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The Truth About Republicans by..George Carlin. (Original Post) midnight Dec 2014 OP
Love George Carlin Leith Dec 2014 #1
Yes.. Me too. Love his wit. Glad to keep finding these videos of his humor. midnight Dec 2014 #6
George Carlin was priceless nt Joey Liberal Dec 2014 #2
He's STILL priceless Plucketeer Dec 2014 #5
Yes turbinetree Dec 2014 #3
And it's gotten worse since George died...... DeSwiss Dec 2014 #4
I read this ruling, and will find it very interesting… Situational laws. midnight Dec 2014 #7
Ed Meese chervilant Dec 2014 #8
"They're against street crime, unless that street is Wall Street." tclambert Dec 2014 #9
Its a great line. midnight Dec 2014 #10

Leith

(7,864 posts)
1. Love George Carlin
Mon Dec 29, 2014, 12:01 PM
Dec 2014

He said these words decades ago and, sadly, they are just as fresh and applicable to today as they were then.

 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
5. He's STILL priceless
Mon Dec 29, 2014, 03:06 PM
Dec 2014

When we can recall and enjoy his insights (as I just did with this clip), he's timeless as well.

turbinetree

(27,564 posts)
3. Yes
Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:12 PM
Dec 2014

I love to go back into the Carlin collections and here this man say the words of truth about these right wing hypocrites every now and then, and this clip is great for the year end to know that we will once again seen the right wing today just like the right wing from yester year doing the same thing today, political greed and shameless hate and fear from there play book of one racists called Reagan and his holier than thou right wing hypocrisy and his criminals trying to blame "liberals' as the problem----yeah right.
Carlin was great on semantics and how he used the semantics says it all, he is greatly missed

 

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
4. And it's gotten worse since George died......
Mon Dec 29, 2014, 03:00 PM
Dec 2014

...now even if they think you're going to commit a crime and they arrest you and then later find out that they were wrong -- the police are STILL not liable if they made a ''reasonable mistake'' in not being aware of the particulars of the law they charged you with:

The Rutherford Institute
For Immediate Release: December 15, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court Rules 8-1 that Citizens Have No Protection Against Fourth Amendment Violations by Police Officers Ignorant of the Law

WASHINGTON, D.C.
— In a blow to the constitutional rights of citizens, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in Heien v. State of North Carolina that police officers are permitted to violate American citizens’ Fourth Amendment rights if the violation results from a “reasonable” mistake about the law on the part of police. Acting contrary to the venerable principle that “ignorance of the law is no excuse,” the Court ruled that evidence obtained by police during a traffic stop that was not legally justified can be used to prosecute the person if police were reasonably mistaken that the person had violated the law. The Rutherford Institute had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hold law enforcement officials accountable to knowing and abiding by the rule of law. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Court’s lone dissenter, warned that the court’s ruling “means further eroding the Fourth Amendment’s protection of civil liberties in a context where that protection has already been worn down.” link


- So as you can see, IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS AN EXCUSE IF YOU'RE A COP.

You have no rights. None. They will take them away at-will because they know that they can get away with it. Because...... what are you going to do?

K&R

chervilant

(8,267 posts)
8. Ed Meese
Mon Dec 29, 2014, 08:53 PM
Dec 2014

refused to endorse VOCA and VAWA legislation because Donald Wildmon alleged in his now historic hate letter that NOW is a "bizarre, anti-family lesbian group." Meanwhile, Meese traveled to rural Arkansas for a photo op with LEO who worked relentlessly to gather enough marijuana plants to look like they had accomplished a major bust.

Ed Meese was pathetic then, he's pathetic now, and he will ALWAYS be pathetic.

tclambert

(11,193 posts)
9. "They're against street crime, unless that street is Wall Street."
Mon Dec 29, 2014, 09:57 PM
Dec 2014

I gotta remember that line. And "They want to put street criminals in jail to make it safe for the business criminals."

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