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bvar22

(39,909 posts)
23. I agree that this statute IS a trap....
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 11:53 AM
Mar 2012

...DESIGNED to put a damper on OWS protest activity, or anyone else able to gather in large groups to petition our government
or express our collective anger at this government's sell out.

The LAST thing those in power want to see on their TV is another round of people in the streets who won't Go Away.
Its just so messy, looks bad to the neighbors, and gives other people ideas.

The way to beat this kind of TRAP is to overwhelm it,
educate the "ordinary people" BY appearing on TV, Radio, and in the print media.
Demand Court Trials by the THOUSANDS, if not Hundreds of Thousands.
File Class Action Lawsuits.
Scream LOUDER, stay LONGER.
The Pepper Spray Cop will not be forgotten for a LONG time.
THAT connected with the Ordinary People.

The faces and names of the WORST Offenders in our government's march toward the gutting of the Constitution should be
put on Posters, their NAMES shouted out by crowds of thousands, and shown on TV to The Nation and World as the little fascists they are.
I would start with the sponsors of this bill.
Our government needs to learn to Fear US and our Collective Will.



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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
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