What's your least favorite manifestation of our Constitutional Rights?

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 20 May 2016 17:44:32 -0400

Response by SFC Wade W. made May 20 at 2016 5:48 PM

SFC Wade W. — Fri, 20 May 2016 17:48:09 -0400

I wish the 2d Amendment just said "every citizen of this country can have any and as many firearms as they wish". Done.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made May 20 at 2016 5:48 PM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Fri, 20 May 2016 17:48:56 -0400

This is a tough one, if the answer is taken as a negative remark your classified as a racist, if in a positive manner you are ok. I prefer to be somewhat neutral until the dust settles.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2016 5:52 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 20 May 2016 17:52:14 -0400

I wish people couldn't post 30 times a day on RallyPoint.

Response by SPC Rory J. Mattheisen made May 20 at 2016 6:05 PM

SPC Rory J. Mattheisen — Fri, 20 May 2016 18:05:50 -0400

Freedom of the press being manipulated to include the media.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made May 20 at 2016 6:13 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Fri, 20 May 2016 18:13:08 -0400

What's my "least favorite manifestation of our Constitutional Rights"? I can't think of any. Now, if you'll allow me to alter your question ever so slightly...

What's my least favorite manifestation of "the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it [the government], and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness" expressed in the Declaration of Independence. Well, that's easy. It's the fact that people are abolishing our Constitutional Republic to replace it with something that seems most likely to diminish our Safety and Happiness. They began by chiseling away at our constitutionally limited government, replacing it with a cancer growing in the District of Calamity, and then complaining that it doesn't work anymore.

That's my answer and I'm sticking to it...

Response by MAJ Jim Steven made May 20 at 2016 9:52 PM

MAJ Jim Steven — Fri, 20 May 2016 21:52:49 -0400

not sure how you would regulate it....but....the fact that freedom of speech includes the freedom to essentially lie. Be it quotes attributed to people that didn't actually say it, or twisting of facts.
again, not sure how you would regulate it. lotta misinformation out there, kids....

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2016 9:58 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 20 May 2016 21:58:48 -0400

Fortunately we are a nation of laws and that is the sanctuary for those who desecrate the flag and generally act like communist. Abiding by those laws when someone desecrates the flag is tough.First inclination is to kick some unappreciative ass, then do it again. But alas, In a fit of CONTROLLED RAGE, I refuse to lower myself to their level. All the Way!!!!!

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2016 10:37 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 20 May 2016 22:37:06 -0400

I've posted this before, but here is a part of Michael Douglas's speech fro The American President:

"America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship. You've gotta want it bad, 'cause it's gonna put up a fight. It's gonna say, "You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who's standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours." You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then the symbol of your country cannot just be a flag. The symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Now show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms.

Then you can stand up and sing about the land of the free."

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made May 21 at 2016 2:08 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 21 May 2016 02:08:16 -0400

I have two distains... Stolen Valor and porn...

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2016 12:29 AM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 May 2016 00:29:28 -0400

I am afraid to say anything anymore because I may go to jail I have been censored on Face book and Here On rally point so as a veteran of the US. AIR FORCE I have lost my right to speak unless it agrees with those that want to remove our rights. THIS is not what I protected MY freedom is GONE and that is sad. I lost respect for a lot of people and now I am alone because I will not participate in the PC CRAP!!!!

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2019 12:28 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 00:28:07 -0400

My least favorite manifestation would be the lack of understanding that the Bill of Rights are a guarantee of the government NOT MESSING with our Rights as citizens. Not a single one of the original Bill of Rights were a granting of rights to us but rather a guarantee that the government could not infringe upon those rights given to us by God (or nature, etc).