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Nimajneb Nilknarf

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23. Besides the numerical gaffe, he has a fundamental misunderstanding about the Bill of Rights

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 05:02 PM

Jun 2013

and the Constitution in general. Those documents don't grant any rights. They recognize rights that most people understood to be inherent with the human condition - Granted by the Creator.

The Bill of Rights is intended to clarify the Constitution and prevent abuse of government powers.

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Gohmert: Freedom of the press is �granted in the Second Amendment� [View all] Galraedia Jun 2013 OP

Wow! That Second Amendment pretty much covers EVERYTHING, doesn't it? AndyA Jun 2013 #1

K & R Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #16

So all this time, he thought he was supporting freedom of the press? Orrex Jun 2013 #2

Kooky Krazy Konehead. nt onehandle Jun 2013 #3

Another day, another one of Gohmert's Pyles Joe Bacon Jun 2013 #43

Maybe he has a strange form of Tourette syndrome. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #4

That was my first thought. Wait Wut Jun 2013 #7

Goober seems to thrive on word salad. nt DCKit Jun 2013 #5

Bubbles has this to say to the "Honourable" Mr. Gohmert geardaddy Jun 2013 #6

I love the Trailer Park Boys auburngrad82 Jun 2013 #8

The man has a J.D. and was a sitting judge Botany Jun 2013 #9

As does Michele Bachmann. And Rick Santorum. HughBeaumont Jun 2013 #15

But you have to pass the state bar no matter what law school you go to ..... Botany Jun 2013 #20

Stockmen & Gohmert are special giftedgirl77 Jun 2013 #28

I can't get even 20% through one of Stockman's emails Botany Jun 2013 #31

That guy is special giftedgirl77 Jun 2013 #36

Baylor Law School graduated this guy?? Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2013 #29

That explains a lot! Dustlawyer Jun 2013 #39

Louis apparently learned sentence structure using fridge magnets nt wtmusic Jun 2013 #10

My kids sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #14

Freedom of the Press to Shoot the Fuck Out of You? Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #11

Gohmert is a Gubber sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #12

Freedom may not be free, but freedumb sure is. tanyev Jun 2013 #13

K & R MoreGOPoop Jun 2013 #17

And yet the shitkickers.... Aviation Pro Jun 2013 #18

I think I understand his very subtle, sophisticated argument here Alamuti Lotus Jun 2013 #19

Of course it is.... Sherman A1 Jun 2013 #21

Molly Ivins would have had a field day with Gomert jmowreader Jun 2013 #22

+1 freshwest Jun 2013 #40

Besides the numerical gaffe, he has a fundamental misunderstanding about the Bill of Rights Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #23

I guess it's the secular interpretation marshall Jun 2013 #44

It's perfectly OK to say from a secular point of view that rights are inherent to people. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #46

That is somewhat different from the wording I was commenting on marshall Jun 2013 #47

Gohmert: King of Stupid. DinahMoeHum Jun 2013 #24

I really believe that Gohmert is doing some kind of performance art Canuckistanian Jun 2013 #25

Louie the Gomer VA_Jill Jun 2013 #26

Gohmert Needs titanicdave Jun 2013 #27

Gohmert's cat during litterbox training... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #30

We have a god-given right to shoot our mouths off! OriginalGeek Jun 2013 #32

Have these fucking idiots even READ the constitution? Initech Jun 2013 #33

Apparently "inability to speak English correctly" is a requirement for TX pols jmowreader Jun 2013 #42

And let's don't ignore his apparent belief that OldHippieChick Jun 2013 #34

*facepalm* sakabatou Jun 2013 #35

Asshole... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #37

Gohmert is such a jerk. jessie04 Jun 2013 #38

Not the Onion... We are doomed... freshwest Jun 2013 #41

That kind of ignorance should mean automatic expulsion from Congress. Solly Mack Jun 2013 #45

I think so as well. Unfortunately it would become quite difficult to achieve a quorum for them Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #48

Teehee. Solly Mack Jun 2013 #49