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Tom Sherman
Guest
Frank Olson wrote:
> ...
> "America" will *never* engage in the type of behaviour you advocate. It's
> contrary to both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Feel free to don
> the white sheet and pillow case though... Your right to demonstrate is
> protected....
The current executive branch, many in Congress and a large portion of
the population do not give a damn about the US Constitution/Bill of
Rights. And only one US Senator had the moral courage and conviction to
vote against the PATRIOT Act in the face of mass hysteria. [1]
The right to demonstrate freely has been (in practice) revoked during
events such as trade summits [2] or anywhere where Our Maximum Beloved
Leader in the War on Terror might see it. Many in the US approve of this.
The US has also violated the US Constitution in recent years by
violating ratified treaties (UN Charter, 4th Geneva Convention), that
are the supreme law of the land.
"It could never happen here" - that is what they said in the Weimar
Republic.
[1] And was repaid by being re-elected with 55% of the vote after being
targeted by the national Republican organization for removal and facing
a well financed opponent.
[2] FTAA in Miami, where the police instigated violence, then attacked
the crowds of peaceful demonstrators, and made many unjustified arrests.
The tactic of police trapping peaceful demonstrators (and innocent
bystanders), ordering them to disperse, and then arresting them for
failing to disperse is becoming increasingly common.
--
Tom Sherman
Feingold-Obama 2008
> ...
> "America" will *never* engage in the type of behaviour you advocate. It's
> contrary to both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Feel free to don
> the white sheet and pillow case though... Your right to demonstrate is
> protected....
The current executive branch, many in Congress and a large portion of
the population do not give a damn about the US Constitution/Bill of
Rights. And only one US Senator had the moral courage and conviction to
vote against the PATRIOT Act in the face of mass hysteria. [1]
The right to demonstrate freely has been (in practice) revoked during
events such as trade summits [2] or anywhere where Our Maximum Beloved
Leader in the War on Terror might see it. Many in the US approve of this.
The US has also violated the US Constitution in recent years by
violating ratified treaties (UN Charter, 4th Geneva Convention), that
are the supreme law of the land.
"It could never happen here" - that is what they said in the Weimar
Republic.
[1] And was repaid by being re-elected with 55% of the vote after being
targeted by the national Republican organization for removal and facing
a well financed opponent.
[2] FTAA in Miami, where the police instigated violence, then attacked
the crowds of peaceful demonstrators, and made many unjustified arrests.
The tactic of police trapping peaceful demonstrators (and innocent
bystanders), ordering them to disperse, and then arresting them for
failing to disperse is becoming increasingly common.
--
Tom Sherman
Feingold-Obama 2008