Mobbed Up

Donald Trump's event in Chicago last night was cancelled due to safety concerns as paid protesters overwhelmed security. It's hard to find police estimates of the number of people involved. Usually when left wing nut jobs gather to protest something, their allies in the press inflate their numbers.

It's clear this protest was highly organized. Bernie Sanders supporters and organizations allied with MoveOn.org helped bring thousands of people out, outnumbering police, if not Trump supporters. The protesters are thinking along the lines of Melissa Click who declared, "We need some muscle over here," writ large. Click's former sinecure gave her room to say things to people like, "I believe in free speech, but..."

The radicals are in charge now, and they want to shut down speech they don't like. The mayor of Chicago, who left Trump supporters defenseless in the face of intimidation, is patting himself on the back. He said, "For all of us who cherish the ideals upon which our country was founded, the hateful, divisive rhetoric that pits Americans against each other demeans our democratic values and diminishes our democratic process."

Bill Ayers of the Weather Underground, convicted bomber and terrorist, supported the brownshirts. Would anyone think that Bill Ayers supports "our democratic values?" Mayor Emanuel, if you can find one single paid protester who "cherishes the ideals upon which our country was founded," I would be very surprised.

The mayor went on to thank Chicago Police for "protecting people's first amendment rights." Which right is that? The right of people "peaceably to assemble?" Donald Trump's organization had to pull permits to have an event. Did MoveOn.org have to pull permits, or can they just show up ready to fight, er, I mean, peaceably assemble?

Leftist apologists like Cheri Jacobus are pushing back against the notion that the police advised Donald Trump to cancel the rally. This is what they're afraid of. That is what makes this a legitimate First Amendment violation. You no-platform someone you disagree with, contending their speech makes you feel unsafe. Then you send the Sturmabteilung to overwhelm the police. The next time, the city refuses to pull your permit, citing the lack of adequate public safety.

It's clear that Mayor Emanuel is on one side of this. The mayor is on the side of people like Maria Hernandez, a 25-year-old community organizer. She broke out into a dance as the rally was cancelled and said, "I've never been more proud of my city."

Mayor Emanuel should be on the side of Debi Patrick, a 53-year-old Trump supporter who lives outside Chicago. She was quoted as saying, "This is scaring the hell out of me, trying to leave here."

In a normal world, a big-city mayor should be on the same side as a taxpaying citizen, protecting her safety. Instead, he's on the side of the goniff whose actvities are paid for with Debi Patrick's tax dollars. MoveOn.org is a 501c organization. They are organized like a charity, and if you "donate" to them, it's tax deductible. It's money laundering, and while legal, it's also completely immoral. They should permanently end the charitable deduction and let these organizations wither and die.

It's like when the teacher's union and legislators collude during collective bargaining. The taxpayer, the Debi Patrick, is not welcome at the table. Her voice is moot.

The blue city model is so interested in the enfranchisement of marginalized communities, they ignore the voice of the taxpayer. That is speech they don't like. And they wouldn't get away with it were it not for the press, who dwell on Trump's "provocative speech."

Debi was asking for it.