Celebs Implore Congress To ‘Do Something,’ Here’s Why They Need To Shut Up

Nearly 200 musicians and industry executives joined music publisher Billboard in signing an open letter to Congress, demanding our legislators do something about a problem they see. The celebrity elites think they know best when there are actually very legitimate reasons these stars need to shut up, and we need to correct the misinformation they are spewing before it’s too late.
As Breitbart reports, Billy Joel, John Mellencamp, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Beck, Bonnie Raitt, Calvin Harris, Carole King, Cher, Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato, Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop, and Jackson Browne were among the misguided celebrities attempting to throw their fame around and influence legislation that would affect everyday Americans. Also included were industry executives, as well as talk show hosts, such as Ellen DeGeneres and Conan O’Brien. The source adds that in a statement on its website, “Billboard’s editors explained its decision to feature the artists and the letter on the cover of this month’s issue.”

Ellen DeGeneres, Paul McCartney, Cher

As ill-informed individuals in our society look to these stars as role models, their insistence on sticking their nose in an issue and the publicity occurring because of it are a big deal. For that reason, I’ve decided to outline exactly why the assholes need to shut up, but first, let’s look at what they had to say. The publication’s editors wrote:

Like the rest of the country and the world, Billboard editors were horrified by the mass killing at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub on June 12, and by the murder of singer Christina Grimmie the night before. Both tragedies occurred where musicians and music fans gathered. And so faced with another gun-related tragedy, the staff organized this special “Open Letter to Congress” cover of Billboard.

There’s numerous things wrong with their letter, demanding increased gun control, such as the call for “a background check on every gun sale” while ignoring the fact that the Pulse nightclub Islamic jihadist, Omar Mateen, and Kevin Loibl, the man suspected of killing The Voice star Christina Grimmie, both passed background checks for their guns.
“Music always has been celebrated communally, on dance floors and at concert halls,” the open letter to Congress reads. “But this life-affirming ritual, like so many other daily experiences — going to school or church or work — now is threatened, because of gun violence in this country.” Too bad they ignore the fact that determined killers will resort to other means, like bombs as evidenced by attacks in Paris, Brussels, and even Boston. Still, those aren’t the biggest reasons these people need to shut their mouths.

Images of Boston Bombing aftermath

They also touched on blocking suspected terrorists from buying guns, which is likely a reference to the infamous “no-fly list” since that’s what Democrats have pushed relentlessly. Unfortunately, these imbeciles haven’t read our Constitution and don’t understand due process. They are oblivious to the fact that any innocent citizen could end up on that list without any notification or even suspicion of a crime.
Furthermore, as the Boston Globe points out, “If people on the no-fly list and the even more comprehensive terrorist-screening watchlist pose such an urgent threat to national security, why haven’t they been arrested?” However, logic seems to elude the Democrats and their gaggle of celebrity activists, who like to hear themselves speak and think themselves of great importance.
As Breitbart adds, “If there are people among us who are considered so dangerous that we can’t trust them to be near a gun, then why are we allowing them to walk freely in society? What weapons — other than a gun — might they use? Perhaps a car, an airplane, or a bomb will work if they get the chance.” They could add pressure cookers to that list — something that’s been used against Americans already, causing mass casualty and trauma, and can be gotten by anyone at a local Walmart.
Law-abiding citizens lose freedom when laws punish everyone for the behavior of a few. While these same celebs and their fellow leftists demand we don’t damn the ideology of Islam for the actions of a few of its followers, they take no issue with punishing every single citizen, stripping us all of our constitutional rights, but that’s not even the biggest reason that their ignorance needs pointed out. I implore that any person who thinks these celebrities have an ingenious idea to consider one thing.

What these millionaires are doing is not directed at Congress. They are really lecturing middle-class Americans, who can only afford a handgun rather than a gated mansion, armed bodyguards, and state-of-the-art security systems. In other words, these laws won’t really affect them. They have other means to “self-defense.” They have no clue what it’s like in the real world for everyday Americans, so it’s time we make our voices heard and beg of others not to listen to them. They have no idea what they are talking about in more ways than one. Do not let their ignorance spread unchallenged. Expose the hypocrites before they garner more support. It’s not going to cost them a damn thing to damn the rest of us and render us defenseless.