A Speaker opposed to pro-rights legislation tells a tale of something that never quite happened: an attempted “intimidation,” by omitting key facts and warping the rest. And uses that to rationalize killing the legislation. [More]And that way, everyone can be punished for an act that may even have been done with that in mind. What kind of political fraud would do that?
Think race hoax and sex hoax. Plus, by allowing certain comments, you can be tarred with a provocateur's brush.
As for those who leave comments advocating criminal violence, Blogger does not give users the ability to do detailed tracking, but the way I've figured it in the past, if it rises to a level of credible threat, the authorities can do their thing if so inclined.
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Let me make sure I have this straight:
If you engage in activism in support of a pro-gun bill, legislators will publicly call that "threatening behavior" and pull it.
If you don't engage in activism in support of a pro-gun bill, legislators will claim the bill has no popular support and pull it.
And we're supposed to be OK with this?
In the former, at what point did it become fashionable to publicly mischaracterize opponents to earn political points?
In the latter, at what point did "doing the right thing" become subject to popular support?
And why are We the People still allowing either?
It's just Republican politicians grasping for something to let them act Democrat, like they already wanted to do.
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