Gohmert: Freedom of the press is ‘granted in the Second Amendment’

[Galraedia]

Source: Raw Story

During a Thursday rant about news that the National Security Agency (NSA) had been collecting phone records from millions of Americans, Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) seemed to be a little confused when he proclaimed that freedom of the press is “granted in the Second Amendment.”

Gohmert noted that NSA spying was just the latest example of executive branch overreach because the Obama administration had also gone after the phone records of Associated Press reporters.

“Many times these phones up here are used by reporters to call members of Congress, who have another constitutional privilege, under the constitutional — under the constitution that provides privilege for the information that is provided for — to a member of Congress,” the Texas Republican explained. “It’s not unlimited.”

“But that’s on top of the freedom of the press that’s also granted in the Second Amendment,” he added.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/gohmert-freedom-of-the-press-is-granted-in-the-second-amendment/

[AndyA]

1. Wow! That Second Amendment pretty much covers EVERYTHING, doesn't it?

Who knew?

(I guess it also protects the right for an idiot to get elected to Congress.)

[Thinkingabout]

16. K & R

Instead of many worried about immigrants learning there should be a requirement for those running for Congressional offices passing a Civic test. Louie just failed the simple part. Or maybe the freedom of speech is the second amendment in the seceded country of Texas.

[Orrex]

2. So all this time, he thought he was supporting freedom of the press?

Maybe all of those gun advocates aren't really gun advocates after all?

[onehandle]

3. Kooky Krazy Konehead. nt

[Joe Bacon]

43. Another day, another one of Gohmert's Pyles

Who needs to say Bye-Bye Bachman as long as this TEX ASS HOLE keeps opening his mouth?

[JoePhilly]

4. Maybe he has a strange form of Tourette syndrome.

He just screams "2nd Amendment!!" uncontrollably.

[Wait Wut]

7. That was my first thought.

"2nd Amendment" "God" "Country" "Freedom", etc. It's like a tic.

[DCKit]

5. Goober seems to thrive on word salad. nt

[geardaddy]

6. Bubbles has this to say to the "Honourable" Mr. Gohmert

[auburngrad82]

8. I love the Trailer Park Boys

I wish I could roll a car and never, ever spill my drink.

[Botany]

9. The man has a J.D. and was a sitting judge

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Texas AM and Baylor have to be damn proud of their product.

[HughBeaumont]

15. As does Michele Bachmann. And Rick Santorum.

Oh, here's a Cracker Jack box. Let's see if there's a J.D. I can use to get me ahead in politics. It'd be as legit as theirs are.

[Botany]

20. But you have to pass the state bar no matter what law school you go to .....

.... and as a judge no matter where you are working you have to
make rulings that are based on the law so I still have a hard time
w/the idea that Gohmert is just bone ass stupid but just says whatever
he wants no matter if it is true or not.

BTW I got on Texas' Rep. Steve Stockman's email list and the dumb ass
does not end w/Gohmert.

[giftedgirl77]

28. Stockmen & Gohmert are special

I keep a lot of them on twitter just so I can ruffle the baggers feathers every time the spew their lies. It is truly astounding that they don't even try to tell the truth in any shape or form.

[Botany]

31. I can't get even 20% through one of Stockman's emails

He really is like the man you pray doesn't wind up sitting next to you
on a long plane flight because you know he will tell you batshit crazy
stuff for the whole trip.

[giftedgirl77]

36. That guy is special

I have a hard enough time dealing with his tweets. I follow the Tea Party Nation also, they were really pissed today to find out Saudi Arabia is going to be able to fly airlines into our airports. Not to mention being a big giant liberal Soldier trying to explain that the civilians in Iraq & Afghanistan aren't evil.

Ahh they really are a bunch of basket cases.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

29. Baylor Law School graduated this guy??

[Dustlawyer]

39. That explains a lot!

[wtmusic]

10. Louis apparently learned sentence structure using fridge magnets nt

[sulphurdunn]

14. My kids

played with fridge magnets to make words when they were little. I'd forgotten about it. Thanks

[Fantastic Anarchist]

11. Freedom of the Press to Shoot the Fuck Out of You?

[sulphurdunn]

12. Gohmert is a Gubber

[tanyev]

13. Freedom may not be free, but freedumb sure is.

[MoreGOPoop]

17. K & R

And, how many ignoratti will believe this when they hear it on Faux?

[Aviation Pro]

18. And yet the shitkickers....

...this splooge represents will continue to send him back to Congress because the are too stupid by two.

[Alamuti Lotus]

19. I think I understand his very subtle, sophisticated argument here

If journalists were armed, sources would be more willing to open up and government spokesbots would be less eager to lie.

What's that? The guy is just an idiot and wouldn't know subtlety and sophistication if it shat on him? Oh. Nevermind.

[Sherman A1]

21. Of course it is....

The Right to Keep & Bear Newspapers is enshrined in the 2nd Amendment.........

[jmowreader]

22. Molly Ivins would have had a field day with Gomert

[freshwest]

40. +1

[Nimajneb Nilknarf]

23. Besides the numerical gaffe, he has a fundamental misunderstanding about the Bill of Rights

and the Constitution in general. Those documents don't grant any rights. They recognize rights that most people understood to be inherent with the human condition - Granted by the Creator.

The Bill of Rights is intended to clarify the Constitution and prevent abuse of government powers.

[marshall]

44. I guess it's the secular interpretation

We could be seeing more of such phrasing.

[Nimajneb Nilknarf]

46. It's perfectly OK to say from a secular point of view that rights are inherent to people.

Non-belief in an external Creator does not mean that human rights must be explicitly granted by other humans. A belief that all rights must be codified in order to exist is in modern context an authoritarian point of view, but its effect on the people in general is no different than living under a monarchy in which all rights flow from a king or queen.

[marshall]

47. That is somewhat different from the wording I was commenting on

Thanks for the clarification.

[DinahMoeHum]

24. Gohmert: King of Stupid.

n/t

[Canuckistanian]

25. I really believe that Gohmert is doing some kind of performance art

And years from now, he'll confess, saying "Are you kidding? NOBODY is THAT stupid."

He'd go down in history along with Andy Kaufman as one of the world's greatest pranksters.

[VA_Jill]

26. Louie the Gomer

needs to go back to high school civics class. That is all.

[titanicdave]

27. Gohmert Needs

to find a toupee with some fresh brains attached as his old brains are really in bad shape.......what a bad joke this butt head is..

[Spitfire of ATJ]

30. Gohmert's cat during litterbox training...

[OriginalGeek]

32. We have a god-given right to shoot our mouths off!

Hell yeah!

[Initech]

33. Have these fucking idiots even READ the constitution?

It's funny that the party that has this rock hard love of our founding fathers actually doesn't know a damn thing about them or what they really stood for.

[jmowreader]

42. Apparently "inability to speak English correctly" is a requirement for TX pols

Molly wrote of an old speaker of the Texas lege who, when informed that his syntax was garbled, said he was against all new taxes.

[OldHippieChick]

34. And let's don't ignore his apparent belief that

Members of Congress actually have some kind of Constitutional privilege when speaking to members of the press. Huh? Definitely time for him to re-take Con Law

[sakabatou]

35. *facepalm*

[awoke_in_2003]

37. Asshole...

Freedom of the press is granted by the Constitution.

[jessie04]

38. Gohmert is such a jerk.

How the hell does he win?

[freshwest]

41. Not the Onion... We are doomed...

[Solly Mack]

45. That kind of ignorance should mean automatic expulsion from Congress.

[Nimajneb Nilknarf]

48. I think so as well. Unfortunately it would become quite difficult to achieve a quorum for them

to be able to vote on anything.

[Solly Mack]

49. Teehee.