LF: Rockland County man arrested for building 200-pound bomb, plotting to detonate it in DC on election day

Title: Rockland County man arrested for building 200-pound bomb, plotting to detonate it in DC on election day
Source: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
URL Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york ... de-bombing-20181010-story.html
Published: Oct 11, 2018
Author: Graham Rayman and JOHN ANNESE
Post Date: 2018-10-11 19:21:35 by Hondo68
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Keywords: a Klerotarian, The Extinction, of Politics, black powder, highly effective argument
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A Rockland County man who cops say built a 200-pound bomb he was planning to explode in Washington, D.C., in an Election Day suicide attack was arrested Wednesday.

Paul Rosenfeld, 56, of Tappan, was busted on federal charges of manufacturing an explosive device.

“As alleged, Paul M. Rosenfeld concocted a twisted plan to draw attention to his political ideology by killing himself on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — risking harm to many others in the process,” U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said.

“Rosenfeld’s alleged plan for an Election Day detonation cut against our democratic principles.”

In August and September 2018, Rosenfeld sent letters and text messages to a person in Pennsylvania detailing his scheme, authorities allege. The recipient of those communications went to the FBI, court papers show.

Rosenfeld wanted to draw attention to his belief in “sortition,” a political theory that advocates the appointment of government officials by random selection from a pool of qualified candidates.

When cops stopped his car Tuesday, Rosenfeld waived his Miranda rights and told officers he ordered large quantities of black powder over the internet, which he transported from a spot in New Jersey to his house, authorities say.

He used a burner phone to communicate with people about his plot, the records show.

He said he used approximately eight pounds of black powder to construct a large explosive device in the basement of the home. He also disclosed that he had tested smaller devices.

His parents, Diane and Peter Rosenfeld, said they wanted to thank the FBI for resolving the case before anyone got hurt, but wouldn’t comment further when reached at their Charlotte, Vt., home.

That is, in fact, something I myself advocated as well, sans 200 lbs of explosive. Not sure how a bomb would play into forming his preferred system of government.

If the idea is to have representatives that actually represent the people, selecting them at random is very arguably a far better way to get a valid cross section of the will of the people than is getting mostly stupid voters to choose the most charismatic & power hungry career politicians.