Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, a Republican representing the wacky people of Minnesota’s sixth congressional district, renowned for her appearance on Hardball with Chris Matthews in which she called for the media to investigate anti-American members of Congress, recently declared that she wants her constituents “armed and dangerous” in response to President Obama’s cap-and-trade proposal to reduce carbon emissions. Bachmann, quoting Thomas Jefferson, claimed that “having a revolution every now and then is a good thing.” It’s hard to believe that the First Amendment protects speech advocating for people to take up arms and become dangerous…
Here’s the audio clip:
For a better perspective on what police consider “armed and dangerous,” check out this video of a SWAT team open-firing on a drug dealer after he attempted to run down two officers in his car:
According to Captain C.W. Jensen, “a SWAT team will be called out in high-risk warrants when the suspect is… known to be armed and dangerous.” By law enforcement standards, Bachmann and her supporters who take up arms and become dangerous will inevitably be stopped with a hail of bullets, quite similar to the drug dealer’s fate. So technically, Bachmann said she wants her constituents to get shot by a SWAT team…
And naturally, I can’t resist posting Bachmann’s famous appearance on Hardball. Enjoy!
