I Don’t Care If It’s Constitutional Or Not At This Point!
BY Herschel Smith
8 years, 4 months ago
The head of Cleveland’s largest police union is calling on Ohio Gov. John Kasich to temporarily restrict the state’s gun laws during this week’s Republican National Convention following Sunday’s shooting in Louisiana that killed three officers and wounded at least three others.
“We are sending a letter to Gov. Kasich requesting assistance from him. He could very easily do some kind of executive order or something — I don’t care if it’s constitutional or not at this point,” Stephen Loomis, president of Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, told CNN. “They can fight about it after the RNC or they can lift it after the RNC, but I want him to absolutely outlaw open-carry in Cuyahoga County until this RNC is over.”So-called “open carry” gun laws in Ohio allow for licensed firearm owners to wear their weapons in public. With the exception of a small “secure zone” inside and around the Quicken Loans Arena, residents, delegates and protesters are legally permitted to walk around the city — including within its 1.7 square mile regulated “event zone” — with any firearm not explicitly banned by the state.Kasich, responding to the request, said: “Ohio governors do not have the power to arbitrarily suspend federal and state constitutional rights or state laws as suggested.”
That’s interesting, yes? It isn’t what you expect to hear from a cop. Oh, they may think it about any number of issues, that is, not caring whether something is constitutional. But you don’t expect to hear them say it.
This reference to the easy executive order Loomis is talking about might just be indicative of a changed perspective of having lived nearly eight years under a federal executive who couldn’t have cared less what the law said and issued dictatorial decrees as they saw fit to press their agenda.
It changes the expectations of people, huh? Reeducation of the ignorant and valueless masses through lawlessness by the federal executive. It’s a sorry-ass world isn’t it?
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On July 18, 2016 at 12:37 am, Bell said:
“I don’t care if it’s Constitutional or not”
Wow!!!
Well there’s yer sign!
On July 18, 2016 at 7:15 am, Frank Clarke said:
Also interesting is that the Governor did not immediately suspend the police chief for malfeasance in office — violation of the oath of service required by the Constitution…
On July 18, 2016 at 7:23 am, Fred said:
So men with firearms are a threat to his power? Good, now he understands the second amendment.
On July 18, 2016 at 1:36 pm, Jack Crabb said:
“It isn’t what you expect to hear from a cop. Oh, they may think it about any number of issues, that is, not caring whether something is constitutional. But you don’t expect to hear them say it.”
Actually, it is exactly what I would expect a magic-blue-costumed one to say. It is my personal belief that constitutional cops are an extremely small minority among the magic-blue-costumed ones.
On July 19, 2016 at 8:41 am, Douglas Mortimer said:
If Mr. Loomis “doesn’t care if it is Constitutional or not”, it is time for Mr. Loomis to find another career because he simply doesn’t get it.
On July 22, 2016 at 7:44 pm, Renov8 said:
So, how many were shot during the RNC convention? None….I wonder if the law abiding part had something to do with it.