"Protect the Process!"

I have heard America referred to as “the wonderful experiment” in regards to our Constitution and free republican form of government. When the Constitution was signed, its signors said “You now have a republic; if you can keep it”, and that was a very astute statement. There have been quite a few republics over the course of history, and some have not fared too well. There are hungry dogs waiting to leap on any nation that fails to protect its freedoms and rights. If you believe everything will be okay, no matter what, you need to wake up and realize everything seemed okay in NAZI Germany, until everything was not okay; and then it was too late.

Every four years, we get a chance to pick our national leader; not every country in the world is allowed to do that. Many people will stay home, trusting that the right person will get the job whether they vote or not; this is the logic of a fool!

Every four years, we hold conventions from the two major parties to determine who will represent them in the upcoming election. These conventions are huge events held in America’s major cities, and are attended by hundreds of delegates who will elect their nominee. This is a great free exercise in our system of self government, and should be carefully defended from any group or individuals who wish to disrupt the proceedings.

I have written about the New Black Panther Party on earlier blogs citing their role in voter intimidation in 2008. Holding batons at the front of a polling place and hurling epithets at citizens as they entered a polling place was recorded and complaints were made, yet Eric Holder’s Justice Department failed to prosecute the obvious crime, allowing the perpetrators to go free.

The New Black Panther Party was founded in 1989 in Dallas, Texas. Its current leader is Malik Zulu Shabazz, and it has been dismissed as a “hate group” by the Anti-Defamation League, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Members of the original Black Panther Party have disavowed any connection with this fringe group, as they consider it a racist organization. This group has been described as anti-Semitic and anti-capitalist and prone towards violence.

On August 12, 2012, Michelle Williams, the New Black Panther’s chief of staff, made the statement that “Republicans hate black people”; this statement was followed with a profanity laden statement of her threats against Republicans in Tampa, implying violent actions against them. She made additional statements saying “Tea Partiers, tea baggers and people who hate black people will not be tolerated!” and also saying “(Republicans), you are being watched by the almighty bird in the sky”, a veiled threat to members of the upcoming Republican Convention.

Ms. Williams is clearly using intimidation and hate speech in her statements toward the delegates of the Republican Convention, yet neither Eric Holder nor Barack Obama have said or done anything to condemn this type of rhetoric and implied threat to the safety of innocent citizens.

We have already seen examples of what the New Black Panthers are capable of doing on a small local level. What could the outcome be if a large armed force appeared at this function filled with overzealous racist fanatics?

Even the largest metropolitan police force is put to a great test when these functions take place, and the most peaceful demonstrators can be quite a bit to handle. What will the Tampa police be able to do with a crowd of belligerent and possibly heavily armed protestors?

It is incumbent upon the federal authorities to supply enough protection to insure the safety of those delegates and any innocent citizen who may be caught in the middle of an armed mob.

If the Klan or Neo-NAZIs had made these same statements about the Democrat’s Convention, what would be the response of Washington? Do your job Mr. President; defend the Constitutional rights of America’s citizens!!