From Constitution Party presidential candidate Darrell Castle’s campaign website, June 13th, 2016:
Darrell Castle addresses the June 12, 2016 terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida.
Hello, I am Darrell Castle, and I have a statement to make about the recent Islamic terrorist attack in Orlando Florida – the second such attack in recent months and the worst since 9-11. My sympathy, my heart goes out to the people of Orlando, to the victims and to their families.
What could the government have done to prevent this attack? Well, I am not sure about that, but I know that for the last 24 years, the Constitution Party has been warning people to curtail immigration and warning the government that our borders were porous and uncontrolled. But, that is rarely reported in the news media. It is right in the Constitution Party Platform and I echo the thoughts of every other presidential candidate that the Constitution Party has filled. That the borders should be secured, absolutely secured. The government could do that. It is a mandate on the government to give us secured borders, to keep us free from invasion. That is what the President of the United States is supposed to do.
Until the borders are absolutely secure, immigration should be stopped, not curtailed, it should be stopped until the borders are secure and we can properly vet people coming into this country. Those are some things that the government could do.
The fact is though folks, that this particular government will do nothing. I agree with Mr. Trump about one thing at least, and that is that President Obama’s refusal to even say the words Islamic terrorism and Hillary Clinton’s refusal to say those words, should disqualify them from public office. So, there are some things that the government could do; but what about our individual protection?
Well, what do we have a 2nd Amendment for, I ask you, if not for this? Now, let me point out to you that it is for each of us, our personal responsibility, to protect our own lives and our family’s. The local police are brave men and woman and they are more than happy to come and risk their lives and even give their lives to clean up the bodies after the attack occurred. But, they cannot be there when the attack happens to prevent it. That is up to us. It is up to each one of us to defend ourselves and our families, so take that for what it is worth folks but defend your lives. Be prepared because this government will not do it. They will not defend you so be prepared to defend your own life and the lives of your family folks. At least that is the way I see it.
Source: American Third Party Report
Darrell Castle’s answer was, “I’m not sure about that.” The rest of his answer was so typically political. You know how they don’t really answer the question and start up another topic? I like him and will vote for him anyway. I would just like him to answer questions without adding a speech that has little to do with the question. That is the wonderful thing about Trump. He is able to say it. His answers are terrible but at least we get it strait.
As if you need any more proof:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-orlando-nightclub-shooting-20160614-snap-story.html
According to an eyewitness quoted in that article:
“He said that the reason why he was doing this was he wanted America to stop bombing his country.”
A law barring gun sales to citizens of a foreign country the US military is currently bombing the shit out of should not be very problematic.
I think a much more sensible idea would be to simply stop “bombing the shit out of” those countries.
I wonder if some leaders and state affiliates of the Constitution Party, including CPOW, are going to echo these statements and/or even come to the defense of this pastor here?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/06/14/pastor-refuses-to-mourn-orlando-victims-the-tragedy-is-that-more-of-them-didnt-die/
The faulty/bullshit “interpretation” of the law and the 14th amendment by the fedgov is certainly an issue here. This man Ateem, the allged shooter, was the son of an Afghan national; and said father a candidate for President of Afghanistan just last year. By all rights of the law of nations, this man was an Afghan national.
A law barring gun sales to citizens of a foreign country the US military is currently bombing the shit out of should not be very problematic.
“How is this party called the CONSTITUTION party? I thought I was reading a Ted Cruz 4 Prez brochure but it was actually the Constitution party platform. . . . . Where in the constitution does it mention barring immigration? The constitution itself wouldn’t exist if there was no immigration.”
I’m not in agreement with it, but if you want to see the explanation for their immigration platform and how it supposedly relates to the constitution, it’s here:
http://www.constitutionparty.com/immigration1/
With this, it appears Gary Johnson is the only candidate to NOT immediately politicize the attack to try to use it to argue in favor of his positions (though the Libertarian Party itself did).
At least Darrell is being more practical then one particular leader of the Wisconsin CP here-
http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=73003895596e10218e5ef8b4a&id=9745df5d45
Limiting immigration to try and screen out evil people seems doomed to failure. Terrorism is not beholden to any ideology and certainly not to any nation.
Limiting immigration in order to allocate resources more efficiently for those already here is more realistic, and I could see that argument.
Tony – just so you know, Andy Craig is not the same person as Andy. They are two different commenters.
I favor liberal immigration policies, and it is true that the shooter, whose name I will not mention, was born in the USA. But his father is an immigrant from Aghanistan. That does not prove that a (temporary) ban on immigrants from the Middle East will protect us, but it does indicate that advocates of a ban have some connection with reality, even if I don’t agree with their solution.
Hey Andy, isn’t it nice when we agree on something? But now let’s get back to who is more libertarian!!
Didn’t Darrell know that Omar Mateen was born in the U.S.?
Interesting what parts of the Stone-Age Theocracy Party platform he didn’t choose to mention…
“We reject the notion that homosexuals, transgenders or those who are sexually deviant are deserving of legal favor or special protection, and affirm the rights of states and localities to proscribe offensive sexual behavior. ”
http://www.constitutionparty.com/family/
“Due to a lack of prosecution, the sexually oriented business industry has proliferated…
We call on our local, state and federal governments to uphold our First Amendment right to free speech by vigorously enforcing all laws against obscenity.
We call on all levels of government to protect and promote that which is truly free speech while vigorously defending and enforcing laws that protect us from the proliferation of the pornography and sexually oriented business industries because they are proven to be toxic to community standards, lower property values and increase crime.”
http://www.constitutionparty.com/pornography-obscenity-and-sexually-oriented-businesses/
“The tragedy in Orlando should not be bent for political gain. It should not be used to justify political motives, or moral arguments. There was value in the life of each individual that was lost, so those people must be treated with dignity, and not show cased to further agendas. It is time to tend to the injured, grieve for those we lost, and comfort those in mourning.” – Reform Party Statement
The shooter may have been a terrorist, but he was a native born American citizen. All the racist, paranoia about immigration would have had no effect on him.
We are all either immigrants or descendants of immigrants.
How is this party called the CONSTITUTION party? I thought I was reading a Ted Cruz 4 Prez brochure but it was actually the Constitution party platform. . . . . Where in the constitution does it mention barring immigration? The constitution itself wouldn’t exist if there was no immigration.
More fear-based rhetoric from a right-wing blowhard ,. . . .