NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pro-Donald Trump chant broke out during a fire department ceremony last week.
The Democrat, whose office won a $355 million penalty against the Republican former president for lying about his wealth last month, faced a chorus of jeers as she addressed a department promotions ceremony Thursday in Brooklyn.
Disclaimer: I am not, nor will I ever be a T supporter. I’d rather not even spell the rest of the name.
However, I have to agree with the union here. If these ceremonies tend to have a certain carnivalesque nature, can these firefighters be charged with more than bad taste?
It’d be a different story if these people were standing and chanting on the ashes of somebody’s newly ex-residense.
This is the State Attorney General. You respect the position if not the person.
This is 100% unacceptable behavior.
Ah yes, “respect my authority and ignore the first amendment or I’ll ‘investigate’ you and put you in jail”… Where have I heard that before…?
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In a courtroom, sure. Anywhere else, she’s nothing more than a politician, and getting booed comes with the territory.
In fact it is part of the very first amendment of the Constitution. The right to freedom of religion. The right to freedom of speech. The right to public assembly. The freedom of the press. The freedom to redress our grievances with our government.
Personally I think it looks like a financial assassination attempt, and not a good precedent. I think it’s short-sighted and it’s going to come back around and bite some Democrats in the ass too.
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America is an ouroboros of ass biting. It’s tit-for-tat all the way down.