America isn't just coddling its criminals. It's honoring 'em.
Frankly, I'm sick of all the cover-ups and lies perpetrated by the liberal media and an educational system out of step with mainstream American values. The founding fathers were a bunch of criminals and no amount of brainwashing by the elites can change that. It's disturbing to see the founding fathers on dollar bills along with the sacred name of the Almighty.
That's why I applaud the efforts of Newt Gingrich and his band of Real Americans to expose the national disgrace.
The House Republicans want to rewrite the Constitution and I say, "More power to 'em!"
During the debate over revising the 1994 Crime Bill, a House member from North Carolina submitted the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution as a provision to the pending legislation. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against warrantless searches and seizures.
The House Republicans voted it down.
Now, a lot of those Atheists, Communists, Liberals and their Underlings (the ACLU) were all upset that these "civil liberties" weren't being respected. What do you expect from their kind? I mean, they're all lawyers and we know what kind of people lawyers are.
No, Newt and his bunch were pointing out something significant to anyone with his or her eyes open: The Bill of Rights largely consists of criminal rights!
It's all about protection from self-incrimination, double jeopardy, cruel and unusual punishment as well as rights to a fair and speedy trial. Where are the victims' rights, huh?
It's all clear now why the Constitution is the way it is. The founding fathers were soft on crime. Not only that - they were criminals themselves.
Just look at the facts. These "patriots" rioted in Boston and dumped tea into the harbor. Where was the respect for law and order? The concern for private property? Why, they might as well have been looting in Los Angeles! I'm sure they would have said their actions were political but, as Rush Limbaugh would tell you, they're nothing but criminals.
Furthermore, what was the issue that propelled these "great Americans" to rebel? It was tax evasion. Again, one can see where the tradition for flaunting authority got its start. Little stories of virtue like George Washington and the cherry tree can't mask the magnitude of these people's criminal nature.
Gingrich implored the nation to re-examine the writings and actions of the founding fathers and discover their original intent. That was a crafty move as it has laid bare the shameless illegality they engaged in.
The Republicans have wanted to abridge many of the constitutional liberties over the past few years. I used to be outraged they wanted to encroach upon my freedom of speech or guarantees of privacy. Now, I see how wrong I was.
America is crying out for a solution to crime and whining opposition to curtailing of freedom only stands in the way of delivering what the people want. To stop crime, we need a police state.
Authoritarianism may sound harsh upon some people's ears, but that's only because they have been indoctrinated with all that liberal drivel about individual freedoms.
So, carry on, Newt! Use your stunning historical insight to ferret out the devious secrets of our nation's past. Bring them to light and show us why these constitutional liberties are nothing but an institutional invitation for criminal activity.
Strip us of our rights for they only burden us!
This is what the people are demanding at the ballot box and insisting upon to the pollsters, so go forth and deliver our wishes!
Let us not remember that God punishes us by granting us what we want.
Editorial Cartoonist Alex DeGrand is a political science graduate student.
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