10-30-2019, 08:35 PM
(10-30-2019, 01:51 PM)fredtoast Wrote: This is like saying people shouldn't march on public streets or hold sit-ins as forms of protest because it is "poor behavior".
I would consider it my civic duty to let Trump know how I feel about his performance as President. So I see no real difference between booing and chanting "Lock him up."
This public display is also a signal to our elected representatives about how we feel. Even though private citizens don't vote on impeachment I keep hearing commentators saying that the Dems have to sell the idea to the public before they can move forward. So this is a good way to let them know we are buying.
That's all fine and dandy. I don't expect you to say anything negative about folks at Trump rallies that chant "lock her up" or anything else like that, then. After all, they are only expressing their displeasure with public figures. They have that right to free speech and should be allowed to express their opinions in such a way. I certainly hope this opinion you hold has been consistent with those sorts of chants from the 2016 campaign onward.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
