{"id":10575,"date":"2013-07-06T00:43:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-06T07:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10575"},"modified":"2013-07-06T00:43:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-06T07:43:00","slug":"republicans-on-parade762013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/06\/republicans-on-parade762013\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans on Parade–7\/6\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here is the ninth article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today\u2019s honoree is Republican Adam Kokesh, for breaking the law, spreading insane conspiracy theories, and fostering the violent overthrow of the US government.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"6kokesh\"The libertarian activist Adam Kokesh who called for and then canceled an armed march on Washington uploaded a YouTube video on July 4 that shows him loading a shotgun<\/a> in the center of Freedom Plaza, Washington, D.C, near the White House. In the video<\/a>, Kokesh cryptically warns, \u201cWe will not allow our government to destroy our humanity. We are the final American revolution. See you next Independence Day.\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n

…It is illegal to openly carry a firearm, much less a loaded one, in the District of Columbia. <\/p>\n

Kokesh initially planned to lead a July 4 march on Washington with loaded firearms to advocate for open carry and \u201cto put the government on notice.\u201d When he announced the original armed march on Washington, authorities thoroughly warned against<\/a> it. But he later abandoned those plans in favor of raising an \u201carmy\u201d of secessionist rallies<\/a> held at state capitols.<\/p>\n

Kokesh, who has also compared himself to Gandhi<\/a>, has even implied violence as the end result. \u201cShould one whole year from this July 4th pass while the crimes of this government are allowed to continue, we may have passed the point at which non-violent revolution becomes impossible,\u201d he said in a statement<\/strong>… [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Here\u2019s that video.<\/font><\/p>\n