Another Dem accuses republicans of Sedition, has the left gone crazy?

Question

So now, opposition is Sedition, but when Bush was Presdient, it was Patriotic? Also, so much for the first amendment, even for other congressmen?
Who else thinks these guys have gone nuts?


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Governor Deval Patrick, even as he decried partisanship in Washington, said today that Republican opposition to President Obama’s agenda has become so obstinate that it “is almost at the level of sedition.”

The Democratic governor, who is close to the president, made the comments at a forum at Suffolk Law School's Rappaport Center, where he was asked by an audience member about partisan battling in Congress.

Patrick said that even "on my worst day, when I’m most frustrated about folks who seem to rooting for failure," he doesn't face anything like the opposition faced by the president.

"It seems like child’s play compared to what is going on in Washington, where it is almost at the level of sedition, it feels to like me,” Patrick said.

Merriam-Webster.com, the dictionary site, defines sedition as "incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority.''

After the forum, Patrick explained his remarks.

“I think that the number of people in the Grand Old Party who seem to be absolutely committed to saying ‘no,' whenever he says ‘yes,’ no matter what it is, even if it’s an idea that they came up with, is just extraordinary,” the governor told reporters after the forum.

But did the opposition really border on sedition?

“That was a rhetorical flourish,” Patrick said.

In a statement released a few hours after his comments were posted on Boston.com and other websites, the chairwoman of the state Republican Party criticized Patrick.

"Apparently our First Amendment rights are only guaranteed if we agree with the tax-and-spend policies of Deval Patrick and Barack Obama,'' Jennifer Nassour, chairwoman of the state GOP, said.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/05/patrick_says_ob.html

Answer 1

Just another example of the Lefts philosophy. If they can't argue the facts (which is often the case), they resort to insulting and name calling. I guess he would have been disgusted by our founding fathers and if it were up to him, we'd still we ruled by the Queen!

Answer 2

No. The left has not destroyed free speech, 9/11 and the Patriot Act has.



There is no longer First Amendment protection for free speech that incites civil disobedience. Recently, the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in US v. Darius Fulmar overturned Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969) and the old "clear and present danger" rule of Dennis v. United States, 341 U.S. 494 (1951)



I guess all the times the radical right has tried to jail leftists for speaking out has come back to bite them. Be careful what you say - it is not a free country.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Right, it was a rhetorical fluorish.



Now perhaps you'll explain why the Republicans have put their political interests ahead of those of the country by opposing everything the Dems try to do, even if it's stuff they would have done or supported.

Answer 5

The left should have more treasonous rhetoric. That's why they are called liberals.

Answer 6

The left has always been crazy. This is nothing new.