Posted on 03/07/2020 10:16:31 AM PST by rktman
Saul Alinsky may have written his Rules for Radicals to give leftists an advantage in the battle for America’s soul, but that doesn’t mean that the rules aren’t tactically wise. On Friday, Gun Owners of America (“GOA”) decided to put into play several of those rules when it asked to have Sen. Chuck Schumer “red-flagged” as a potentially dangerous person.
GOA’s request focuses on the fact that, on Wednesday, while speaking to protesters at a Planned Parenthood rally outside of the Supreme Court, Schumer sent a direct message to Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh:
I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.
Schumer claimed, of course, that the words weren’t a threat and that he never intended them to be. Speaking on the Senate floor, he explained that they were just the way Brooklyners talk and, in any event, it was all the Republicans’ fault that anyone got upset:
Of course, I didn’t intend to suggest anything other than political and public opinion consequences for the Supreme Court, and it is a gross distortion to imply otherwise. I’m from Brooklyn. We speak in strong language. I shouldn’t have used the words I did, but in no way was I making a threat. I never, never would do such a thing, and Leader McConnell knows that. And Republicans who were busy manufacturing outrage over these comments know that, too.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Bet comrade Schumer has CCCP flags in his basement.
Nice! I’m glad to see my annual membership dues to the GOA being put to good use like this.
Sounds good, but GOA is about to find out the actual end game of red flag laws, and it has nothing to do with enforcement against leftists.
...they remembered a few key Rules for Radicals:
4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.”
5. “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.”
6. “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.”
[snip]
8. “Keep the pressure on.”
[snip]
13. “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”
Real question: is this an example of GOA being more proactive in advancing gun rights than the NRA? More confrontational when necessary?
Chuckie Schmuckie’s in the minority, so no subpoenas, no grilling, no threats of abuse of power. He must be steaming.
#metoo!
Yes...like always. NRA are pussies when the rubber meets the road.
People should watch Schumer rant away like the rabid leftist he truly is.
These leftists need to kept from absolute power.
As we all know leftists are above the law.
…and we never have to say we’re sorry.
Yes, red flag Schumer!!
Goose, Gander, Schumer.
Ah, you just did. Now reap what you sow.
Ditto...
We should not just do this to a sitting senator. We should do the same to all of our leftist and hateful neighbors, “friends” and family members.
If they want their leftist legislators to create horrible laws, we should absolutely use those laws against them and let them suffer the consequences.
JoMa
Chuck 666 ways to Sunday keeps issuing threats. Can we put a fatwa on him. Nothing is working. Division of power? Heck no. The divisions of the powerful over the citizens is very effective though.
Not many on this planet have experienced what we have experienced. The lack of similar Bill of Rights in other countries is problematic.
From Hammurabi Code through Halakhah, Moses, Sharia, Napoleonic code, Magna Carta, Constitution and Bill of Rights of The United States of America, there has never been a justice system designed to give individuals maximum freedom while dealing with depths of wickedness unseen. Are we Past Peak Civilization?
OUTSTANDING effort FF. Thanks.
Justice systems BEST PRACTICES BUMP!
The best subterfuge goes uncovered. Plus, the NRA has litigated many gun issues. Don’t be such a fickle “supporter”.
People should watch Schumer rant away like the rabid leftist he truly is.
These leftists need to kept from absolute power.
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That’s right. Schumer would have those two justices “disappear” if he could do so. I’m not kidding.
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