How hypocritical is it that many of the same people who take up arms against the government are also screaming to kick out the Mexicans, deport the Muslims, and want the right to kill anyone who threatens them. To me, it is an old story — people want laws, police, prisons, and punishment, but only for other people they don’t like, not for themselves. You can’t have it both ways.
And now, the few people who are left occupying the Malheur bird sanctuary claim that they weren’t instigators, they just came along for the heck of it, and the feds should let them leave without any arrests of other repercussions for their actions. I think it is too late for that. If it was a bunch of Mexicans, Muslims, or Blacks occupying a federal building, I’m sure these same people would be only too happy to serve their own form of vigilante justice against them.
We are either a nation of laws, or we aren’t.
Since 9/11, more Americans have been killed by right-wing terrorists than by Muslim terrorists. If we want to deport dangerous terrorists, why don’t we start with the right-wing-nuts?
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Why don’t we start with the right-wing nuts? Because they are Americans, born in the US of A, and therefore may not be stripped of the only nationality they have. It’s against international law and (I bet) against the Constitution. Therefore, you may put those terrorists in prison, submit them to the death penalty (although that would create martyrs), confiscate their goods and their guns but you cannot remove their citizenship.
Sure you can remove someone’s citizenship. Your citizenship can be revoked for a number of reasons, including: “making an oath of allegiance to a foreign country”, “serving in the military of a foreign country as a commissioned or noncommissioned officer or when the foreign state is engaged in hostilities against the United States”, “serving in a foreign government position that requires an oath of allegiance to or the nationality of that foreign country”, or “conviction for treason or attempting by force to overthrow the U.S. government, including conspiracy convictions”.
Also, according to the story, “…EVERY lethal terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11, whether in Fort Hood or Boston or San Bernardino, has been conducted by American citizens or legal permanent residents.”
Meanwhile, as demonstrated clearly by Americans and Israelis in their dealings with Muslims, it’s nice to know that Christianity and Judaism are religions of “peace.”
IK wrote, If we want to deport dangerous terrorists, why don’t we start with the right-wing-nuts?
From your mouth to God’s ear!
Speaking of the law, I believe there’s one relating to “aiding and abetting” an illegal act. But if you’re a cowboy militia dude, guess wouldn’t factor in first off.
RedJon=And for the Christians at least it has been that way since the Crusades in the 1500s.
“it’s nice to know that Christianity and Judaism are religions of “peace.”