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Leopolds Ghost

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18. MLK would say: Pack the Jails

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 10:16 PM

Mar 2012

Make the law unenforceable and indefensible in court. You don't have to worry about appealing on civil rights grounds because it'll be Federal Court from Day 1. Game, set and match. Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's fucked up laws.

On Edit: Or not. I'm sure there are strategies that involve not doing any actions that are proscribed by future laws which will be passed to make it a federal crime to do any form of nonviolent direct action that is remotely effective at embarrassing our rulers.

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Congress overwhelmingly passes Veto-proof Anti-Occupy Bill. Chicago? Forget it. [View all] 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 OP

So, Occupy will have to become more creative. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #1

You make some excellent points. Creativity in motion 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #2

I think you missed the point. bvar22 Mar 2012 #9

That is exactly why we should organize 100,000 people to OCCUPY Chicago ANYWAY. Vincardog Mar 2012 #10

I wrote a long answer and then Firefox went out on me and I could not post it. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #14

Those activities are not mutually exclusive. bvar22 Mar 2012 #16

True. I did not mean to diminish the great accomplishments of OWS. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #17

I agree that this statute IS a trap.... bvar22 Mar 2012 #23

Firefox is spooky sloppy lately. truedelphi Mar 2012 #25

Thanks bvar - truedelphi Mar 2012 #24

Our government is bought and paid for, it's a hard lesson to learn but it's the truth ZM90 Mar 2012 #3

Nothing (or at least very few things) could make your header 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #5

The perfect words to sum up my feelings are: ZM90 Mar 2012 #6

From your lips to Gawd's ears 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #8

Our government is bought and paid for by the 1%. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #15

It's hard for me to believe that your words are true....that's how shocked I am. left on green only Mar 2012 #4

Yes 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #7

I hope the Surpreme Court strikes this law down but, knowing the Fascist Five I have my doubts ZM90 Mar 2012 #11

Me too, on both counts. The SCOTUS travesty is one of my main reasons 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #12

Yeah the only reasons to want a Democratic victory in 2012 are two ZM90 Mar 2012 #13

I'd also like to add that the Democratic and Republican parties seem to only be bipartisan when ZM90 Mar 2012 #22

MLK would say: Pack the Jails Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #18

Damn straight 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #19

I keep hearing about a move to DC in March... has that been pushed back due to the focus on Chicago? Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #20

I'm not currently active w/ Occupy 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #21

The Big Huge Problem is that HR 347 makes it a FELONY to truedelphi Mar 2012 #26

So what I am saying is that packing the jails truedelphi Mar 2012 #27

I don't think the objective of packing the jails (per MLK) is to allow convictions Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #28

I wish I had your optimism. truedelphi Mar 2012 #29