My experience at the Philly protest Saturday.

Don H · Mar 26, 2018

Last Saturday the Scout troop, which I am the Scoutmaster of, made the trip to Philly to visit the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and other sites before heading over to the USS New Jersey to spend the night. It just so happened that we walked right into the middle of the "March to Give Away Our Rights" protest.

As we came out of the Visitor's Center we were right in the middle of crowd. I led the boys, single file through and into the Liberty Bell building. There was not one word or snide comment heard from them (surprisingly!). We passed many "Fu** Trump" and "The NRA murders children" signs and heard several nasty comments from some of the crowd.

Once inside the Liberty Bell museum I had a brief discussion with the boys. My main point was that many fought and died for our liberties and that some people were willing to give them up so easily was unfortunate. I also pointed out that we should always support ALL civil right as stated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights and that all rights are of equal importance.

Next month, Shotgun shooting at Camp Horseshoe!

Chauchat · Mar 26, 2018

Don H said:
...Once inside the Liberty Bell museum I had a brief discussion with the boys. My main point was that many fought and died for our liberties and that some people were willing to give them up so easily was unfortunate. I also pointed out that we should always support ALL civil right as stated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights and that all rights are of equal importance. ...

...we should always support ALL inalienable rights as stated in the Declaration of Independence and that all rights are of equal importance to free men and women.

Sounds better.

frogman68 · Mar 26, 2018

how was Camden ? When they gave us the night tour the gun fire made it feel real (that you were at war) :lol2:

llkoolkeg · Mar 26, 2018

I am doing a week in Philly with my wife and daughters this Summer. Any suggestions or pointers on accommodations, public transportation or lessons learned?

Adolph Oliver Bush · Mar 26, 2018

llkoolkeg said:
I am doing a week in Philly with my wife and daughters this Summer. Any suggestions or pointers on accommodations, public transportation or lessons learned?

Bauhaus Schmitz for German food.
Duck boat is prolly worth the entertainment. Keep an eye out for tugboats....

rseymorejr · Mar 26, 2018

llkoolkeg said:
I am doing a week in Philly with my wife and daughters this Summer. Any suggestions or pointers on accommodations, public transportation or lessons learned?

See the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the Mutter Museum, Eastern State Penitentiary. Avoid Pat's Cheese Steaks (they were horrible) We used Uber a bit when we went

dontpanic · Mar 26, 2018

Don H said:
Last Saturday the Scout troop, which I am the Scoutmaster of, made the trip to Philly to visit the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and other sites before heading over to the USS New Jersey to spend the night. It just so happened that we walked right into the middle of the "March to Give Away Our Rights" protest.

As we came out of the Visitor's Center we were right in the middle of crowd. I led the boys, single file through and into the Liberty Bell building. There was not one word or snide comment heard from them (surprisingly!). We passed many "Fu** Trump" and "The NRA murders children" signs and heard several nasty comments from some of the crowd.

Once inside the Liberty Bell museum I had a brief discussion with the boys. My main point was that many fought and died for our liberties and that some people were willing to give them up so easily was unfortunate. I also pointed out that we should always support ALL civil right as stated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights and that all rights are of equal importance.

Next month, Shotgun shooting at Camp Horseshoe!

Two weeks ago our Scout troop went to Philly. We did the Maritime museum and slept in Ft Mifflin. Great trip. No protesters though.

Toxicjin · Mar 26, 2018

rseymorejr said:
Avoid Pat's Cheese Steaks (they were horrible

Geno's for cheeseteaks... if your in that area.

Don H · Mar 26, 2018

Chauchat said:
...we should always support ALL inalienable rights as stated in the Declaration of Independence and that all rights are of equal importance to free men and women.

Sounds better.

Natural rights, granted by God, not to be denied by man.

nedsurf · Mar 26, 2018

OP; thanks for being a great scout leader.
As for philly, one has to do the Rocky run from the market to the art museum. Maybe just the steps and the jumping up and down if that is your activity level. Afterwards, hit up Dirty Franks for brews. It's a very Philly type establishment.

You could also tour the USS Olympia. It took the unknown soldier from France to DC. Look for the historic marker for the site of Tun tavern near where USS Olympia is docked.

aklax11 · Mar 26, 2018

Mutter museum! Moriartys wings!

BeoBill · Mar 26, 2018

Chauchat said:
...we should always support ALL inalienable rights as stated in the ~~Declaration of Independence~~ Bill of Rights and that all rights are of equal importance to free men and women.

Sounds better.

Fixed for accuracy.

Chauchat · Mar 27, 2018

Don H said:
Natural rights, granted by God, not to be denied by man.

Even better!

Chauchat · Mar 27, 2018

Don H said:
Fixed for accuracy.

Nope. Inaccuracy. The Declaration is the first organic law of this union. The whole reason for the Articles and the Constitution is to ensure our inalienable rights and liberties as stated in the Declaration. So both of them follow from the first.

mickeyk9 · Mar 27, 2018

thanks for the some of the suggestions on things to do.. my oldest wants to attend Drexel and bring some conservative values to that liberal place of higher education. We're visiting in a few weeks and will check out some of the sights/places mentioned here.

Don H · Mar 27, 2018

Chauchat said:
Nope. Inaccuracy. The Declaration is the first organic law of this union. The whole reason for the Articles and the Constitution is to ensure our inalienable rights and liberties as stated in the Declaration. So both of them follow from the first.

FYI I didn't make the "fixed for accuracy" post, BeoBill did. :party29:

Chauchat · Mar 28, 2018

My apologies, sir. It is a case of poor copy and paste on my part.

My experience at the Philly protest Saturday.

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