Misinformation is thick on the interwebs today.
This morning I was invited to a Facebook Group called "Proposed 28th Amendment to the U S Constitution."
I also got a viral email suggesting the 28th Amendment has already been ratified and that the Congress is in violation of the Amendment via health care reform.
The note on the email said, "something to remember in November."
At my own peril, I will ignore the Guy Fawkes reference, but I feel compelled to use my tiny blog in an effort to shut this meme down.
The Proposed 28th Amendment is a hoax/falsehood. There is no need for this proposed amendment. Civil servants and elected officials are citizens. They enjoy the same rights and have the same responsibilities as everyone else in the country.
Looking into this meme brought me to some of the web's crazy places.
The Facebook group's page refers to "Now the End Begins." They have a web page. They are a special kind of kooky. Here's their banner.
I want to believe this group is a hoax - a spoof of sorts, but I'm afraid someone assembled that banner without satire in mind.
These people are on the fringe, and their ranting should be considered harmless. But this 28th Amendment meme makes me a little jittery. The Facebook Group has +100,000 members. The email went viral. These ideas have gained an odd kind of traction. The arguments in each message are based on blatant falsehoods and crackpot ideologies. People should dismiss this stuff out of hand, but the messages have seeped into two of my inboxes somehow.
I hope people will realize how silly these ideas are and stop proliferating this kind of garbage.
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