Immigration Reform Mob Protest Kris Kobach

Political Realities ^ | 06/19/13 | LD Jackson

[LD Jackson]

Imagine, if you will, that you are a public official in the state you live in. As an elected official, you are responsible for carrying out the duties of your office, as best you see fit. If your constituents, ie. the people who elected you, have a problem with the way you conduct their business, they have recourse. They can recall you in another election, or they can simply vote someone else in to fill your position. In other words, they can fire you. They also have the right to protest your actions in a number of various and very public ways.

Still using your imagination, stop and think about something for a moment. What would your reaction be if those protests spilled over into your private life, onto your private property? How would you feel if someone trespassed onto your property, just to make sure you knew they vehemently disagreed with how you were conducting the business of the office to which you were elected? If you can not imagine the scenario, I would suggest you call Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and ask him. He has first hand experience with just such an incident.

Kris Kobach has made a name for himself by being a strong advocate for enforcing our current immigration laws. He is extremely tough on illegal immigrants. For some reason, he believes they should be following the laws in America. Of course, the people of which he speaks are already here illegally, having broken the law by coming across the border illegally, so asking them to change their habits and follow the rest of the law may be too much to ask. After all, we can't afford to inconvenience them. But, I digress.

It's probably a good thing that Kris Kobach and his family were not at home last Saturday. Someone, in their infinite wisdom and knowledge, thought it would be a good thing to bus over 200 members of Sunflower Community Action to his front door to protest his tough stance on enforcement of America's immigration laws. They seem to think it is just terrible that he wants to deport illegal immigrants who are arrested. These people marched up his driveway and stood on his front porch with megaphones. They trespassed on his private property, breaking yet another law. I wonder how many of them were actually illegal immigrants and how many were just fools who believe illegal immigrants need an advocate? To help make their point, they left behind several pairs of shoes, signifying families that have been broken up by Kobach's aggressive deportation policies.

Kris Kobach isn't exactly happy with what happened. He has asked local and county officials to investigate the incident and he has also issued a warning to the protesters, saying actions such as theirs is why we have the Second Amendment. You can imagine the uproar that caused.

Huffington Post - "If we had been in the home and not been armed, I would have felt very afraid -- because it took the police 15 minutes to show up," Kobach, a renowned immigration hardliner, told Fox News. "It's important we recognize there's a reason we have the Second Amendment. There are situations like this where you have a mob and you do need to be able to protect yourself."

Kobach said he was "appalled" by the action, arguing that the decision to show up on his property instead of at his office constituted a sort of "intimidation." He also suggested the crowd was made up of undocumented immigrants and raised the specter of one of the protesters trying "to break into the house." Kobach is also reportedly considering filing criminal charges against the reform advocates.

From that statement, Kobach's detractors are saying they are appalled that he would threaten to shoot peaceful activists. I don't get that from what he said, but Kobach did make it clear that the protesters had no business coming to his private property. It doesn't matter if they are peaceful or not, that is his property, not theirs. That is where his family lives, where his four daughters play on the sidewalk. If you think that's nothing to be concerned about, use your imagination again and ask yourself how your children would feel, were they to be confronted by 200 people, who aren't exactly enamored with you, coming up your driveway to protest against you. If you still say it is no big deal, then you lack more than a few brain cells that are capable of simple logic.

These kinds of actions are nothing new and are eerily familiar. Remember how ACORN ran their protests against bankers who dared to go against them and refused to make bad loans to people who couldn't repay the money? They didn't stick to protesting in public places. On more than one occasion, they protested at the homes of the banking officials who stood in their way. It also bears a striking resemblance to the protests President Obama stirred up against corporate executives who were making too much money. For weeks and months, all he could talk about in his speeches was how some of the Wall Street executives were bring home bonuses. Some people were so stirred up that they loaded up buses and protested in the neighborhoods where these executives lived. Remember Occupy Wall Street? Community action and organizing, at its finest. Throw in a little intimidation and you have a nice little recipe for disaster.

[SC_Pete]

Senator Marco Rubio approves.

[Irenic]

That is so friggin’ disgusting.

[joethedrummer]

These protesters are animals. Their “gimme gimme” protest game is going to be the ignition for violent civil war. I see it as inevitable.

[Travis McGee]

Obama's Brown Shirts.

[Travis McGee]

It's hard not to read the comments on that HuffPo thread and not conclude we are stumbling toward CW2.

[MrB]

saying actions such as theirs is why we have the Second Amendment

Lefties need to be strongly reminded that we're VERY CLOSE to the "2nd amendment solution", because they've been so successful in removing all other remedies.

[Pearls Before Swine]

These protesters are animals.

True, but the focus should be on those who organized the mob and paid for its transport with the intent of intimidation (and the distinct possibility and threat of unplanned violence).

[NFHale]

Stumbling, hell. Being propelled, pushed, goaded full speed, more likely.

[0.E.O]

Picket him at work, OK. Demonstrate where he’s giving a public appearance, fine. Protesting at his private residence, way over the line.

[DuncanWaring]

It's hard not to read the comments on that HuffPo thread and not conclude we are stumbling toward CW2.

Hard? I find it impossible.

[Tainan]

I do believe there are some laws that can be invoked about this action.
Laws that had their origins in the actions of the KKK.

Now ain't that a hoot!

[CodeToad]

All those “white guilt” liberals are about to find out that Hispanics don’t like gringas.

[Dead Corpse]

They have a Right to their 1st Amendment speech and to protest.

However, that ends the minute you step on to Private Property.

I would suggest automated mini-gun emplacements to ensure adequate crowd control.

[Dead Corpse]

...on those who organized the mob...

Names need to be found.

[NTHockey]

>>Kobach is also reportedly considering filing criminal charges against the reform advocates.<<

CONSIDERING? I’d have the State Police round up every single one of these criminals and escort them to a sanctuary state.

[Noumenon]

Nice bumper sticker, Matt.

Who is John Galt?

What would Michael Collins do?

Tempus fugit.

[DTogo]

Kobach might live in Johnson County, where many middle class houses have lawn sprinkler systems...

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Obama’s Brown Shirts.”

EXACTLY!

[Cyber Liberty]

Names need to be found.

It's "findoutable." It wouldn't take much detective work to figure out who hired the buses. Of course, that might be too much to expect from policemen or county attorneys if they're leftists who sympathize with the mob. This isn't the first time protesters have swarmed private residences, trucked in in buses, and then gotten away with it.