Tara Dodrill
Off The Grid News
June 17, 2013
I am sick and tired of looking out the window to see if Old Glory is
still flying to reaffirm my shaky belief that I still reside in America.
Francois never threatened the president; he simply lambasts and
lampoons his actions, facial expressions, and unconstitutional policies.
The most thin-skinned president in the history of the Republic has
proven once again that he has nothing but disdain for the First
Amendment.
The Secret Service agents arrived at the home of Tom Francois
and asked if they could come inside and take a look around. Noting that
he had nothing to hide and not wanting to see his things tossed about
if the agents were forced to wait for a warrant, the avid political
cartoon creator let the men inside. Francois maintains that while he
loathes Barack Obama’s policies, he has never threatened his being in
any way, shape, or form. I scanned hundreds of Francois’ tweets (which
were the cited reasons for the Secret Service agents arriving on the
blogger’s porch), and saw nothing violent—just the same angst felt by
millions of Constitution-loving patriots.
Francois was reportedly told by the Secret Service agents that his largeTwitter
following was a concern. While Tom does have a sizeable number of
followers, his numbers do not make him anywhere near a household name –
perhaps that is what President Obama was trying to prevent.
The Secret Service agents asked Francois to sign an Authorization to
Review Medical and Mental Health Records form after a search premises
document was signed. Tom signed the forms simply to facilitate matters
so future visits would not be necessary. While the decision was both
pragmatic and understandable, an American citizen should not feel
compelled to share their medical and mental health records with the
government simply because they exercised their First Amendment rights in
front of 11,692 Twitter followers.
While the blogger’s signature was still drying on the intrusive
documents, he was asked if he ever left his home state or traveled to
Washington, D.C. The next question will not come as a shocker
considering the current political climate. Secret Service agents asked
Tom Francois is he owned any guns. President Obama apparently does not
like either the First Amendment or the Second Amendment,
and would probably be thrilled if we could just throw out the entire
Constitution. A multitude of liberals feel the text the greatest nation
in the world was founded upon is merely an outdated document anyway, so
why would a Socialist-leaning president even bother to follow the
freedom-ensuring dictates?
According to Tom Francois, Secret Service
agents asked him if he had any intentions of “whacking” President
Obama. The political cartoonist had this to say in response and during
an Examiner interview:
“Of course not. I wish him no harm. I disagree with his policies and
actions and I make no bones about it. It’s my First Amendment right and I
intend to exercise it. I flat out told them I have never threatened
Obama’s life! Yes, I despise him as you can plainly see, but I have that
right! They actually admitted and agreed with me that I hadn’t
threatened Obama. Yes, I am extremely critical of Obama in my posts, but
I never cross the line and threaten his being. Ever. It’s just the idea
of Obama’s Secret Service intruding on my life when they knew I wasn’t
really a threat.”
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