Liberalviewer: Sarah Palin Says Only Americans Worthy of Rights?

[democracy1st]

Run time: 03:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3fm_IQ5Hco   Posted on YouTube: February 21, 2010 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 22, 2010 By DU Member: democracy1st Views on DU: 3353

 
The recent Republican talking point that US constitutional rights are only for Americans citizens was nowhere so jingoistically and hypocritically expressed as it was by Sarah Palin in her appearances this month on "Fox News Sunday" and at a national Tea Party Convention, as I show in this video.

The clips I use of Fmr. Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) delivering the closing keynote address of the first-ever National Tea Party Convention, held in Nashville, TN comes from the program broadcast on CSPAN on February 6, 2010, available on CSPAN's YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7gVp3diPbI

And, finally, the PUBLIC DOMAIN images of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights come from the webpage at http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters_downloads.html

[dhpgetsit]

1. Wrong again. NT

[PSzymeczek]

5. The Bill of Rights does not say "citizens".

It says "persons" or "the accused."

[sasquuatch55]

12. Who,actually needs a political pop star?

n/t

[HillbillyBob]

2. All men are created equal

unless you ain't 'Murikkkan citizen

[and-justice-for-all]

3. What a Nazi mentality..nt

[AlbertCat]

4. Is that why her husband wants Alaska to secede?

[MarinCoUSA]

6. Thnx 4 the post. Been puzzlin' this all week

The wing nut rage against Miranda and civil trails is just hate talk meaning "torture them and throw them kill
em. This "worthy American" shit was such a hoot.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

7. Why is nobody rec-ing this?

Outstanding bit of wingnut-slamming.

[applegrove]

8. She's going to be a 'wealth of embarrassments'. It will never end.

I look forward to it.

[Stables2010]

9. Rights where do you think we live America

The fascist teabagger dont care about the Constitution or rights one bit, all they care about is hate and the destruction of American values. They care about America failing under the dems, thats it nothing else, they could wish for nothing more, getting raped by insurance providers fine, another plane attack cool, economic collapse bring it on,just so long as they can blame the Dems and you know who.

[peacetalksforall]

10. You know, I once thought she was pretty. Now, I can't look at her - there is

ugliness within and without. Lie spreader plowin' right through the fields of gullibles.

[jwirr]

29. This video especially shows the caked on makeup. She reminds

me of Tammy Baker.

[ScottLand]

11. Maybe you don't understand the Constitution from the

standpoint of a true Conservative. The Constitution is like the Bible - you only use the good stuff that supports your beliefs.

And besides, didn't the founding fathers (Gods to the cons) have different ideas about what constitutes a "person" than what we believe today?

[AlbertCat]

21. didn't the founding fathers... have different ideas about what constitutes a "person"

than what we believe today?

****
Yes.

They thought anyone who owned property was a person...

And we now think a corporation is a person.

We've come far.

[ScottLand]

23. Good point.

[Kalentros]

26. RE: didn't the founding fathers... have different ideas about what constitutes a "person"

In some cases the considered people to be that owned property.

Now it's come full circle and property is given personhood.

I'm still waiting for the day I can claim my dog and cat as family members and tax deductions.

[athenasatanjesus]

13. Conservatives read the constitution the same way they read the bible

the parts they like under no circumstance can be questioned the parts they don't like are just tossed aside until they can later misinterpret them.

[democracy1st]

17. +1

[BlueMTexpat]

14. Yet another SP "FAIL!" eom

[Alcibiades]

15. But where would we look to see if the law applies to all?

How about Thomas Jefferson?

"An equal application of law to every condition of man is fundamental."

EVERY CONDITION OF MAN. The founders saw their rights ad Englishmen denied them, which was the main reason for the Revolution. They were hep to the nifty little device of branding someone a "rebel," "enemy" or "alien," as a means whereby to deny folks rights. They saw it firsthand in the denial of due process by the British during the conduct of the war, and also held that rights should not simply apply when we find it convenient to apply them, but at all times. Now, I understand that there is some tension between the concept of universal rights, and those conferred by a social contract, and that Madison was more of an advocate of the social contract than many of the other founders (including Jefferson). Nonetheless, Madison argued that the protections of the Constitution also apply to foreigners:

"If aliens had no rights under the Constitution, they might not only be banished, but even capitally punished, without a jury or the other incidents to a fair trial. But so far has a contrary principle been carried, in every part of the United States, that except on charges of treason, an alien has, besides all the common privileges, the special one of being tried by a jury, of which one-half may be also aliens."

The view espoused by Palin is not to be found in the Constitution, nor in any of the other writings of the founding generation: instead, the writer whose view on the application of law in emergency circumstances most closely mirrors that of Palin is the German jurist Carl Schmitt. Schmitt made the case far more persuasively than Palin, but that's unsurprising, given that he was the leading legal scholar during the Nazi era.

[Uncle Joe]

16. Well done, in spite of what people tell you, ignorance isn't bliss, it's dangerous.

Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, democracy1st.:thumbsup:

[ProgressOnTheMove]

18. The constitution is worthy of demonstrating its evidence based justice system.

[asdjrocky]

19. Rights are rights.

You don't have to worthy to have rights.

[big lu]

20. K&R

[AlbertCat]

22. Kinda mirrors religion

You don't get any benefits unless you are totally with our side. Oh the good stuff is there and you may partake... for a price. You have to be one of us.

[laureloak]

24. Boy, she could really use a haircut.

But then, maybe she's afraid she'll lose her strength if she cuts it.

[mlevans]

25. Does Sarah Palin believe that God is an American?

Uhhh...yeah...I think you can take that to the bank.

[Kalentros]

27. I disagree

I think she believes that God is an Alaskan, and rides a snow MOBILE (I hate when it's called "machine").

[jwirr]

28. If that is so Sarah then why have so many generations of Americans

fought and died to give others rights?

[fascisthunter]

30. Sarah Palin, Idiot Extraordinaire

in the future, her supporters will be right up there with the Hale-Bopp(Heaven's Gate) cult.

[Crowman1979]

31. Well if that's the case, then she should have revoked her rights after endordsing the AK Ind. Party.

[Shining Jack]

32. There's no way I'll click on that vid.

I'm about to go to bed and I don't want to have nightmares because of that freak.

[silenttigersong]

33. Sarah Palin for the good of the country STFU

Sarah Palins synapses do not connect,she is just the GOP fluffier.I doubt that she ever reasons things out if she would do so. She would have to not speak.That would mean no pay day.She obviously forgot about King Georges doctrine of spreading democracy(LMAO).She has no concern like Bush, of the International fall-outs ect.The snatch ,and grabbing that was occurring. The innocent people who were detained.But why be aghast at her ,Sarah lives in her little world ,backed by powerful money.She is using her real american ,terrorist, hate speech.Some day she ,if enlightened, will sit down in shame .Right now she is an either- or ,right or wrong ,unintelligent speaker.Sarah for the good of the country shut up.