care. This a constitutional issue at hand. I could care less what they are protesting, be it war, funerals, or popsicles. Assembly is a right. Not a right you, me or anyone else has to agree with. Getting a permit to assembly is along the lines of a FOID card in IL. Its restricting rights of us, the american people so that the powers that be can decide who is "worthy" of said rights.

Who would be mad if they searched everyone on I-25 for Bombs to prevent terrorism?

We can't have it both ways we either follow the constitution to the T, or not. We can't circumvent it to our convenience, that's how we get GOV ran healthcare or Assault weapons bans, illegal search and seizures, and restricting freedom of speech because a few don't like it. Or worse people don't care.

Rant off.
well said

although freedom died a long time ago
we live in a police state, but no one seems to care.

don't think so?
think I'm wrong?

In the 1930's, we all made fun of nazi germany because citizens of germany could be forced to stop for no reason and show their papers to be allowed to travel.
now we have:
"random" DUI stops
TSA groping
etc

No way would anyone of the 1930's have imagined that, yet here we are?

We have so many police (because the peace officers are long gone) that they have nothing better to do but enforce the laws for money/fishing expeditions (or do you think that cops sitting on the side of the road running radar is for your safety?)

and we have this week here in longmont, the SWAT team with full M16 rifles, black ski masks, black boots, black vests (remind you of anything, I'll give you a hint: 1938 Germany) going in to a medical MJ shop to shut it down because of a code violation. Really, do you feel safer?

In the fine words of Jerry Pournelle:
"Freedom is not free, free men are not equal, equal men are not free. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. We would not have permitted King George to do this.?"