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In reply to the discussion: Was Citizens United Correct? [View all]Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)Aren't you aware of HR347, the anti-Occupy law? It is now a federal offence to mic-check or protest in the area of anyone protected by the secret service. Sort of an ultra "free speech zone" enforcer. It's not democracy if they don't listen to the will of the people. The NDAA allows for indefinite detention of US citizens without trial or representation. It was just this week again signed into law, as well as a FISA warrantless wiretap law extension. 64 drone bases being developed within the US to spy on citizens they now classify as potential terrorists in order to create a market for said drones and drone bases. "Americans as terrorists" is a wonderful new market for, say, the company selling millions upon millions of hollow-point bullets to the DHS (which they will not discuss). "Americans as terrorists" is a preamble to the police state. To endless, limitless power grabs and military industrial complex (and prison industrial complex) budgets. Cash cow using the Milgram experiment. TSA, DHS, militarized police (who through special orders such as LAPD SO 11, report directly to DHS) are all just doing their jobs, whatever they are told they are told it is. Stifling the 1st and 4ty Amendments is already done.
All of the post-9/11 neocon power grab items are being extended or strengthened, The TSA are expanding to trains and buses. NYPD carrying machine guns have been sighted on a public transport, in the name of anti-terrorism. The FBI and DHS lied about having monitored Occupy from day one, did nothing against a potential assassin of whom they were aware, have records on all of us in their "fusion centers". An LA Times article just this week strongly implied that police and federal agents believe that Occupy presence directly equals the potential for terror. I posted this in GD, if you do not frequent the Occupy Underground subforum where I post most similar data.
"Cop strongly implies Occupy presence means increased terrorism threat; Federal agents at parade"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022137604
There are some on DU who still deny Federal-level involvement in the spying upon and regulation of Occupy and similar movements. Yet there it is from a cops' mouth.
"How Private Prisons are Using the Drug War to Generate More Inmates"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022144395
Where is the government regulation on privatized prisons promising 90% occupancy rates to investors (and which are funded by our tax dollars)? Why is Wells Fargo allowed to own millions of shares in prison privatizing companies? The rich make the decisions, and Citizens United helps clear their path.