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you rights are being taken away one by one...
posted at October 3, 2012 12:35 PM EDT
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Posts: 944
First: December 1, 2011 Last: June 18, 2013 |
And both Republicans (Patriot Act) and Democrats (NDAA) are doing that. my own political apathy might be so advanced that I wouldn't care but 1. it can always get worse: OWS unarmed and peaceful protesters in Chicago have been charged with terrorism? 2. i have children and i want them to live in a special country this one once was this is interview with Judge Napolitano on Jerry Doyle show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lljtPsQbVKk&feature=g-all-f |
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Re: you rights are being taken away one by one...
posted at October 3, 2012 4:13 PM EDT
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Posts: 12549
First: February 29, 2008 Last: June 16, 2013 |
Astra-- If you recall the Civil Rights movement was not ALL peaceful. --I believe the authorities are afraid of the OCCUPY who they thought would go away but the following are some of their complaints. .
(2) That system caused The Crash, and no one has been punished for it. (3) Wall Street perpetuates that system through iron control of our political process. (4) The result is pervasive suffering: joblessness, homelessness, illness, poverty and even hunger. We have stressed out people in this country, people with no job, half the country make low wages, or are afraid of losing their job. Crime is up, house invasions, mugging. I have never seen headlines like this all in ONE DAY and especially women who make up much of the working forces and so many are single mothers. This is awful when we have fund-raising events for $50,000 a plate and for one party all they care about is getting rid of the black president, extending tax breaks for the wealthiest and cheating the rest of us. the Web:
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