Since 1950 which has caused greater harm to our county and its citizens?
A. Iraqi Government
B. North Korea
C. Iranian Government
D. North Vietnam
E. U.S. Government
I am having the most difficult time trying to remain objective with rationalizing republican rhetoric and overall conduct against the ideas of free speech, political expression etc. as provided for in our constitution.
On the one hand it is cricial to staunchly defend these rights while on the other hand at what point does political activism cross over into a realm that could be construed as statutorily criminal?
The mere notion of disagreement isn't and can never be grounds for a government to pursue an action against political adversaries.
Where things get sticky though is when does political activism, translated into action, arguably become non-defensible and could be said to actively promote the failure of the state. This is the question where I run into a brick wall.
Needless to say I am unhappy with the CPAC confab seemingly crossing the line in my mind. But in order to arrive at that conclusion I can't examine what was said there in isolation. I must consider the completely separate conduct of republican senators and representatives in their jobs and sum those things with what was said at CPAC. Just the statements made at CPAC are not sufficient by themselves to condemn republicans. Those statements must be connected to action that knowingly and intentionally resolves to harming the state.
It is in this framework that I am left unsure of the overall scope and intent of republican conduct. Congressional republicans have been decidedly uncooperative and unobtrusively obstructionist in moving the nation through this difficult time. In the sense that they have decided to both not contribute and in fact arguably impede objectively examining and finding remedies for the problems we face, could it be argued they have crossed the line from permissible political conduct to conduct that knowingly and intentionally would resolve to bring harm or furthering the harm we already face?
This isn't something I can decide (thankfully) but it appears to me that at CPAC the rhetoric and associated actions of congressional republicans, which we've all observed, indicate a unified front that is intended to bring failure to the overall congressional effort to get the country out of the mess we are in. I think this is crossing the line.
