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When Congress Was Armed And Dangerous
New York Times ^
| January 11, 2011
| JOANNE B. FREEMAN
Posted on 01/13/2011 5:19:01 AM PST by Malone LaVeigh
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A good many reporters received beatings from outraged congressmen; one nearly had his finger bitten off. Ah, the good old days ...
To: Malone LaVeigh
A good many reporters received beatings from outraged congressmen; one nearly had his finger bitten off. Good thing it wasn't in the days of Barney Frank.
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posted on
01/13/2011 5:20:27 AM PST
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
To: Malone LaVeigh
I always thought they should bring dueling back. Would clean things up a lot.
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posted on
01/13/2011 5:23:38 AM PST
by
fruser1
To: Malone LaVeigh
If congressmen start carrying weapons at public events to protect themselves from us, then shouldn’t we have the right to carry our own weapons at these same events to protect ourselves from them?
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posted on
01/13/2011 5:24:41 AM PST
by
K-Stater
To: Malone LaVeigh
Personally I think it should become a mandatory law, all Congressmen/women should be armed or have a qualified bodyguard 24/7.
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posted on
01/13/2011 5:25:24 AM PST
by
Eye of Unk
(If your enemy is quick to anger, seek to irritate him. Sun Tzu, The Art of War.)
To: Eye of Unk
Funny, I take the opposite point of view, I don’t believe Any Duly Elected Public Servant or Public Employee should receive any more security or right of self defense than the average person, ever. We used to call this Equal Protection under the Law.
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posted on
01/13/2011 5:37:57 AM PST
by
eyeamok
To: Malone LaVeigh
"So Americans knew relatively little of congressional violence."That changed with the arrival of the telegraph. Congressmen suddenly had to confront the threat or temptation of 'instant' nationwide publicity."
The threat--and temptation--is far greater today in the Information Age!
And to confront the threat of TRUTH--"traveling with lightning speed...to the remotest borders of the Republic--Leftists/Democrats are desperate to silence all voices except their own!
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posted on
01/13/2011 5:44:09 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
(In a free society weÂ’re going to be subject to people like this. I prefer this to the alternative.J)
To: Eye of Unk
"Personally I think it should become a mandatory law, all Congressmen/women should be armed..." As pro 2nd Amendment as I am, I would have to question the wisdom of arming a person who truly believes that the island of Guam is in danger of flipping over due to the increased presence of US military personnel.
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posted on
01/13/2011 5:48:00 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: eyeamok
"I dont believe Any Duly Elected Public Servant or Public Employee should receive any more security or right of self defense than the average person, ever. We used to call this Equal Protection under the Law."I agree with you. Congresspersons should be subject to the same laws as all citizens. As Harry Truman said: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
Making them subject to the same laws as all other citizens would immeasurably increase the QUALITY of people SERVING in Congress.
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posted on
01/13/2011 5:49:05 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
(In a free society weÂ’re going to be subject to people like this. I prefer this to the alternative.J)
To: Joe 6-pack
For those persons they make a modified pistol....
Without posting an image needless to say the exit direction isn’t traditional.
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posted on
01/13/2011 5:52:14 AM PST
by
Eye of Unk
(If your enemy is quick to anger, seek to irritate him. Sun Tzu, The Art of War.)
To: Eye of Unk
So long as they recieve the necessary firearms combat police training and qualify at Quantico FBI. Then Practice for 4 hous a week every week under a snarling mean Marine DI and requalify on that weapon annually.
Otherwise they are more of a danger to themselves and the innocent public.
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posted on
01/13/2011 6:08:19 AM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: Malone LaVeigh
Maybe if they didn’t engage in so much oppression they would have less to fear.
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posted on
01/13/2011 6:25:35 AM PST
by
Seruzawa
(If you agree with the French raise your hand - If you are French raise both hands.)
To: Malone LaVeigh
I’m all for this, as long as said Congresscritter isn’t one of those who hypocritically packs heat while trying to grab our guns and make it much more difficult to obtain them.
You know, the Carl Rowan types who would deny us, but keep illegal guns in their own homes. (Yes, I know Rowan is not a politician...)
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posted on
01/13/2011 6:26:33 AM PST
by
DJ Frisat
(How's that change workin' out for ya, Obama voters?)
To: Savage Beast
Not just Congress but all government workers. The feds, state and locals should all be just as limited as us. The deck is stacked against us and it must be changed or the republic will die.
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posted on
01/13/2011 6:33:17 AM PST
by
Ratman83
To: Joe 6-pack
I would have to question the wisdom of arming a person who truly believes that the island of Guam is in danger of flipping over due to the increased presence of US military personnel. I forgot the dumb asses name. Help me out?
By the way, I saw the clip - he was not "joking", he was dead serious.
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posted on
01/13/2011 6:46:59 AM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Don't tell Obama what comes after a trillion)
To: Graybeard58
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posted on
01/13/2011 6:49:22 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Malone LaVeigh
I approve of this. For everyone who wishes to be armed... Do it.
It's your RIGHT.
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posted on
01/13/2011 6:52:03 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(III%. The last line in the sand)
To: Ratman83
Absolutly right! All government workers.
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posted on
01/13/2011 6:53:51 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
(In a free society weÂ’re going to be subject to people like this. I prefer this to the alternative.J)
To: Malone LaVeigh
The only thing more outrageous and ridiculous than Congressmen’s exempting themselves from the laws they pass on other citizens is the toleration of such a ridiculous outrage by the citizenry itself!
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posted on
01/13/2011 6:56:13 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
(In a free society weÂ’re going to be subject to people like this. I prefer this to the alternative.J)
To: eyeamok
+1
for equal protection under the law.
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posted on
01/13/2011 8:48:51 AM PST
by
Surtur
(Are we on Athen's time yet?)
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