Protesters blocking access to Trump Rally

[HonestJohn]

YES.  The war has already begun.  People better decide what side they're on, middle of the road - means roadkill.

Hyberbole of the worst order.

Don't talk about war unless you are willing to have a round of mortar fire hit your neighborhood.

[alicewonders]

Hyberbole of the worst order.

Don't talk about war unless you are willing to have a round of mortar fire hit your neighborhood.

I'm not the one instigating the war.

[sinkspur]

I'm not the one instigating the war.

As a mod, yours should be, excuse the pun,  a moderating voice here.  Not demanding people take sides.

[Wingnut]

I'm not the one instigating the war.

So...You are ready to die for Trump then?

[libertybele]

Yes. I see people here don't care about the Constitution, they care more about stopping speech they don't want to hear.

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

Everyone who believes in American values and the Constitution should be disturbed by others trying to silence him.  I don't like Trump, BUT he has the RIGHT to speak and those that want to listen to him, have the right to assemble to do so. 

[libertybele]

So...You are ready to die for Trump then?

No. Definitely not.  Not dying for Trump but rather dying for FREEDOM!  Freedom to speak and freedom to assemble. 

[Fishrrman]

Bring on the bulldozers!

[truth_seeker]

If Cruz and Kasich supporters sit there smugly thinking it is fine to shut down Trump's speech, don't be alarmed when they have theirs shut down, too.

Because should Cruz prevail, that will most certainly take place. It is naïve to think otherwise.

Cruz will suddenly be the Nazi.

[Mesaclone]

One cannot praise by silence.

Perhaps, but one can certainly proffer consent by silence.

"Qui tacet consentire videtur" He who is silent is taken to agree...a rather old legal and ethical principle.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Hate trump but wouldn't mind if he ran these jackasses over.

[Chosen Daughter]

....The silence from the Ted Cruz supporter hypocrites is deafening. I doubt they'll show their face on this open thread....

What do you want me to do?  I can't help him.  He is creating a civil war.  If he stuck to using his free speech to upholding the laws and not sighting violence perhaps this wouldn't be happening.  I am not silent.  I don't want Syrian refugee's here.  I would say lets find an acceptable solution like a safe zone in Syria controlled by a coalition of countries stopping the refugee crisis in its tracks.  But the reality there are Muslim citizens living in America.  Not refugee's but citizens.  Islam whether I like it or not is protected by the Constitution.  You cannot register Muslims.  And don't ask me to post the links I have already done it.  What an affective candidate would do to protect the United States would be to make the Constitution work for us.  Not trash it.  In America we all have freedom of religion.  So we need to assure that Sharia Law does not encroach on our religious freedom.  If we stick to the Constitution and rule of law we will be able to maintain liberty.  If we follow the loose cannon Trump we are looking forward to riots and civil disobedience.  I won't be one but I do maintain my freedom of speech and I riot here on this site.  That is where I make my voice heard.  I am lawful and I don't support anyone breaking the law or doing harm to others.  We need to stick to a lawful society based on our laws and Constitution to maintain a free society where we can maintain a moral character for our country.

So I don't support rioters or protestors keeping anyone from entering a building but I see why its happening.

Pew Research Center estimates that there were about 3.3 million Muslims of all ages living in the United States in 2015. This means that Muslims made up about 1% of the total U.S. population (about 322 million people in 2015),

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/01/06/a-new-estimate-of-the-u-s-muslim-population/

 

[libertybele]

....The silence from the Ted Cruz supporter hypocrites is deafening. I doubt they'll show their face on this open thread....

Excuse me A/C but I just got onto the board ... calling me a hypocrite for what reason?  You certainly have the right to support a liar and a fraud but to call me a hypocrite is going way too far.  Perhaps you should take a look in the mirror ...You calling me a hypocrite for absolutely no damn reason indicates to me the caliber of some of the Trump supporters.

Trump has a right to speak.  However, the protestors have a right to peacefully assemble. I haven't even gotten a chance to watch the video -- and already a Trump supporter is accusing me of something.  Really?  False accusations and fraudulent claims seem to be synonymous with Trump and his supporters. This is similar to union workers picketing and blocking entrance into a workplace. It has happened throughout history.  It's similar to protesters blocking the entrance to abortion clinics.  Though I don't agree with what they are protesting they have the right to peacefully assemble. 

The keyword her being "PEACEFUL"!  Attacking those that may have come to Trump's defense and siding with him due to the First amendment isn't too bright!

This is crap! A/C you owe me an apology. Have a nice day everyone.  I walked away from this forum a while ago for this very reason.  It's one thing to attack a candidate, it's quite another to attack a forum member for a different opinion.

[Charlespg]

So...You are ready to die for Trump then?

This is something  I am willing to die for and if necessary fight and kill for

The right of free  speech and assembly with out violence from leftist liberals

The right to control over our borders

The Right of Americans  to choose  their presidential candidate with out violence  and intimidation from  the hired thugs of a foreign NGO (moveon.org) and other leftest groups  especially those funded by a Nazi Collaborator who spends millions trying to subvert democracy both abroad  and in the United States

The right of Americans to decide their own laws  and not have that right and our  constitutional amendments destroyed by the lackeys and lapdogs of a elitist  POS  limousine communist  like Soros 

The left is dragging us down the same path 'Spain,Chile and Finland (1920's) were dragged down  and They will not like the result Its we the American People , The Majority  who get to decide who runs for president ,and what laws we can and cant have and how we control are borders ,not hired leftist thugs .And yes damm it if takes death squads ,targeting the organizers    to protect our right to self government and the afore mentioned rights then so be it ...I hold those rights sacrosanct and the progressives are playing with fire and gasoline

[A-Lert]

E  It's one thing to attack a candidate, it's quite another to attack a forum member for a different opinion.

The Trump haters have been insulting and attacking Trump supporters fairly consistently. Some today and the day isn't over.

[mountaineer]

Daniel Bongino
8 mins ·

In my experience as a Secret Service agent, the goal of suppressing free speech through violence and chaos is almost always a far-left phenomenon.

That stated, I think the far-left must be trying to get Trump elected, or else this is the dumbest political strategy in modern political history.

[mountaineer]

The Trump haters have been insulting and attacking Trump supporters fairly consistently. Some today and the day isn't over.

The victim card is completely worn out. Enough, already.

[Carling]

Hyberbole of the worst order.

Don't talk about war unless you are willing to have a round of mortar fire hit your neighborhood.

Worse than saying Trump is Hitler and his followers are brownshirts?

 

[Right_in_Virginia]

One cannot praise by silence.

Silence is agreement.

[Right_in_Virginia]

What do you want me to do?  I can't help him.  He is creating a civil war. 

Seriously?  Where have you been for the past eight years?   

[HAPPY2BME]

The more this gets aired, the more votes Trump gets.

[mountaineer]

Silence is agreement.

Or silence means a person had a lot of other things to do on a Saturday and hasn't spent all day watching TV news and commenting on a discussion board.

[A-Lert]

The victim card is completely worn out. Enough, already.

Sorry if facts make you cry.

[aligncare]

I'm for free speech. Neither Trump nor the protesters are for free speech.

To hell with all of them.

Interesting response. If you truly believe that, then you stumped me. I don't know how to respond.

[Free Vulcan]

I haven't heard one self-proclaimed republican/conservatives come here and denounce the fascist tactics by the Arizona protesters

Well I just got home and read the news. I AM a Cruz supporter and NOT a Trump supporter at all, but even so if it were me I'd take a couple of loaded dump trucks to the front of the line and start pushing.

Then I'd bust some leftist skulls and kneecaps for grins and giggles.

Because they're leftists, and that's all the reason I need. Which has nothing to do with Trump, but the general principle of things.

[mountaineer]

Sorry if facts make you cry.

No tears here, sorry. Try to be accurate.