[dennisw]

This is the freeper uber-libertarian contingent.How many are unhinged pot heads? Rebels without a clue. Spoiled brats throwing aronnd words like “Tyranny” and “Gestapo”. They have a very high opinion of themselves and their “rights” real or imagined, and a hatred for all authority figures. You have to wonder what their family dynamic was growing up.

And here they support Emily Good, a money grubbing commie pestilence and howl for some Joe Average policeman to lose his job.

[PalmettoMason]

They have a very high opinion of themselves and their “rights” real or imagined...

Yep, I have a very high opinion of my rights. I even have a very high opinion of the rights of someone whose politics I personally detest, like Ms good.

...and a hatred for all authority figures.

Only the ones that abuse their authority.

And here they support Emily Good, a money grubbing commie pestilence and howl for some Joe Average policeman to lose his job.

So, who gets to decide which citizen's opinions merit Constitutional protection from abuse by the State?

[Chunga85]

Charles, your presense is required in the spin room. Please bring your pom-poms and be sure to wear an American flag pin on your lapel. It makes a great prop.

This case will settle faster than a speeding bullet...lol.

[Emperor Palpatine]

"This is the freeper uber-libertarian contingent."

Ahhh nope, not I. I'm actually a Hamiltonian Federalist with a deep respect for the very limited government our sainted Founding Fathers envisioned. Not the police state of "You vill follow ohrdahs or you vill be arrested at vonce, dummkopf!" a few seem to lust after here.

"How many are unhinged pot heads? Rebels without a clue."

Not since my college days....more years ago than I care to admit to.

"They have a very high opinion of themselves and their “rights” real or imagined, and a hatred for all authority figures."

Actually, Dennis. I DO have a high regard for ALL the rights that God has bestowed upon each and every one of us, (even you), which the Constitution protects and guarantees. As for authority figures? Well, I've spent my life dealing with symphony conductors, and many of them are bigger tyrants than any mere policeman would be in his best wet dreams.

"You have to wonder what their family dynamic was growing up."

Well, as the only child of fairly affluent parents I had it pretty good. But I was also a child prodigy who learned at a very young age the discipline involved in practicing long hours at my instrument.

"And here they support Emily Good, a money grubbing commie pestilence and howl for some Joe Average policeman to lose his job."

Actually I support any citizen whose rights have been violated, regardless of their ulterior motives. See, that's the thing about constitutional guarantees...they apply to everyone, whether you agree with them or not. As for the Joe Average cop? Well, if he had any understanding of that document he swore an oath to uphold we wouldn't be having all these incidents of cops getting caught with their ass in a legal sling to discuss here on Free Republic now, would we? And that wouldn't be any fun.