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February 25, 2013

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Andrew Vrba, PmG

I'm just waiting for Rudy to just out and say that he believes its called the White House for a reason.
You know he's gonna. Its just a matter of when.

The Magic M

> his group will file legal action against its organizers alleging they violated the free speech, equal protection and due process rights of the majority of county voters who re-elected the sheriff

It's funny how wingnuts are always against the law as soon as it starts getting in their way.

I fondly remember all the cries for a "recall" of every judge, Congress member, SOS etc. who dared to say "no" to birthers.
But once their Holy Joe is the target, a perfectly legal recall petition (aka exercizing the right to free speech) becomes a *violation* of free speech. *facepalm*
And suddenly the majority is holy, after they've claimed the majority that elected Obama were somehow "lowlifes" and "traitors" who shouldn't be allowed to vote in the first place.

But of course that's the way things run in Birtherstan, United States of Wingnuttery - anyone who dares voice an opinion contrary to the party line is accused of stifling free speech, and only those who vote for the One True (Tea) Party should be allowed to do so. A truly upside-down world.

SueDB

All these nutters need to know is: What is the penalty for FALSE arrest or "False Citizen's Arrest"??

I am sure the Capitol (Federal) police will be happy to assist/arrest the Arrestors and help them become Arrestees.

Bob

Don't you (in most, if not all cases) have to have the permission of the local police/district attorney/judge in order to conduct a citizen's arrest? Without that it's basically kidnapping. When is the last time there has been a legal citizen's arrest in this country

It's not surprising that someone as mentally and emotionally crippled as Manning is a leader in the Birther movement.

MaryRC

Citizen's arrest laws can vary from state to state but I believe that one common rule is that the citizen has to witness the crime while it is happening. So these whackadoos can't arrest anyone because all of the criminal activities that they're alleging would have happened in the past.

Norbrookc

Regarding the Marines rifles: For one thing, those are "drill rifles" the picture shows, which are M14's, and no, they wouldn't be "live." They're not the weapons (M4 Carbines) the Marines would be carrying in combat, which, to be honest (having been in the military) really don't work well when it comes to "drill and ceremony" things.

joeymac

Instead of a gold watch and handshake, housebreaker Manning is vouchsafed a Hawaiian holiday. Not much of a parachute.

To show how little the funders value Manning and his efforts, Dean Haskins was allowed to take Miki Mouth along for some exotic poon tang. Manning is not even able to take Elizabeth with him.

You failed Manning and are of no more use; not even able to conjure an independent grift the way that the Chief Editor did.

William Shockley would say that it's genetics at work; I say that it is just a low-level career criminal practicing his limited art.

joeymac

In the last century (millennium), when I was a young GI at Ft. Monmouth, I applied for the drill team. When I received my orientation tour I was shown the drill rifles which were not the standard M14s, but, some ancient carbine with the chambers plugged.

Nobody drills with a functioning weapon and live ammo; to do so would invite tragic accidents. Birthers so love to lie and cavil.

Shay

Drill with the M16A1 is a bitch, too.

So...Arnold is arguing that she shouldn't be sanctioned for wasting so much of the court's time because the court should have seen immediately that her case was moonshine?

Novel approach. Doubt it will fly, though.

The Magic M

> I believe that one common rule is that the citizen has to witness the crime while it is happening. So these whackadoos can't arrest anyone because all of the criminal activities that they're alleging would have happened in the past.

However in their minds, the "fraud" is ongoing as long as Obama is "presidenting while black".

But even in their own world view and assuming the former to be correct, I believe their "logic" falls flat:
I'm not 100% sure how "citizen's arrest" is defined in the different states, but in my country, it is only appropriate if the suspect is about to flee the crime scene and cannot be identified on the spot. I don't think birthers can make a case that Obama is "about the flee the crime scene any minute". After all, they claim he wants to be "dictator for life".
Then again, holding incompatible views has always been their strongest suit.

Kiwiwriter

I would be careful relying on "Veterans Today," as that web page seems to have an anti-Israel agenda.

However, I am boggled at the continued birther mentality...now they're slurring the US Marine Corps, with a nonsensical idea that Obama had to bring in disarmed ringers to represent them in the Inaugural Parade. Presumably the implication is that real red-blooded All-American Leathernecks are protesting the "usurper" by refusing to march in his Inauguration parade, and staging a sit-down strike at 8th and I Streets. All of them.

I remember back in the Clinton Administration, Clinton haters peddled a tale that the Marines who guard the White House and operate the presidential helicopters were behaving in a way to show calculated disrespect to their Commander-in-Chief, refusing to salute as he got on and off Marine One. It was so bad that the Commandant issued a firm denial of the urban legend, pointing out that there was no way the Marine Corps would show calculated disrespect to their Commander-in-Chief at any time.

I am also boggled by this grandiose Facebook page planning to march on Washington to make "Citizens' Arrests." I'd like to see how they're going to do them...what, they'll grab Congressmen and Senators as they ascend the Capitol Steps and haul them off to face "Citizens' Grand Juries?" And the Congressmen will just go along and get in the SUVs and go off to trial. And what if the Congressmen say "No, I'm not going?" Are these clowns going to haul them off in cuffs at gunpoint?

What, they think the Capitol police will just stand there and let them take the Congressmen and Senators away? The FBI won't investigate? The DC police won't chase them?

And then what...they think they can take these Congressmen down to Uncle Goober's barn and hold a show trial there, and the Congressmen will just put up with it and confess their evil crimes? And still nobody will do anything about it?

These guys are planning to violate several dozen federal statutes that come with extremely severe penalties and they really believe they can geta way with it...

You know, I do hope the Feds keep an eye on this. Not because I think they'll actually be able to get their troops together and go to Washington and make these "arrests," but because I think some people who are involved with this web page, or read it regularly will get angry and frustrated when this porous plan falls apart, and go out as a "lone wolf" and massacre some innocents, like that guy Von Brunn at the Holocaust Museum in Washington.

The psychology of these people is incredible. How do people wind up in these loops of paranoia and narcissism? Were they bullied at school? Abused by parents? Mistreated by teachers? Unable to get steady work and families? What is it?

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