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- photorock, on 07/15/2009, -2/+22Just another politician who takes advantages that are then denied to the rest of us. His father and Huey Long would be so proud.
- Klingon00, on 07/15/2009, -2/+22No one should be above the law. It ought to be unconstitutional for legislators to pass any law that doesn't apply equally to everyone, including themselves.
This applies to gun laws, labor laws, healthcare laws, and financial accountability laws. Next time you hear congress arguing we need to pass a new law, ask them, are they willing to live under this system themselves or is this only for us "Common" folk?
Freedom cannot endure when there are those who are able to exempt themselves from their own laws, and divide our nation by certain protected "classes" of citizens. This is the road that put Europe in a world of hurt in the past, and is not the American way, where everyone has equal opportunity (But not equal guarantee of results) regardless of race, birth order, wealth, sex or religion.
We need to end this "Political class" system that is being created, where a set of "Nobles" act above the law. This is the road to tyranny. - blorc, on 07/15/2009, -1/+17"Make no mistake--it's a good thing that the mayor's bodyguard stopped a dangerous criminal"
Unfortunately, there's still another dangerous criminal on the loose named Richard Daley. - Brotoi, on 07/16/2009, -0/+6
You've hit the nail on the head. This is the real problem we are facing. Gun control is merely the symptom. The disease is an entrenched and elitist body politic that believes themselves so far above their constituency as to be unassailable and unaccountable.
The body politic in the modern United States has become corrupt from top to bottom. Elitists have taken control of everything from local city councils to the halls of Congress and the White House. The time has come for a grassroots campaign the likes of which we have not seen since Reagan was voted in:
Throw the bums out! Every last one of 'em! - DavidNiven, on 07/16/2009, -6/+12Wait just a minute!!! Daley is a Democrat. How dare Digg allow a Democrat to be criticized!!! Waiting for the bury brigade...
- DarkMatter911, on 07/16/2009, -1/+7Typical.
Lets not forget Rosie O'donnel and her rabid anti gun rants and campaigns. Then ooops, her body guard is armed and found carrying a gun on school property.
Move along folks, nothing to see here, move along.
How long are we going to continue to allow this behavior from our elected douche bags and allow them to not be accountable? - mentallyinhell, on 07/16/2009, -0/+5I'm really starting to hate my state.
- RastaD, on 07/16/2009, -0/+3I think you may have fallen into a straw man argument. Comparing Chicago to an airplane is a bit of a stretch. What if one were to argue that freedom of speech shouldn't be allowed in cities due to the increased chance for public incitation? There may be truth lingering in the argument, but it doesn't address the illegal repression of a constitutional right. Just because you can't yell fire in a crowded theatre doesn't validate the repression of speech for a whole city.
- tomarocco, on 07/16/2009, -0/+3The State of Chicago
- MacParrot, on 07/16/2009, -1/+4This is why we need term limits on a Federal Level. If the President has to live under those restrictions (and it's a good thing), then so should Congress. We can get to the local level some other time.
- krazikamikaze, on 07/16/2009, -2/+4"Which makes the headline from a Second Amendment Foundation press release an interesting example of "Do as I say, not as I do" elitism"
Since when is hypocrisy elitist? Elitist is not a synonym for huge douchebag. - Brotoi, on 07/16/2009, -0/+2"I believe that the 2nd Amendment must be upheld, but surely there MUST be lines drawn."
You really don't understand the internal paradox of your logic, do you?
Personally, I would happily support legislation disbanding the TSA and requiring CCW permit holders to carry while flying, especially if this legislation also allowed non-permit holders the option of carrying openly. If passengers had been armed and trained in the use of arms, none of the hijackings that brought about the insane violations of civil rights that are excused as "security" in the modern world would ever have occurred.
Terrorists and other criminals are cowards. They seek out unarmed populations to act against. They do this purposely, always have and always will. We can never eliminate the genetic inclinations that lead some individuals to prefer destructive, violent means of survival. There will always be criminals. It is in our genes. Therefore, we must be prepared for when family, society, and other nurturing institutions fail and these individuals chose the path of least resistance. We cannot be prepared if laws and regulations create an environment where those who are willing to learn self-defense and equip themselves are forbidden to take the steps necessary to secure their lives, their families, and their property.
An advocate of armed self-defense is not a criminal, regardless of how many criminals claim they are only arming themselves in self-defense. The second group does not define the first, even as the first does not define the second. - iPwnN00bs, on 07/16/2009, -0/+1You are some sort of spam bot from the future that has forgot to insert your spam. I know your planning a trick of doom on DIGG!!! Diggers around the world will never be able catch your bad speak English and see that your posting spam. The world is doomed!!!
- tomarocco, on 07/16/2009, -1/+2If everyone on an airline flight carried a gun there would be no issue. No silly security lines. No violation of personal rights. Our Federal budget would be in surplus because we would not be paying for all the inept TSA and CBP morons to 'protect' us.
Guns don't make flying dangerous. Boxcutters do. When was the last time you heard of a firearm causing harm to civil airline passengers? Ever? - CosmicSurfer, on 07/16/2009, -1/+1And do you also wear a sign on your back saying 'kick me" ?
- Idontknowshit, on 07/16/2009, -0/+0So, what the do? Go and ban the AK! My ***** wasn't registered any *****' way. - Ice Cube
- ilbbaicl, on 07/16/2009, -2/+1Sarah?
- utopia14, on 07/16/2009, -6/+4This isn't necessarily anybody acting "above the law" guys. He had an armed guard. That's not the same thing as a private citizen carrying a weapon. I would assume (though acknowledge I may be wrong) any private citizen is still allowed to hire an armed guard that is licensed for that purpose.
I believe that the 2nd Amendment must be upheld, but surely there MUST be lines drawn. The right to bear arms clearly doesn't mean you're allowed to carry on an airline, and the vast majority of gun rights advocates understand that. Saying they can't be OWNED within city limits may be a bridge too far, but I fully see where airline rules set the precedent for safety within densely populated areas. - tomarocco, on 07/16/2009, -6/+2Digg allows anyone and everyone to be criticized...it's just that Republicans deserve more criticism than any other group inhabiting the planet. Suck it up....no one held a gun to your head and made join the GOP...er, wait...did they? (Sounds like a proper GOP recruiting tactic).
- kirmizi, on 07/16/2009, -10/+4There's a big difference between highly trained bodyguards carrying firearms while protecting a high profile politician and the average person carrying a firearm with little or no training. This isn't hypocrisy, it's common sense.
- bubba9999, on 07/16/2009, -8/+1GREAT DOUCHY POST - A++ WOULD BURY AGAIN
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