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Jae C. Hong / AP
In this Dec. 20, 2011, file photo, Piers Morgan, host of CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight,” leaves the CNN building in Los Angeles.
Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 | 8:09 a.m.
LONDON — Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun control views.
Morgan has taken an aggressive stand for tighter U.S. gun laws in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting. Last week, he called a gun advocate appearing on his "Piers Morgan Tonight" show an "unbelievably stupid man."
Now, gun rights activists are fighting back. A petition created Dec. 21 on the White House e-petition website by a user in Texas accuses Morgan of engaging in a "hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution" by targeting the Second Amendment. It demands he be deported immediately for "exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens."
The petition has already hit the 25,000 signature threshold to get a White House response. By Monday, it had 31,813 signatures.
Morgan seemed unfazed — and even amused — by the movement.
In a series of Twitter messages, he alternately urged his followers to sign the petition and in response to one article about the petition said "bring it on" as he appeared to track the petition's progress.
"If I do get deported from America for wanting fewer gun murders, are there any other countries that will have me?" he wrote.
Only a dumbest of the dumb would sign such a petition..
So much for free speech in their America.
I believe his rights under the 1st Amendment "Freedom of Speech" entitle him to speak his mind. Besides, I know his beliefs and his freedom to speak them have not caused anyone to die yet. Can we say that about Amendment number 2???
There are Reasons Piers should be deported - Like when he was involved for Rupert Murdoch in the British Phone Hacking Scandal.
However Only The NRA would eliminate the First Amendment to protect their Weapons manufacturers from being unable to sell 100 Bullet Drums to the General Public - without even a background check.
Now that is needed for Hunting - What? And if they say it's to protect yourself from the Government, where does it stop? A Nuclear weapon in every garage? It's Past Time for discussion - we need Action!
Let's consider the source - Texas. Enough said.
Yes, deport someone from America for speaking their mind. Then, with patriotic tears in your eyes, tell everyone how you devotedly follow the constitution..to the point of arming yourself to fight the government if they ever try to take away our constitutional rights. I'm sure someone in here will come up with the tortured logic to defend this stance.. Boggles the mind sometimes.
I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to my death you right to say it......unless I'm a conservative living in Texas who professes to love America and the constitution.
The minds of the NRA are trying to invade the sane people in America.
I have stated before, the 2nd amendment is not being threatened, It's the loss of funds that scares the hell the out of these greedy B&^(@@##ds
The Reasons for keeping Piers Morgan and others like him quiet are all about protecting wealthy and money. From Newsworks.org:
"The American gun industry is worth $12 billion. The NRA's budget annual budget is $250 million; it depends not just on membership dues, but on lavish industry contributions. For instance, the gun-making firm Sturm Ruger just finished a one-year sweetheart deal with the NRA; it gave the NRA a dollar for every gun sold, and the NRA's take totaled $1.2 million. And the gun retailers get in on the act, too. The CEO of Cabela's, a hunting and outdoor gear chain, recently gave the NRA $1 million in cash."
This fight is not about Constitutionality, it's about cash - "cash for kids". And the greatest beneficiary to the gun trade: the funeral industry - home of the largest profits to be made, far beyond the greatest dreams of the National Rifle Association.
Mr. Morgan has consistently demonstrated thoughtful intelligence. He is clearly the type of immigrant we want and need. I might differ with him over gun rights--the 2nd amendment says we have a right to bear arms to raise a militia to preclude government force upon CITIZENS--which I say can include the threat to our security by inaction of the government to ENFORCE OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS resulting in illegal invaders doing so much crime for cash and attacking citizens. A petition of 300 million signers would not override the Bill of Rights--the free speech mentioned above.
Roberta: you have an interesting take on the second amendment, i read history with a different slant. Here it is: A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.[8]
The founders distrusted, and could not afford, a standing army as protection. Instead, they preferred a citizen militia. They feared a centralized military could be corrupted by those in power. Not a distrust of government per se, a distrust of governments with standing armies. Standing armies can be used against the people. They wanted this citizen militia to be well regulated, as they clearly stated. When we instituted a centralized military controlled by the government (transferring the formation of a well regulated militia from the people and states to the feds) which is what the founders feared, and why they wrote the second, folks felt the second became invalidated. It was guns and well regulated militia so we wouldn't need a standing army. It's a nuance, but important. It has somehow since morphed into we have an unrestricted right to guns, with no regulated militia, to take over the government. I don't read that in there.
CreatedEQL: We (citizens) have equal rights under our constitution. No argument. Your slant above re 2nd amendment is a valid interpretation and does NOT allow individuals any right to own assault weapons, handgun or rifle, with enhanced accessories. As a former LEO and a citizen, I appreciate the right to have a gun--in my hone for protection. I generally do not carry. I believe retired LEO are authorized or recognized everywhere as having the equivalent of Concealed Weapon permits. We don't want to change that. (And as stated elsewhere, I employ other security devices and use my knowledge--don't do or go stupid, use home security cameras, fencing, security door, pets with better hearing than I have...) But the don't go stupid is hard to do. I could tell stories about road rage of others who asked "Where's a cop when you need one?" When they raged at me and I'm the (undercover) cop. W
It's a good thing it was the US Conisitution he bad mouthed, if he had done the same to the Muslims supreme law he would be killed and millions of these crazies would be protesting in all the caliphate states!
I think this petition is a great thing just for the contrast that the discussion is highlighting.
Isn't it wonderfully ironic that some people demand that his First Amendment rights be trampled when he demands that other people's Second Amendment rights be trampled?
I don't think anyone seriously thinks he would be deported. But it does point out the ridiculousness of not only both sides of the debate....but also the middle as well.
Side 1: Piers has a First Amendment right to his opinion, but we should ban guns in violation of the Second Amendment.
Side 2: We have a Second Amendment right to our guns, and we should deport him for his opinion even in violation of the First Amendment.
Middle: The Second Amendment isn't absolute and we should accept reasonable limitations....like banning assault weapons. Also, the First Amendment isn't absolute and we should accept reasonable limitations...like deporting foreigners on work visas who advocate unconstitutional actions.
I think the petition makes for one of the best "Theater of the Absurd" comedies this year.
I do think that Piers shows his lack of credibility with this tweet today:
"I don't care about petition to deport me. I do care about poor NY firefighters murdered/injured with an assault weapon today."
It's interesting that he knows that it was "an assault weapon" since at the time of his tweet all the police had said was the statement from Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering:
(quoted from CNN)
Authorities have not said what weapons were found with Spengler, though Pickering said "probably at least a rifle was used" to shoot the first responders.
"I know that many people are going to be asking, 'Were they assault rifles?' " I don't know that. I can't answer that at this time,"
He is a brave, articulate, thoughtful, logical, highly moral, and clear-thinking man, who is willing and able to take on the most destructive lobbying group in the country, the National Rifle Association. I think we should give him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Morgan is more or less akin to a visitor in your home who chooses to insult you. I would gladly show him the door and tell him not let it hit him in his ample keister on the way out. He, Craig Ferguson & Arianna Huffington are prime examples of wacky foreigners who come to the USA with the intent of sculpting into very much like they had escaped from back home. My question: if they liked it so much back there, why did they leave? Further more, they are more than welcome to haul their ignorant butts right back across the ocean. I'm sure we could gladly scrape up the cost of a one-way ticket for their departure.
I need to have this list of 32,000 names. Normally, on a daily basis, I spend a good 40-50 minutes of my day interacting with individuals, only to discover that, they are, in fact, complete morons. This list could save me some considerable time.
I am as annoyed with Piers Morgan as anyone, but he's not worth having a conversation about in my opinion. Just change the chanel over to Fox News and you'll hear what you want to hear. I'm surprised anyone is wasting their time with this one. All the petition is going to do is give him even more press and make him even more popular with like minded people. Besides, why are would anyone be afraid of what he has to say? It's no different than what many are already saying. It's always good to hear opposing arguments isn't it? We still live in a Democracy don't we?
Jerry Fink What a great unintelligent post.As America and Americans have and continue to tell every other country on the planet how to live your solution as well as that of other jack asses is to insult others who disagree with you and invite them to leave your country,forgetting of course you are in the minority on this issue. It is obvious that America can no longer successfully govern itself while our elected officials sell their souls to special interest groups like the Nazis at the NRA and countless others, now nit wits like you fail to understand constitutional rights apply to everyone not just the chosen few like yourself.
I am not a fan of Morgan but he is right on with some of his ideas while the NRA is a failing right wing organization that is losing public support daily.
The next time some nut grabs his automatic rifle and begins thier rant it would be nice if they started at the home of crazy,illogical thinking,the NRA and left our children alone. It would be nice to see that obnoxious president of the NRA run for cover while shooting off his big mouth.
homer the NRA is setting records of people that are joining their group. Some 8000 per day so I don't really think they are losing support.
The British are coming! The British are coming! America IS again under attack! We ARE under attack! We TeaPublicans ARE standing up for our Constitution and for America! We are going to force that guy obama to deport CNN's Piers Morgan! Morgan has, through CNN, launched a personal crusade against guns! There is a petition on the White House webpage stating Morgan "is engaged in a hostile attack against the US Constitution by targeting the Second Amendment." We TeaPublicans already have over 28,500 signatures! The petition also states "We demand that Mr. Morgan be deported immediately for his effort to undermine the Bill of Rights and for exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens!" We TeaPublicans ARE going to take back America in 2014 and 2016! And we ARE going to take that Piers Morgan guy back to England too!