Minnesota lawmaker: No funds to pirate lovers

Walt-Disney and Johnny depp fans are out of luck.

Thank you Mr. Lawmaker man. Get it signed now by all the bleeding hearts.

Little bit of a knee jerk reaction, don't you think? Its the first case of a pirate being charged in 100 years, and our trustworthy legislators are all over it. Forget tax reform and cutting unnecessary programs, worry about a single so called pirate getting representation. Way to go.

No ideas to solve any of our real problems so a good publicity stunt will do the trick.

If we are withholding tax dollars from groups who support terrorists, we'd pretty much have to limit our tax dollars to... geez, I'm just not sure which groups don't support "terrorists" as defined by Rep. Siefert.

I think he has just found a way to make Minnesota a tax free state.

sorb wrote:

No ideas to solve any of our real problems so a good publicity stunt will do the trick.

I agree with you Sorb. If Seifert is such a genius, how come the budget crisis still looms over our heads like a big pirate ship sailing of the coast of Somalia?

You know, in America, defendants, even those accused of really heinous crimes, are entitled to a defense. That defense is often supported by various non-profit groups assuring that everyone has equal access to justice. Siefert is trying to get back to those good old "W" days of either being "with us or against us." This guy is an insult to our government.

I heard on the radio that this local somali group has received state funds and they are "assisting the pirate?" ARRRR, time for all of these pirates to walk the plank, matey.

And if Hollywood makes a movie about this, guess what the rating would be? ARRRRRRR

Marty the pirate fighter. Quick to jump on PR story to appear important. Where is Marshall, MN?

Arghhh wrote:

Marty the pirate fighter. Quick to jump on PR story to appear important. Where is Marshall, MN?

Typical blather from Lala land

Motley Larry wrote:

Little bit of a knee jerk reaction, don't you think? Its the first case of a pirate being charged in 100 years, and our trustworthy legislators are all over it. Forget tax reform and cutting unnecessary programs, worry about a single so called pirate getting representation. Way to go.

It's called principle. Look it up.

Glad to see that communist pony-tailed lawyer Ron Kube rushing to his defense!

Zippy wrote:

You know, in America, defendants, even those accused of really heinous crimes, are entitled to a defense. That defense is often supported by various non-profit groups assuring that everyone has equal access to justice. Siefert is trying to get back to those good old "W" days of either being "with us or against us." This guy is an insult to our government.

Since the crime wasn't committed in the U.S, many of the entitlements outlined in the U.S. constitution don't apply.

JTY wrote:

Walt-Disney and Johnny depp fans are out of luck.

Omar needed to get out of town for a while. His local homies shot up the town on Sunday and he's being pressured by locals to start actually telling what he knows about the growing Somali gang problems in MN....

Seifert is the sniveling little kid that constantly got beat up in school, I have never agreed with him but on this subject he is right on, i agree totally...And yes the GOP is great at grandstanding on issues like this

oxboro wrote:

Seifert is the sniveling little kid that constantly got beat up in school, I have never agreed with him but on this subject he is right on, i agree totally...And yes the GOP is great at grandstanding on issues like this

The kid who got beat up, or the bully? This is more a bully's tactic. Is Seifert nuts? He thinks an 18-year-old is the big pirate captain? He can't tell the difference between a pirate and a jihadist? How does he get elected?

Bob the Bilderberg wrote:

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It's called principle. Look it up.

The "principle" is supposed to be "innocent until proven guilty." Look it up.

Seifert is not limiting his idiotic grandstanding to limiting state funds, he also wants to strip groups of their non-profit status if they support terrorism. So all you "right-to-life" folks who stuck up for the guy who rammed his truck into Planned Parenthood had better hope this doesn't pass.

oxboro wrote:

Seifert is the sniveling little kid that constantly got beat up in school

Except in this case, the snivelling little kid had it coming.

eric wrote:

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The kid who got beat up, or the bully? This is more a bully's tactic. Is Seifert nuts? He thinks an 18-year-old is the big pirate captain? He can't tell the difference between a pirate and a jihadist? How does he get elected?

Actually according to a statement from one of the crew this kid was in charge.He was also bragging about capturing an American ship and how he could get 3.3 million dollars for it.

Carbon Bigfoot wrote:

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Since the crime wasn't committed in the U.S, many of the entitlements outlined in the U.S. constitution don't apply.

Since he's being tried in the US by civilian courts, yes, they still apply.