A lot of truth in this, the best meme so far today.
They can't arrest and charge and jail all of us. WE outnumber them. THIS is the reason why we have the 2nd Amendment.
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3 ups, 5y
Thank you.
It's just something that's been on my mind and bothering me.
The solution is to carry a copy of the bill of rights with you and highlight 1st, 5th, 9th, and 10th. Then when law enforcement stops you, be like "Here's my permit officer."
None if that's been my experience. So far today I've been to the grocery, the post office, the gas station and the liquor store, which is classified as an essential business. No police been bothering me either. Some folks are just being paranoid snowflakes.
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6 ups, 5y,
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A friend of mine in Missouri just told me that "a few counties west of me have been put on a 30 day lockdown. No one in or out except for essential jobs." and the mayor of Los Angeles decreed from on high that "no one may leave the city even if you're going to a vacation home." I have some friends in the city of Birmingham Alabama who were told by the mayor that they had 24 hours to get their personal belongings from work because anyone caught moving about in the city without "prior authorization" would be given a $500 fine or 30 days in jail. All the while they're releasing criminals FROM THE DAMN JAIL ...
People have LOST THEIR MINDS and the politicians are salivating at the power we're allowing them to have.
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4 ups, 5y
And now ... the mayor of Chicago is saying you will be fined if you go outside to exercise.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/25/beck-lightfoot-on-stay-at-home-order-citations-to-be-issued-parks-could-be-shut-down/
I'm not saying it's right but I'm not sure if the government violating the 4th amendment was anything new...
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3 ups, 5y
And moving forward, the government will probably violate all the rest because we allow it.
All politicians have to do is declare a “public health emergency” and no one will put up any fight.
What’s next? Climate change is a public health emergency? Gun ownership is a public health emergency? Single payer healthcare is a public health emergency?
THE CONSTITUTION IS BEING BURNED AT THE STAKE OF FEAR; YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE?
GONE; YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS?
GONE SINCE GUN AND AMMUNITION STORES ARE "UN-ESSENTIAL" BUSINESSES. FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHT AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCH?
GONE SINCE GOVERNMENTS ARE USING WARRANTLESS SOCIAL MEDIA SEARCHES TO DETERMINE IF YOU'RE LEAVING YOUR HOME WITHOUT AN "APPROVED" REASON. FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS?
GONE. LEGAL BUSINESS ENTITIES (RESTAURANTS, GYMS, ETC) ARE BEING SHUTTERED BY GOVERNMENT WITHOUT DUE PROCESS. SEVENTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY?
GOING ... DEPT OF JUSTICE IN SEVERAL STATES ARE SEEKING TO DETAIN INDEFINITELY ANYONE CAUGHT NOT COMPLYING WITH THE MAYOR'S "DECREE" FROM ON HIGH; EIGHTH AMENDMENT RIGHT AGAINST CRUEL OR UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS OR EXCESSIVE FINES?
GONE AS LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES IMPOSE FINES AND EVEN JAIL TIME FOR LEAVING YOUR HOME. TO SIMPLY DO AS YOU'RE TOLD AND OBEY YOUR MAYOR, YOUR GOVERNOR, AND YOUR PRESIDENT.
CONSTITUTION BE DAMNED
