In his hearing today on “The Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble: Protecting Speech by Stopping Anarchist Violence”, TEXAS Senator Ted Cruz ended the Democrats in his opening remarks. It was fantastic.
“This shouldn’t be complicated. Peaceful protests must be protected. Riots must be stopped. No one has the right to assault another person, to firebomb a building, to throw a Molotov cocktail into a police car. That’s not exercising a constitutional right-that’s terrorizing your fellow citizens.
“More and more we’re seeing signs that a significant portion of this violence, of this rioting, is not random. It is not spontaneous. Rather, it is coordinated and inspired by leftist, anarchist groups like antifa-groups that will, without shame, exploit a national tragedy to attack American buildings, American homes, and American lives.”
Dead on. Watch.
And here’s the video he played for the assembled, ready for sharing.
Amazingly, nearly every Democrat who spoke offered some version of the ridiculous cover-up of Antifa-led violence that they are complicit in with the mainstream media.
“President Trump is deliberately trying to undermine the massive protests for racial justice by dismissing them as anarchists and Antifa,” said spacecase Mazie Hirono. “President Trump and his administration have repeatedly portrayed Portland protesters as violent anarchists and members of Antifa. But in the past four weeks, what we have actually seen are federal agents beating up on protesters.”
Seriously, this is getting to be more deceptive than I can even put into words. What is the end game? Is this not just outright fomenting rebellion?
Feel free to argue it out in the comments. Meantime, here’s the summary of Cruz’s remarks, from his Senate office.
“What began as legitimate protests against a vile act of abuse sadly were soon hijacked by opportunists and violent radicals. […]The fact is, the people who took to the streets because their hearts cried out for justice have become overshadowed by rioters and looters and those who cynically exploit the protests for their own evil ends. And those rioters aren’t concerned about racial justice. Indeed, they’re willing to make a mockery of the peaceful protest to advance their violent objectives. Their actions are profoundly racist, the rioters as they destroy minority communities, minority businesses, and minority lives across the country.”
“The First Amendment is first for a reason. It guarantees not only ‘the freedom of speech,’ but ‘the right of the people peaceably to assemble.’ Peaceably matters a great deal in that protection. Without our First Amendment rights-rights that protect the countless ways in which people can peaceably express their social and political views-democracy wouldn’t work.
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“This shouldn’t be complicated. Peaceful protests must be protected. Riots must be stopped. No one has the right to assault another person, to firebomb a building, to throw a Molotov cocktail into a police car. That’s not exercising a constitutional right-that’s terrorizing your fellow citizens.
“More and more we’re seeing signs that a significant portion of this violence, of this rioting, is not random. It is not spontaneous. Rather, it is coordinated and inspired by leftist, anarchist groups like antifa-groups that will, without shame, exploit a national tragedy to attack American buildings, American homes, and American lives.
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“This violence speaks for itself. But for good measure in graffiti on the county courthouse they wrote: ‘Until the police and ICE are abolished, we will burn this city down piece by piece.’ They are telling is what their demands are. To shut down and abolish the police. This violence should be universally condemned.
“They are telling us what their demands are. To shut down and abolish the police. This violence should be universally condemned. All 100 senators ought to come together and say, ‘Don’t murder your fellow citizens. Don’t attack police officers. Protect each other’s rights.’
“Instead of seeing leaders united, we’re seeing too many local officials, mayors and governors, who have made a cynical decision that it’s in their partisan interest to turn a blind eye to this violence. To turn a blind eye to the law enforcement officers being attacked on a nightly basis. And even worse than that, to demonize the police officers. To throw out terms like ‘storm troopers’ and ‘gestapo’ to describe federal law enforcement officers doing their jobs.”
Barn-burner.
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