A sheriff in Georgia is apparently really, really proud of his ignorance. He is so proud, in fact, that he paid for a sign to be erected in his town that says as much.
Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley paid to have a “politically incorrect” sign in the front of the sheriff’s department that says:
Welcome to Harris County, Georgia! WARNING: Harris County is politically incorrect. We say: Merry Christmas, God Bless America and In God We Trust; We salute our troops and our flag. If this offends you… LEAVE!
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Clearly, the dumbass sheriff is another typical Republican who thinks that offending people is the cool thing to do. First of all, there is no war on Christmas. People do not say “Happy Holidays” because they hate Santa, they say it because they respect the billions of people throughout the world who do NOT recognize Christmas as the day Jesus was born. Secondly, “In God We Trust” wasn’t even adopted until 1956. The only reason it was ever adopted was because the government afraid of the Soviet Union and the atheism they believed in.
Furthermore, nobody has a problem with anybody supporting the troops or saluting the flag. In fact, liberals are so supportive of the troops that we do not believe in just sending them off to war because our buddies in the military industrial complex need some cash.
In defense of the sign, Jolley said:
Over the years, I’ve witnesses the silent majority grow and as a true patriot and Christian, I felt it was time for the silent majority to speak up. I truly believe what’s on the sign.
True Christians are tolerant of other people. True patriots do not treat their fellow Americans like garbage because they do not believe in the same God you do. But Republicans wouldn’t know this because frankly they have no idea what it means to be American and this ignorant sign proves that.
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Shannon, it’s YOU that doesn’t seem to understand what it means to be an American. I thought that the 1st amendment was the first for a reason. It’s people like YOU that are constantly being offended and demanding that religious conservatives make no public mention of their faith. Get a clue.
This little thing we liberals like to call “THE LAW” states that religion and politics shall not mix. This ignorant hick just mixed them.
America stands for tolerance for all. Not just those that think and believe the way you do. YOU are decidedly UN-American with your stance.
It’s a little think you libturds call “intolerance.” You really should practice what you preach, and stop demanding that religious people keep quiet about their beliefs. All this sign is saying is that religious, patriotic people have every right to share their opinions, and if this offends one of you snowflake “safe space” little libturds, then you should leave.
We’ll do that when you leave Muslims alone by the same principal.
And perhaps when you leave law-abiding gun owners alone by the same principle, you will have a leg to stand on to make this type of demand.
The problem with that statement is how do we know they’re law abiding? Wait until they prove they aren’t?
Hmmmm … kind of like Muslims, right? They come from an inherently violent religion, isn’t it inevitable that some of them are going to commit violent acts on US soil? I guess that, just like gun owners, we should assume that they’re all ticking time bombs waiting to go off, huh?
The problem is not law-abiding gun owners. The problem is when guns fall into the hands of kooks who then use them to kill people.
No, it’s called “adhering to the law.” Something this “sheriff” doesn’t appear to be terribly good at.
Your own book tells you to be humble and not go shouting from the mountain tops. We just want you to adhere to that. We also don’t want you forcing your beliefs on the rest of us. Practice your beliefs all you want, but leave the rest of us out of them.
The sign is promoting a specific religion. Something that is explicitly against the 1st Amendment.
Completely wrong. There are signs like this all over the place in this country, yet not even a single lawsuit has been successful in getting them removed. Why not? Because this is NOT a 1A violation, and you are just an ignorant whiner.
“My own book”?? LOL You have no idea who I am or what I believe, so why don’t you save your anti-Christian tripe for someone who cares?
There are limits under the law to mixing “religion & politics”, and the First Amendment also has restrictions for people who actually are the government. In this case, this hick Sheriff represents the government, and as such his “First Amendment” rights are restricted. The reason for this is because as a governmental official he cannot express or support ANYTHING that violates the laws, rules, and regulations in state or federal law. So this means that anything he does that appears to support “religion” is absolutely 100% illegal.
Whether this sinks in for you is doubtful, but one can always hope
You are correct, the 1A is meant to restrict the power of the government, originally only the federal government, but now the states as well. The problem for your assertion is that this Sheriff’s actions are not a 1A violation, they are in fact the opposite. Nowhere is he prioritizing one group over another, one religion over another (where is he saying “No talking about Allah”, for example??) nor is he restricting the right of anyone to say what they want to say. He IS standing up for the rights of the people that live in his district to say what they want. Big difference. I’m myself wondering if this will sink in for you.
Really? The sign SPECIFICALLY states:
Merry Christmas - A reference to Jesus Christ as savior born on Christmas day
In God We Trust - God! Not Allah, God! Sure is an endorsement
In God We Trust - God! Not Allah, God! Again, Christian God
Your turn
Yawn. So, just where in all that does the 1A violation occur? This county is clearly majority Christian, but so what? Do Christians no longer have the right to express their beliefs publicly? Where does this sign say that people of other faiths are not welcome? Where does this faith condemn ANYTHING other than intolerance of our 1A rights?
It’s YOU that are trying to add exclusivity to this guy’s argument, it’s libturds like you that try to paint your intolerance of any public display of Christian faith as that faith’s intolerance of others just because they don’t keep their mouths shut about what they believe. The 1A is for everyone, not just for you.
I guess the big words and legality are way over your head, moron.
STFU and GTFO. You are what is wrong with America. Keep on ranting all the way to getting your stupidity kicked out of the country in 2016.
You’re nothing but a bigited and racist troll
Nice, you’ve degenerated into nasty name-calling. You lose.
“bigited”?? really? Learn to spell if you want to be taken seriously.
http://dictionary.reference.Com/browse/bigoted
I haven’t. And you still aren’t understanding the simple principle that as the sheriff, he represents the government. His sign makes specific reference several times to a single deity. This is a violation of the 1st Amendment-government promoting one religion over others.
Well I wasn’t talking to you, now was I?
You are completely wrong about this. There are signs like this all over the place in this country, yet not even a single lawsuit has been successful in getting them removed. Why not? Because this is NOT a 1A violation, and you are just an ignorant whiner.
You were commenting on a public forum. This means you’re talking to everyone.
I seem to recall one state had to remove its statue of the 10 commandments or allow the Church of Satan to erect a statue right next to it. Maybe you missed that in the 4 or 5 dozen news cycles it appeared in.
Wow, talk about weak-ass logic.
A statue of the 10 commandments is a very different thing, an outright display of a particular faith in front of a government building. You can’t find any lawsuits forcing simple road signs like these to be taken down because (1) they don’t exist, and (2) they are VERY different things.
What part of “He works for the government” is hard for you to understand?
Christmas is a christian holiday. It pertains to no other religion in the world. That means he’s promoting a specific religion over all others. THAT, as a government official, is illegal as it violates the 1st Amendment.
Right-wingers incorrectly believe that the First Amendment simply means the government can’t favor one Christian denomination over another.
Now your ‘Law’ trumps the First Amendment?
I know, I lost a lawsuit, so I really do know, our country has shifted away from the Constitution. But, that does not mean I agree with you, or ever will.
Wayne
Yes. You’re absolutely correct. The 1st Amendment is the First because the Founding Fathers knew how bad government pushing one religion over another could become and in fact was in Europe.
Maybe he’s a huge fan of Bill Maher.
Republicans love pettiness. They love to rub people the wrong way in passive aggressive fashion. Happens every day. All you’ve done here is give him the attention his low IQ so desperately craves.
Shannon Argueta is an idiot. She only like free speech if she agrees with it… Otherwise she goes on “insult mode”…
She is an angry woman. And I used to believe only the government could make you that angry.
But, I have to show compassion for the Sheriff. America has changed very fast, and not all the change has been good. I cannot imagine trying to ‘keep the peace’ in today’s America.
Wayne
The sheriff is part of the government.
I’ve seen several incarnations of this sign, and it doesn’t get any less stupid with time. It’s so obvious that they’re HOPING for a fight-that they’re hoping the fictional liberal zombies will finally march in, moaning “happy holidays!” and “gunnn controlll” and then at long last the righteous Right will be validated in their unfounded persecution complex.
Awwwww … that’s cute! And typical of people like you when you know you’re overmatched. You can’t actually prove me wrong, so you call names. So mature.
Show me where *I* have called you names. (Hint: I haven’t) AND I’ve torn every argument of yours to shreds.
Little tip for you: Never come to a battle of wits unarmed. You’ll always lose.
What’s the matter with you dude? First off, the other guy called me names, and I responded to him, not you. What are you in 3rd grade?
“torn every argument of [mine] to shreds”??!?! ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!
STFU chump, you’re so clueless it makes my sack ache.
Yes, you responded to his name-calling. And you said his name-calling was typical.
1: My arguments tore yours to shreds.
2: If my arguments lose, I don’t call names. I learn and improve.
Yeah, if my sack were as empty as yours, it would probably ache as well. You not realizing your points were shredded is just you not understanding the laws of the country in which you reside. This makes you a subject, not a citizen.
“Shredding” my argument would be your leaving me unable to respond in a coherent manner or defend my arguments at all. You have done no such thing. You are just bloviating, and you’re still dead wrong. Deal with it.
Well, since we were talking about government officials using government monies, time, and property to promote a specific religion over other religions and you expanded it to any instance of this type of sign, I’d say you’re the one that’s dead wrong and you knew it all along.
Oh really? Remind me again of the last time a generic “we are free to express our beliefs in this county” sign was taken down due to a 1A violation lawsuit? And remind us of how many of these there are all over the country again? Oh yea, tons of signs and ZERO successful lawsuits.