Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Letting illegas vote and the draft riots

Say, I have an idea ...
The outbreak was the natural consequence of pernicious teachings widely scattered among the ignorant and excitable populace of a great city; and the only possible mode of dealing with it was stern and bloody repression. - Harpers Weekly,  August 1, 1863
''WHEN we wrote last week the New York riots had but just commenced, and there was some doubt how far they might extend and where they might culminate. They are now, to all outward appearance, substantially over. We see no reason, however, to alter the opinions expressed in our last issue. The outbreak was the natural consequence of pernicious teachings widely scattered among the ignorant and excitable populace of a great city; and the only possible mode of dealing with it was stern and bloody repression. Had the mob been assailed with grape and canister on Monday, when the first disturbance took place, it would have been a saving of life and property. Had the resistance been more general, and the bloodshed more profuse than it was, on Thursday, the city would have enjoyed a longer term of peace and tranquillity than we can now count upon.''

When the draft riots began, the Mayor threw open the doors to the armory and urged able bodied men to grab a carbine and shoot a rioter. There is no record of him conferring with lawyers, and volunteers did not undergo background checks.

It is due to truth to say that the citizens of New York showed very little alacrity in responding to the call of the Mayor and Governor for volunteers to suppress the late riot. (Drunken Irish, all) Of 400 muskets which lay idle at the armory of the 37th regiment, only 80 found men to carry them, though urgent appeals for men were made by the authorities and the officers of the regiment.

You don't need any help drawing parallels. What got me on this track is news that New York's criminal element are pushing to "allow legal noncitizens to vote in the Big Apple."

"A bill that would grant permanent residents and other legal immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections has been stalled in the City Council since last year."  - LET ALIENS VOTE: ACTIVISTS

This is so bizarre that I scarcely know what to say, except - "Mayor Bloomberg, open the freaking armory doors now." 

And no prisoners.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

When I see stories like that one today, WTF? just doesn't begin to cover it.

TFV

Rodger the Real King of France said...

TFV, I can only tell you this in private. Space aliens have been procreating with humans since the 1940's, building a race to overtake and destroy the United States. Bill Clinton was their first successful presidential candidate; Obama Rama is the current infiltrator. I'm not making this up. If you're levitated up to one of their spaceships, try to remember to yell "Palamino," That breaks their hold on you.

Anonymous said...

Lets see, "ignorant and excitable" and (Drunken Irish,all). Sounds like the fourth of July with my famblee. Or that other day in the middle of March.

Anonymous said...

HE HA HE HA !

Bloomberg is one of the fools...

palamino !
palamino !
palamino !

Anonymous said...

Thanks Rodger for clearing that up for me. I'm glad to know there's at least a good reason all this crap is happening.

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else.
TFV

Anonymous said...

The 'let the aliens vote' thing is just another step toward Europeanization. Throughout the EU, you get to vote where you're living, whether or not it's the country of which you are a citizen. Even Americans can vote in UK elections if they're living there.

Anonymous said...

They might have a slight problem with that idea: Amendment XV The right of CITIZENS of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Anonymous said...

Palamino?

Aliens crossbreeding polititions? Rodger, you've been partying with Tom Cruise again, haven't you? (We all knew you were Suri's dad, anyway... c'mon you can admit it.)

--Jack

Anonymous said...

No offense, Anon, but since when did the Constitution mean shit to the liberals? It's just a quaint old tradition to be ignored at will, especially when they're in power. And now we have the liberal Supreme Court Justices looking to other countries for help interpreting the Constitution. God help us all.
--Jack

Anonymous said...

Bloomburg is just another democrat that started calling himself a Republican.

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