Excuse me? What exactly does he have to apologize for? It is Senator Kerry and his faux security guards that should be apologizing.
Simply put if we followed the ‘Kerry Doctrine’ when questioning our leaders we would be forced to surrender all of our rights. We don’t need their permission to ask what sorts of activities they are involved in. They, on the other hand, need OUR permission to STAY IN office at re-election time. Perhaps this will ring a bell, “the right to petition our government for a redress of grievances”? If it doesn’t, I pity and loathe you at the same time.
It is one of our unalienable rights to be able to question our leaders. Andrew was not acting violently, was clearly not brandishing a weapon of any sorts and was able to show documentation for the rationale behind his questions [on the YouTube videos you can see him holding his evidence].
As I blogged when this incident took place, this is clear evidence of a rising Fascism in favor of the political elite. Very soon very basic rights, like freedom of association, movement or pursuit of happiness could be curtailed under the name of ’security’.
Is asking whether or not our leaders are part of the New World Order REALLY a threat to National Security? Was Andrews question regarding Kerry’s involvement in the same secret society at Harvard, the Skull and Crossbones Society, as George W. Bush really a threat that could only be remedied by tazering and forcible removal?
NO!! ABSOLUTELY NOT!!
What isn’t being talked about here is how Meyer’s was coerced into giving up his rights. He would win if he choose to fight his charges. But based on his actions, it appears he is taking a plea bargain to avoid costly litigation. The Independent Gator notes that he accepted an eighteen month probation for charges that he should have fought. This ‘letter of apology’ was undoubtedly part of his bargain to stay in school at the University of Florida and to fend of more serious and trumped up charges for ‘assaulting a public official’.
In short, the Independent Florida Alligator is complacent as a participant in the Government/Media Complex. By failing to dig deeper into this story they have failed to show the true story of corruption and abuse of our civil liberties.
Whatever, that is their choice to make. Not mine, yours or anyones. We probably would have made the same choice. But I fear we have already given up far too many liberties in order to avoid ‘rocking the boat’. It is the Gators right NOT to cause unrest on the campus by asking these questions. But if everyone avoids questioning our leaders in order to promote a sense of ‘decency’ then who will be able to ask questions when a problem DOES need addressed?
To many Andrew’s tazering was justified because he was ‘rambling’ or ‘asking conspiratorial questions’. Would you feel the same way if he was asking why Kerry authorized the execution of a family member? To accept the ‘Kerry Doctrine’ is to accept this premise. And that, my friends, is a path we cannot allow ourselves to go down in a free society.
Andrew is a true patriot. We can all gain an understanding of our role in society by understanding that free speech is only meaningful if actually used.
