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yellerpup

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38. The Constitution protects people.

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 08:56 AM

Sep 2016

Better to stand and fight rather than see your children die of slow poisoning. That seems like it should be a basic right.

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Protesters, Including Kids, Mauled As Private Mercenaries Attack Native American Pipeline Protests [View all] KamaAina Sep 2016 OP

We have 1.5 million miles of pipeline Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #1

reading is fun edhopper Sep 2016 #3

And of those 1.5 million miles of pipeline check out the list of pipeline accidents in one yr in US womanofthehills Sep 2016 #11

+1 rusty quoin Sep 2016 #20

This should be an OP. Valuable info here ms liberty Sep 2016 #32

A couple of things rpannier Sep 2016 #17

No one's on the side of evil profiteers hiring private Hortensis Sep 2016 #22

Your concern... tonedevil Sep 2016 #42

Should I have called for child protective services to step in? Hortensis Sep 2016 #47

so wrong G_j Sep 2016 #48

Come on. They pulled down a fence and drove, rode, Hortensis Sep 2016 #50

crossing a fence may be trespassing G_j Sep 2016 #51

"May be"? It is trespassing and they crossed Hortensis Sep 2016 #53

sorry G_j Sep 2016 #55

That's just putting profits over people nikto Sep 2016 #18

Mauling people and taking their land is legal if you're rich. ZombieHorde Sep 2016 #2

And if you put yourself in front of one of their machines or up in a tree womanofthehills Sep 2016 #12

Oh, you have the wrong idea. This isn't about reservation land, Hortensis Sep 2016 #23

The specific sites are graveyards. yellerpup Sep 2016 #30

Thanks for the info. With all this activity, I'm wondering why Hortensis Sep 2016 #39

Running water is a rarity on reservations in this area. yellerpup Sep 2016 #40

The land is owned by the Army corp of engineers Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #24

Those G4S are the new GOONs. They want a violent encounter NightWatcher Sep 2016 #4

HOLY Fucking Crap !!!!! vkkv Sep 2016 #5

This disgusts me to no end. SMC22307 Sep 2016 #6

Fox has a small article womanofthehills Sep 2016 #13

More disgusting - ABC News - lies - claiming no protesters were injured only seurity guards womanofthehills Sep 2016 #15

Much like the armed strike breaking Pinkerton guards elmac Sep 2016 #7

I hope the protesters aren't branded as "radical leftists".nt jalan48 Sep 2016 #8

Of course they will ArcticFox Sep 2016 #14

+1000 G_j Sep 2016 #49

K&R, what do you mean, Birmingham ND? This is happening at Cannon Ball, ND. uppityperson Sep 2016 #9

Play on words. Birmingham, Ala where the police turned dogs on protestors in the 50s rpannier Sep 2016 #16

Mahalo (thank you). KamaAina Sep 2016 #44

Philámayaye uppityperson Sep 2016 #46

In the 1950-60s, Birmingham was referred to as "Bombingham." Over 60 reasons for that. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #52

Let the lawsuits begin! TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #10

Contractors break the law all over the world, Halliburton 600% profit in Iraq both have the umbrella orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #28

Pretty sure the 1st doesn't cover trespassing onto other peoples' property linuxman Sep 2016 #54

You can see the blood all over the snout of the black dog after he has bitten a protester: tblue37 Sep 2016 #19

You saw this right? yuiyoshida Sep 2016 #21

It looked peaceful until the tore down the fence and charged at the construction workers. Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #25

Unless you count ripping up land that isn't yours, being there with attack dogs, Peaceful ? orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #27

The land is owned by the Army Corps of engineers Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #29

Construction was halted while the permits were verified. yellerpup Sep 2016 #31

And now they have them and construction is resuming. Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #34

Perhaps they have been approved by the Governor, yellerpup Sep 2016 #35

As they should, Obviously the Constitution can't protect people water, we should be checked now . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #36

The Constitution protects people. yellerpup Sep 2016 #38

Exactly !!!! The Constitution was based on Checks & Balances, and the will of the people over orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #43

Howa! yellerpup Sep 2016 #45

Amy Goodman was there as it unfolded, Chuck Toad, Tweety Mathews were walking the dog !!!! orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #26

army core thugs guss Sep 2016 #33

Going through the thread, I read the army corps owns the land yeoman6987 Sep 2016 #37

The land owner leases it to the Energy Corporation, and is compensated for Use and Damage, We orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #41