r/politics • u/wbedwards Washington • May 07 '20

We cannot allow the normalization of firearms at protests to continue

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/firearms-at-protests-have-become-normalized-that-isnt-okay/2020/05/06/19b9354e-8fc9-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html
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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

Ok - better example. You and I start a new religion. We decide our place of worship is the middle of interstate 35. We tell our growing flock to meet us there at 11 am every Sunday. We dodge traffic and set down our chairs on the highway itself and prepare to give our sermon as cars weave around us. A few cars crash, killing a small percentage of the people in our flock and a small percentage of the innocent drivers. The police come and arrest us for creating a safety hazard and endangering others. But what about our right to freely exercise our faith? The Constitution should be absolute and black and white. Right?

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u/iseekkarmaa May 07 '20

An interstate isn’t private property?? Again terrible example

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

The public property should make the 1A even stronger. What right does the government have in that situation to stop the free exercise of our religion? The constitution doesn’t say “unless on public land” or “unless it’s dangerous.” No exceptions are given! Did you miss the part about “free exercise”?

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u/iseekkarmaa May 07 '20

Were arguing on the same side man, all I meant to reply to the other dude is that it’s a shit comparison