Posted on 06/06/2008 6:08:55 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
A pro-family activist and former presidential candidate says it is outrageous that military personnel in uniform, who use public transportation while traveling to the Pentagon, are being publically harassed by anti-war leftists.
The Air Force recently issued a security advisory, relating several incidents where military personnel have been approached by individuals expressing themselves as anti-government and shouting anti-war sentiments.
Gary Bauer, Chairman of American Values, says in one case a woman in uniform was followed as she exited a Washington, D.C., subway train and a left wing thug continued to berate her as she exited the metro station. Bauer believes there is a limit to free speech.
"Freedom of speech, like all our liberties, has limitations on it. You can't drive a car down a suburban neighborhood at eleven o'clock at night with a loudspeaker on the top of it. And this fits into that category. When somebody is in a public place, they have a right not to be harassed," Bauer explains.
In fact, Bauer notes, harassment itself is against the law. "And in this case I would call it traitorous. If I'm on a subway or at an airport and see something like this happen, I for one will take action. I think this is an intolerable thing to be happening in our country," Bauer contends.
Bauer believes these protestors are being constantly urged by left wing blogs and websites to harass the military. And he says left wing politicians who compare U.S. troops to Nazis bear responsibility, too – as do those in the media who constantly present the troops in a negative way.
PING!
yes they are eager to fight their own
but would never serve in uniform
People who do this are the devil’s spawn and not worth defending.
This is very unfortunate.
This is every where too.
PING
This sucks.
Discrimination against British soldiers in uniform to become a criminal offence (U.K.)
And I have to agree with Bauer, it IS traitorous. I certainly couldn’t stand by and do nothing either. B@stards!!
“Freedom of speech, like all our liberties, has limitations on it.”
Wrong. Leave (all) our rights alone.
However, I can tell you a left-wing group will never harass a n American Soldier if I’m in the vicinity.
DC Chapter ping.
Leftists harassing military in uniform on DC area metro.
This is outrageous!
Amen! Not on my watch!
They may harrass them but they are still “patriotic” and they still “support the troops.” Just ask them, they’ll tell ya! Scumbags!
Yes, you’re right. I LOVE this quote, I got it off a Free Republic article the other day. “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.” John Stuart Mill, English economist and philosopher (1806-1873) Apparently still true today. Pass it on. God bless our troops!
I think I am of a similar mind. I hope I am put to the test.
I would think this would fall under citizen arrest.
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