Rep. Frederica Wilson Makes Comment Illustrating Why We Own Guns

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File

Today is Independence Day, a day when we remember who we are as a nation and what we stand for.

OK, most people just cookout and watch things explode in the sky, but some of us tend to think about the important stuff as well. You know what I mean, things like the right to keep and bear arms (naturally) and freedom of speech.

However, it seems at least one lawmaker was pretty outspoken about her disregard for the latter.

Democrat Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL) says that people who are “making fun of members of Congress” online “should be prosecuted” pic.twitter.com/f69KwOeJ0n

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 2, 2019

Now, in fairness, Rep. Wilson does go on to talk about people making threats against members of Congress. However, here’s the thing to remember. Making threats against anyone is illegal. Members of Congress don’t deserve special status because they’re part of Congress.

However, she also clearly seems to consider “making fun of members of Congress” as somehow in that same category. I can understand why she’d feel that way, but mostly because she dresses in the most ridiculous manner humanly possible for anyone elected to a national legislature and …Read the Rest

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