The Bill of Rights has only one amendment
by digby
... at least as far as the wingnuts are concerned:
CNN anchor Piers Morgan isn’t benefiting from much Christmas cheer, at least according to one measure: The number of signers on a petition urging the White House to deport Morgan has skyrocketed by Tuesday morning past 60,000 names.
“British Citizen and CNN television host Piers Morgan is engaged in a hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution by targeting the Second Amendment,” the petition to the Obama administration reads. “We demand that Mr. Morgan be deported immediately for his effort to undermine the Bill of Rights and for exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens.”
By Monday, the petition had passed at least 25,000 signatures — the number required to receive a White House response.
These people are citing the Bill of Rights to deport someone for exercising free speech. And they don't have the vaguest clue just how dumb they are. I'd laugh uproariously but unfortunately these idiots are all packing heat.
And that's why the gun debate has a slightly different character than your usual political disagreement, isn't it?