Posted on 07/03/2019 8:08:58 AM PDT by Red Badger
Florida Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and her hat were at Homestead detention facility today, where she offered up a fun little policy proposal: shutting down and prosecuting people who make fun of members of Congress online.
Watch:
Democrat Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL) says that people who are “making fun of members of Congress” online “should be prosecuted” pic.twitter.com/f69KwOeJ0n
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 2, 2019
"Those people who are online, making fun of members of congress are a disgrace."
"There is no need for anyone to think that is unacceptable."
"We're going to shut them down and work with whoever it is to shut them down and they should be prosecuted. " —@RepWilson pic.twitter.com/h577vW9pRk
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 2, 2019
Her ideas are intriguing and we wish to subscribe to her newsletter.
“There’s no need for anyone to think that’s unacceptable.” Okay. Done.
— Politicked the Podcast (@WPoliticked) July 2, 2019
😂 I think it was: “There’s no need for anyone to think. That’s unacceptable.”
— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) July 2, 2019
Wilson’s just chock-full of brilliance. We’re not sure how she’s able to contain it so well.
It's against the law to make fun of Members of Congress online, says Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-HatsRUs) https://t.co/HAYjDZcOkF
— Gadfly With Me (@NathanWurtzel) July 2, 2019
Rep. Wilson, who is calling here for an end to freedom of political speech, is elected from a district that never comes up in the Democrat's tales of gerrymandering horror. https://t.co/V7Dy1TUidc
— Bryan S. Myrick (@BryanMyrick) July 2, 2019
.@RepWilson's right that federal law prohibits threatening a member of Congress (and any federal official and their family). Making fun of them, however? Not so much. https://t.co/G1VIDJeZKL
— Shane Vander Hart (@shanevanderhart) July 2, 2019
Holy Fascism, Batman.
This cretin swore an oath to uphold an defend the Constitution. https://t.co/qZTahJ9vlU
— Dodd (@Amuk3) July 2, 2019
Silence all dissent. https://t.co/IqQCjuwOui
— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) July 2, 2019
Mocking an idiot congresswoman like Frederica Wilson is not only not a crime, but one could argue that it’s actually our civic duty. We’re not about to stop now.
That ain’t how free speech works lady. This is America. We know you don’t like the constitution and the rights it protects for American citizens. But you do have to abide by and recognize them.
— Reinheim (@TallAPRN) July 2, 2019
She’s gonna prosecute like a billion people? Maybe we should prosecute members of congress who make up stuff and lie.
— Erich (@theunrealerich) July 2, 2019
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— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) July 2, 2019
Oh, hey, and speaking of things a crazy person would say:
Need a 20 Tweet Kevin Kruse screed explaining why Frederica Wilson is right that it is illegal to make fun of Members of Congress online.
— Gadfly With Me (@NathanWurtzel) July 2, 2019
Can’t wait.
Maybe she means “prostituted.” I can’t make sense of any of the CBC fools.
She is such a jack ball, but I still love her outfits.
They would have thrown the book at Mark Twain.
Maybe she jus’ be hab’n her mumflies.
FREDerica must have been an EBONICS teacher or an UnConstitutional law professor early in life.
Her district has insulted their own intelligence by electing this moron. Add her IQ score to that of Maxine Waters and the sum wouldn’t reach room temperature.
I have had a belly full of the idiocy that comes from these people.
Ha! The truth on line got a little too close to home!
Funny how that works...
It LOOKS like a joke.
I wonder how she would feel about people dragging them into the streets and hanging them from lamp posts?
I do solemnly swear (or affirm] that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States and of the State of Florida; that I am duly qualified to hold office under the Constitution of the State, and that I will well and faithfully perform the duties of (jackass) on which I am now about to enter, so help me God.
Fred is an idiot and, frankly, animals make more sense than she does.
Probably the highest IQ of black females in Congress, too.
Should have been 8 months on a ventilator.
That’s what they do in tin-pot dictatorships; make it illegal to criticize or joke about leaders.
If she is this thinned skinned she is in the wrong job and should resign. Trying to take away 1st amendment Freedom of speech rights is totally fascist. Typical NAZI Democrat thought!
As someone so deftly pointed out, this is what she really means.
Shirley Chisholm was at least intelligent and educated................
I find that extremely improbable. It's much more probable that she'll be elected every two years as long as she chooses to stand.
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