Should an elected official know better?
A local lawmaker was among the speakers at a rally on the Capitol steps in Boise on Friday, where he decried what he sees as the erosion of freedom and urged people to resist, according to The Post Register.
The rally, which commemorated Patriots’ Day, the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, was hosted by the Real III Percent of Idaho, a right-wing group that emphasizes gun rights and what it views as threats to the Constitution.
But there is one huge problem. A poster on the news outlets’Facebook page made an observation about the words of Rep. Chad Christensen, R-Ammon:
Post Register: Please ask Mr. Christensen to explain the startling similarities between his speech and an essay by Adam Kokesh titled "Duty to Resist." It would appear that Mr. Christensen is a plagiarist.
Christensen: "When the people of the world tremble under the thumb of corporate imperialism? And now our nation is drifting dangerously from freedom to fascism."
Kokesh: "When the people of the world tremble under the thumb of corporate imperialism? And now our nation is drifting dangerously from freedom to fascism."
Christensen [told the crowd that he] “found out the hard way that the greatest enemies of the Constitution are not to be found in the sands of some far-off land, but rather right here at home.”
Kokesh: "[W]e found out the hard way that the greatest enemies of the Constitution are not to be found in the sands of some far off land, but rather right here at home!"
Christensen: "Our tragic love affair with the state has led us to put far too much trust in a government we hoped could improve our lives, but has instead come to run our lives for us in a horrific manner . . . We have become as a people like a frightened, battered, beat-down victim of an abusive relationship. A servile and unquestionably obedient people will always produce tyrants. We must as a nation once again embrace defiance, rebellion and resistance.”
Kokesh: "Our tragic love affair with the state, has led us to put far too much trust in a government that we hoped could improve our lives, but has instead come to run our lives for us. We have become, as a people, like a frightened, battered, beat down victim of an abusive relationship. A servile, unquestioning, obedient people, will always produce tyrants. We must, as a nation, once again, embrace defiance, rebellion, and resistance!"
There are plenty more instances of plagiarism in Christensen's speech, but see for yourself by reading Kokesh's essay.
Why would anyone put their faith in a public servant who steals the intellectual property of others and passes it off as his own?Read the original article at: https://steemit.com/freedom/@adamkokesh/duty-to-resist
He adds:
Stop by Big Bad Chad's Facebook page and ask him if plagiarism is a traditional family value.
https://www.facebook.com/IdahoLiberty/
What do you think?