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bigtree

(85,919 posts)
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 05:26 PM Jun 2014

No wonder they call these anti-democratic thugs American Taliban

WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Saturday night accused President Barack Obama and other Democrats of waging wars against religious liberty and education and said that a rebellion is brewing in the U.S. with people ready for "a hostile takeover" of the nation's capital.

Jindal spoke at the annual conference hosted by the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a group led by longtime Christian activist Ralph Reed. Organizers said more than 1,000 evangelical leaders attended the three-day gathering. Republican officials across the political spectrum concede that evangelical voters continue to play a critical role in GOP politics.

"I can sense right now a rebellion brewing amongst these United States," Jindal said, "where people are ready for a hostile takeover of Washington, D.C., to preserve the American Dream for our children and grandchildren."

read: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jindal-hostile-takeover


consider Jindal's own 'war' on American liberties:

Opposes same-sex marriage

Supports constitutional amendment to define marriage

Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman

Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent

He believes anti-discrimination laws are a ‘Silent War on Religious Liberty' . . . RawStory:

This “Silent War,” Jindal contended, “threatens the fabric of our communities, the health of our public square, and the endurance of our constitutional governance. It is a war against the propositions in the Declaration of Independence. It is a war against the spirit that motivated abolitionism. It is a war against the faith that motivated the Civil Rights struggle…It is a war against America’s best self, at America’s best moments.”

“It is a war — a silent war — against religious liberty.”

The main front in this “silent war,” according to Jindal, involves “the freedom to exercise your religion in the way you run your business, large or small.” He cites the case of Hobby Lobby, which is “exercising” its religious freedom by refusing its employees health care and not stocking Hanukkah-related merchandise.

Jindal believes that the Constitution’s free exercise of religion clause gives people the right to discriminate against people whose lifestyles offend their religious sensibilities. “Consider the many cases against bakers, photographers, caterers and other wedding consultants who have religious beliefs, which prevent them from taking part in a same-sex ceremony,” he said. “The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled in August that one small business, Elane Photography, had violated the state’s Human Rights Act by declining to photograph a same sex commitment ceremony.”

“This assault” on what he believes is the constitutionally protected right to discriminate “will only spread in the immediate future.”


Really?

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No wonder they call these anti-democratic thugs American Taliban (Original Post) bigtree Jun 2014 OP
They hope the idiots will become violent on their behalf... randys1 Jun 2014 #1
I just wish shenmue Jun 2014 #2
maybe he can round up the 10 million who were supposed to shut down the government a while ago bigtree Jun 2014 #3
Never happen, rightwing terrorists are allowed to terrorize anybody,anytime, anywhere randys1 Jun 2014 #4

randys1

(16,286 posts)
1. They hope the idiots will become violent on their behalf...
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 05:28 PM
Jun 2014

When the SC criminals decide against religious freedom next week with Hobby Lobby, when they come down on the side of employers being able to dictate someones belief, well, what can i say...

America is so horribly broken

shenmue

(38,503 posts)
2. I just wish
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 05:35 PM
Jun 2014

they would respect the Constitutional rights of everybody, not just conservative evangelicals.

bigtree

(85,919 posts)
3. maybe he can round up the 10 million who were supposed to shut down the government a while ago
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 05:37 PM
Jun 2014

. . . he's seriously encouraging a receptive bevy of nutcases out there to violence. Someone should ask Secret Service to give him a visit and ask him what he means by calling for a hostile government takeover.

randys1

(16,286 posts)
4. Never happen, rightwing terrorists are allowed to terrorize anybody,anytime, anywhere
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 06:08 PM
Jun 2014

They are allowed to point loaded weapons by the dozens at federal agents with NO REPERCUSSIONS

if your Black or Latino friend tried this they would be shot dead instantly

shot dead instantly

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