Friday, May 7, 2010

They fought the law and the law won

If you were on the edge of your chair waiting to see just how utterly ridiculous the Republican Party can get, I think the suspense may have finally ended.

Recently, some nobody in Tennessee went to his local courthouse to file charges against President Obama, accusing him of "treason" for allegedly failing to show his birth certificate. This despite the fact that Obama has already shown his birth certificate - complete with the requisite imprinted state seal.

Needless to say, the grand jury refused to indict Obama. I can't imagine the jurors were very pleased at having to take time off work to hear such an absurd case.

When the jury made its decision, the clod who filed the charges against Obama promptly showed up at the courthouse and tried to make a "citizen's arrest" of the jury foreman. He told the foreman, "I'm placing you under arrest. You must now come with me."

Well, that didn't work either. The only person arrested was the guy who tried to make this bogus "citizen's arrest."

So, at this point, the sore loser who filed phony charges against Obama was in jail because of his courthouse antics. Some extremist in nearby Georgia heard about this - so he drove over to Tennessee with an AK-47 to try to get the man released.

That didn't go over too well either. He was arrested himself but later released. However, federal investigators later realized he intended to cause violence, so they placed him under house arrest.

Honestly, do followers of the modern GOP have something seriously wrong with them? Do they have an organic disorder that affects their judgment, or are they just intentionally ignorant?

At least the jury foreman and the police weren't intimidated by these inept bullies.

(Source: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/05/right-wing_extremists_take_on_local_law_enforcemen.php?ref=fpblg)

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