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In reply to the discussion: All three branches of our Government are now corrupted [View all]workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)53. Its already happening and the UN has warned about it
Americans right to protest is in grave danger under Trump, United Nations warns
By Amanda Erickson April 2
The right to protest is fundamental to American democracy. The country was born, after all, out of decades of civil disobedience by people angry about taxation without representation. (In Washington, FWIW, we are still angry.)
But according to United Nations human rights investigators, this very basic principle is under attack. Over the past few months, on the heels of a fresh wave of organizing by liberals, at least 19 states have introduced measures that would criminalize peaceful protest. In places such as Minnesota, Michigan and Iowa, Republican lawmakers have proposed laws that would stiffen penalties for demonstrators who block traffic. In North Dakota, GOP leaders are pushing a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill agitators, as long as the crash was accidental. In Indiana, conservatives want to instruct police to use any means necessary to remove activists from a roadway. Opponents worry this could lead to more brutal police response.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/02/americans-right-to-protest-is-in-grave-danger-under-trump-united-nations-warns/
By Amanda Erickson April 2
The right to protest is fundamental to American democracy. The country was born, after all, out of decades of civil disobedience by people angry about taxation without representation. (In Washington, FWIW, we are still angry.)
But according to United Nations human rights investigators, this very basic principle is under attack. Over the past few months, on the heels of a fresh wave of organizing by liberals, at least 19 states have introduced measures that would criminalize peaceful protest. In places such as Minnesota, Michigan and Iowa, Republican lawmakers have proposed laws that would stiffen penalties for demonstrators who block traffic. In North Dakota, GOP leaders are pushing a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill agitators, as long as the crash was accidental. In Indiana, conservatives want to instruct police to use any means necessary to remove activists from a roadway. Opponents worry this could lead to more brutal police response.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/02/americans-right-to-protest-is-in-grave-danger-under-trump-united-nations-warns/
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That 40% that didn't bother to vote because, you know both party's are exactly the same...
workinclasszero
Apr 2017
#13
That would def. require a meeting of the minds with the freepers and militia-types ...
mr_lebowski
Apr 2017
#61
No words. Just no words. Hug your children, and be thinking what to say when
FailureToCommunicate
Apr 2017
#24
I wonder how long it will take for the rest of the world to ally against us and Russia?
workinclasszero
Apr 2017
#77
That's the enraging truth. Their net effect is to fluff up the pillows of the 1%...
VOX
Apr 2017
#84
They've remade the government in their own image. A corrupt, insular, anti-democratic, autocracy.
Kablooie
Apr 2017
#39
CIA Mind Control my friend ... sounds cliche, but this is 'professional work' done by Masters
mr_lebowski
Apr 2017
#63
Because running Republican lites against real Republicans has worked out so well
LiberalLovinLug
Apr 2017
#59