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Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
Sat Jul 6, 2013, 05:34 PM Jul 2013

Libertarian Activist Openly Loads Shotgun and Calls for Revolution in D.C.

.. somewhere there's an asylum missing a patient....


http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/libertarian-activist-openly-loads-shotgun-and-calls-revolution-dc

It is illegal to openly carry a firearm, much less a loaded one, in the District of Columbia.

Kokesh initially planned to lead a July 4 march on Washington with loaded firearms to advocate for open carry and “to put the government on notice.” When he announced the original armed march on Washington, authorities thoroughly warned against it. But he later abandoned those plans in favor of raising an “army” of secessionist rallies held at state capitols.

Kokesh, who has also compared himself to Gandhi, has even implied violence as the end result. “Should one whole year from this July 4th pass while the crimes of this government are allowed to continue, we may have passed the point at which non-violent revolution becomes impossible,” he said in a statement.

The July 4 protests inspired by the gun activist were small in number and attendance. At one small protest in Concord, New Hampshire showed a man calling for a revolution with an assault rifle slung over his shoulder.
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Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Does the libertarins think if they go in and overthrow ou government then they can run the USA with
Sat Jul 6, 2013, 05:52 PM
Jul 2013

Their ideas? It amazes me about their platform, keep telling their puppets they know how to govern, what a laugh.

Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
3. I think the Libertarians received a big boost when Reagan had a lot of sad folks released from
Mon Jul 8, 2013, 06:27 PM
Jul 2013

Mental Institutions. They obviously would like the real world to go away so they can play unimpeded in their childish, simple-minded fantasy world.

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)
2. Why isn't a certain individual in Concord in jail? Isn't sedition still illegal? Alsok why isn't
Sat Jul 6, 2013, 06:34 PM
Jul 2013

this covered by more main stream media outlets?

Wolf Frankula

(3,601 posts)
4. Attn. Mr Kokesh
Mon Jul 8, 2013, 06:32 PM
Jul 2013

Armed people marching on Washington is NOT Civil Disobedience. It is INSURRECTION. The Army WILL put down Insurrection. Do you gun nuts think your AR-15 assault rifle knockoffs can defeat this?



If you do, you're stupider than I thought.

Wolf

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