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arcane1

(38,613 posts)
43. They're this guy:
Fri May 2, 2014, 08:47 PM
May 2014

ESCONDIDO, CA—Spurred by an administration he believes to be guilty of numerous transgressions, self-described American patriot Kyle Mortensen, 47, is a vehement defender of ideas he seems to think are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and principles that brave men have fought and died for solely in his head.

Kyle Mortensen would gladly give his life to protect what he says is the Constitution's very clear stance against birth control.

"Our very way of life is under siege," said Mortensen, whose understanding of the Constitution derives not from a close reading of the document but from talk-show pundits, books by television personalities, and the limitless expanse of his own colorful imagination. "It's time for true Americans to stand up and protect the values that make us who we are."

According to Mortensen—an otherwise mild-mannered husband, father, and small-business owner—the most serious threat to his fanciful version of the 222-year-old Constitution is the attempt by far-left "traitors" to strip it of its religious foundation.

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http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-passionate-defender-of-what-he-imagines-c,2849/




This is my all-time favorite Onion piece. Thanks for giving me the chance to post it again!

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Actually heard at a public hearing some time back 2naSalit May 2014 #3
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They're this guy: arcane1 May 2014 #43
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Anyone else read the comment at the end of the article by someone named Billy Mullins? Scary. Tess49 May 2014 #10
No. What was scary? nt babylonsister May 2014 #11
He was writing about the civil war that is close to happening and how it will be taken Tess49 May 2014 #13
News: He typed it with one hand. arcane1 May 2014 #46
Did not see a comment by a Billy Mullins passiveporcupine May 2014 #14
It was deleted. Tess49 May 2014 #21
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