Posted on 08/29/2017 9:35:38 AM PDT by davikkm
Freedom of speech in America is on the line, as Judge James A. Hinkle had to resign due to his criticism of protesters concerned about Confederate monuments in Charlottesville. He made a simple post on Facebook, and he did not threaten anyone, as we are seeing so many from the Left doing. In my opinion, this proves our free speech is endangered.
Judge James A. Hinkle offered his immediate resignation from his position as a part-time magistrate with the Gwinnett County Magistrate Court. Hinkle’s Facebook post Saturday called protesters of Confederate monuments “snowflakes who have no concept of history.” He later called them “nut cases” and compared them to ISIS terrorists.
This really concerns me, as I have done the same thing. I believe that this an example of what is to come. Yes, I know he is a Judge; nonetheless, I believe if he were a Liberal, this comment would have gone unnoticed…Judge or not. This Judge had served for 14 years.
The chief magistrate who suspended him made the following comments:
“He is a lifelong public servant and former Marine. However, he has acknowledged that his statements on social media have disrupted the mission of this court, which is to provide justice for all. I have accepted Judge Hinkle’s resignation.”
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He should not have resigned over telling the truth.
Dark times await us...
vs. Ginsburg’s actions after ?...crickets chirping
The purges will continue until all conservative thought is destroyed.
Even down to the janitors and landscape people...................
So what's wrong with that?
He should not have resigned over telling the truth.
That is cowardly. Freedom does not win when people value their comfort over freedom.
Rule #1 Stay off evil FB.
Rule #2 There is no #2, refer to #1.
Social media claims another one.
>>He should not have resigned over telling the truth.<<
Agreed, he gave them the win.
Actually the rule is think twice before speaking, three times before Tweeting, and four times before posting. He never made it to the 'think twice' stage.
He didn't have a choice. Any future decision he handed down from the bench would be overturned in an instant by the loser's attorney pointing to the post and claiming bias against their client.
I do not do ANY political stuff on FB. I do not want to get about one third of my family p!$$ed off at me.
It is so nice here on FR cuz I can rip the libs to my hearts content.
People on the right are far to eager to resign or recuse themselves. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Congressman Devin Nunes, Judge James A. Hinckle, etc.
Ain’t that the truth.
Used to be, once upon a time, we had actual Liberty. This is yet another example of our leaders hastening the slide from soft core tyranny to hard core tyranny.
These tyrants will not be stopped by “government”. If the People want their Liberty back, they will have to get it back “the old fashioned way”.
Never surrender or quit against pussies.
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