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April 29 at 3:48pm ·
Ammon Bundy’s lawyer Mike Arnold debunks “Mormon Constitution” conspiracy theory.
There’s an urban legend based on religious prejudice against the LDS church: that the pocket constitution carried by protesters at the Bundy Ranch and the Oregon refuge is a “Mormon constitution.” There’s a group of individuals who claim it’s an “abridged” or “annotated” constitution. Examples: http://snip.ly/mormon-constitution-tweets
This video shows a side-by-side comparison of the pocket constitution and a government-certified constitution to put that conspiracy theory to rest. (Yes, there are conspiracy theories from those not on the political right.)
From the GPO: http://snip.ly/government-printing-office-constitution
Seriously, it’s not annotated. Or abridged. Or a Mormon Constitution. It really is the constitution. And it fits in your pocket. Hence, "pocket constitution." And it’s really inexpensive. Hence, it's widespread distribution.
See on Amazon.com: http://snip.ly/pocket-constitution-amazon.com
Please stop using religious prejudice to undermine the Oregon and Nevada protesters’ constitutional arguments. Please try using counter-arguments instead.
Misleading about a religion and a publication with a word-for-word duplication of the Constitution is protected free speech but it’s religious “hate speech,” a term that is thrown around a lot the last few years. But this sort of anti-LDS hate speech shouldn’t be illegal; it should just be shouted down by the truth.
[Read a Huff Post, “Combating Religious Intolerance When Freedom of Speech Enables Hate Speech”: http://snip.ly/huffpost-religious-intolerance-hate-speech ]
Please SHARE this video and help educate folks and encourage them to disagree about facts and arguments. There shouldn’t be any disagreement on the actual words of the constitution. It’s in writing and pretty easy to verify. Instead, please spend time disagreeing on how to interpret those words.
However, if you quote the actual original words of the constitution, it seems you are labeled an extremist. If you quote from a judge interpreting those same words, you are an intellectual. Why did that happen?
And remember, you probably never heard of the Enclave Clause until 2016. So many people are now talking about the text of the constitution that weren't before. Strange how political protests can effectuate dialogue.
Ammon Bundy Legal Fund: http://snip.ly/legal-fund
View this video on YouTube:http://snip.ly/mormon-const-youtube