The desperate offensive by the Left against the freedoms of “Citizens United”

A frenzy of shared talking points to limit the political speech of others with the short term goal being a self-reversal of the Supreme Court as the quickest route to that end.  Of course, the goal is pushed by the mainstream media.  Perhaps, Karl Rove is onto something. A taste of recent headlines:

How Can We Defeat ‘Citizens United‘? – the Nation

Citizens United flooding Americans with Negativity – Al Hunt

Citizens United in Need of Reversal – AZ Daily Sun

Why Citizens United is a Trojan horse for the GOP – AJC

Citizens United Decision Could Lead to Foreign Interests Influencing US Elections – Huffington Post

Citizens United means Citizens Denied – Newark Advocate

And of course, the New York Times – Unions urge curtailment of SuperPACs.

MSNBC Host Sharpton compares Voter ID to segregationist water fountains

In St. Louis, MSNBC host Sharpton compares the “Voter ID” issue to Jim Crow laws of the past, telling the crowded auditorium that “Your water fountain is voter ID.”  Link to article.  Is this really inside the bounds of debate?  It is dreadful that the media allows such rhetoric without raising the penalty flag.  Unfortunately, it is really par for the course. Just recently, the ACLU also compared voter ID to the
segregation of the Jim Crow era. We all know what imagery is coming next and it won’t be pretty. And yet Sharpton is allowed to preach his version of racial unity on his own show and on national news shows.

Lawlessness at the Justice Department

So says the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia:

“The DOJ has overreached its Voting Rights Act authority in rejecting South Carolina and Texas. This president and his administration are the biggest law breakers to run the federal government in our lifetimes,’’ he said. “And they are trampling the state and suffocating economic opportunities the way they are functioning. At least you need to play by the rules. The rules being the law.’’

Armed citizens fight government sanctioned voter fraud

A reader emailed me this video about the Battle of Athens.

The United States Department of Justice had received complaints about voter fraud for years, but did nothing.  Returning soldiers were disgusted at what they saw happening with illegal voting.  It is a story of armed citizens and voter fraud and corruption.  It is a reminder of how close we are in history and time to political violence, unfortunately.  Here are some text links to the story, here and here.

Thanks DM for the interesting historical tip.  I’ll leave it for others to dig up the most accurate historic details.  Consider this a trailer.