Quote Originally Posted by apb View Post
You're darn tootin ol' George would not have put up with this. No sir! He would have said "to hell with the constitution and the first amendment, nuke em!" That's our kind of pretzeldent! Yep, us repubs are against big gov't and interferance with our lives, except in stuff like this.

Soooo, given the illogic of this thread: back in the early 80's while in Knoxville, TN, a white supremist group held a march in town. AR15's in hand and all. How come ol Reagan didn't shut them down? Yep, just goes to prove he had a white sheet in his closet and was a grand dragon and all.

Sorry gents, but the first amendment of the constitution prohibits the gov't from interfering with your freedom of speech. You allow them to stop this one, where does it all stop? Who has the say as far as what can be said? You really want to be like China or Iran? F that!

From the story, looks like the group has been around for a while. So, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II did not have them put on the terrorist list, but suddenly thats what they are and Obama should be stepping in to interfer with local doings? I have to admit, I do not had not heard of them until this story. Based on the titles of some of the conference sessions, I really doubt I would like, or agree with, what they have to say. Even so, our constitution allows them the freedom of speech for the conference. Likewise, you have the freedom of speech to tell them they are full of it. If there are proven ties to terrorist activities, all bets are off: boot them.

Andrew
This is great! Now the FBI and CIA can find out about this organization and photograph supporters and maybe shut these crazies down. What do you think would happen in any other country if an organization dedicated to the fall of Islam and the rise of Capitalism would have a convention there? Let them have it , gather evidence of subversive behavior and at the very least deport them back to the land that they came from and so dearly love. But don't stomp on my first amendment right like congress is doing with their hate crimes bill supporting gays and lesbians! They attached it to the defense appropriations bill! We will be seeing preachers go to jail because the preach that homosexual activity is wrong!