Republican House Candidate Calls For Violent Government Overthrow If GOP Loses Election

[Joanne98]

Stephen Broden, a “constitutionalist pastor” from Texas who won the Republican nomination for Texas’ 30th Congressional District, made a vaguely threatening statement at a Tea Party event last year. He described the federal government as “tyrannical” and said that “we have a constitutional remedy. And the Framers say if that don’t work, revolution.”

Yesterday, a political reporter for WFAA in Dallas-Fort Worth asked Broden to explain whether he was actually calling for violence against the federal government. After a “prolonged back-and-forth,” Broden said a violent overthrow is “on the table”:

“If the government is not producing the results or has become destructive to the ends of our liberties, we have a right to get rid of that government and to get rid of it by any means necessary,” Broden said, adding the nation was founded on a violent revolt against Britain’s King George III.

Watson asked if violence would be in option in 2010, under the current government.

“The option is on the table. I don’t think that we should remove anything from the table as it relates to our liberties and our freedoms,” Broden said, without elaborating. “However, it is not the first option.”

Watch it
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/22/gop-violent-overthrow/

[Catshrink]

1. What do they mean by "our liberties and our freedoms?"

He is still at liberty to run his mouth and pack heat. He's still free to sprew his bull. "Our liberties and freedoms" is code for "there's a Black man in the Whitehouse and I feel threatened."

[mediaman007]

Don't the millions of voters for Democrats/Independents count?

The election is his chance to overthrow the government! Short of that, crawl back in your hole! Shame on the Koch's for making these people think that they are supreme.

[mediaman007]

3. Don't the millions of voters for Democrats/Independents count?

The election is his chance to overthrow the government! Short of that, crawl back in your hole! Shame on the Koch's for making these people think that they are supreme.

[OHdem10]

5. Their Freedom refers to money. They are opposed to any program

which can be viewed as using Taxpayer Money to assist others.

Each man for himself. Make as much money as you want or can
and do with it what you wish. While they pay their taxes,
they see taxes as coercion.

We often talk past each other because we see freedom with an
entirely different meaning.

I wish they would just speak plainly instead of code. Now
you know the code. Freedom mean Financial Freedom.

[thelordofhell]

7. Stephen Broden is a black man

Please stop with the racial profiling.

[catbyte]

2. That rat bastard should be arrested for treason

Calling for the violent overthrow of a legally elected government is a felony, isn't it? I can't believe these assholes who equate losing an election with "tyranny". What a POS.

[PDJane]

4. Sigh........and he talks English real good, too......

lazy diction, lazy thought processes, and/or outright stupidity.

[Winterblues]

6. Call him out

Tell him to go get his gun right now and we'll settle it..He will more than likely go hide under his bed..I hear any of that BS and that is exactly what I will do..Get it on...go get your gun and we will see how it pans out....Talk is cheap...get your fucking gun right fucking now...they don't frighten me in the slightest.

[marmar]

8. Bring it, mofo........

...... after about 10 minutes you would be running like a turkey on the last Wednesday in November.

[Parker CA]

9. Knock knock...we're the meh in black, please have a seat, sir.

[RagAss]

10. Fucking Dick !

[Initech]

11. Shouldn't this be considered treasonous???

[Aristus]

12. Go ahead and get violent, you right-wing assholes!

The minute the shooting starts, I'm heading to a recruiting station to disclose my prior service and volunteer to crew an M1A2 Abrams against these treasonous bastards for the duration (which probably won't be long; either they'll run out of ammo, or Toby Keith will be on CMT, in which case they'll drop their guns and head home to the TV...)

Hey, you :dunce::dunce::dunce::dunce::dunce: , I am a :patriot: and a :dem: . I :loveya: this country, and I am not :scared: of you!