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Title: Police Brutality vs. First Amendment47;
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Published: Oct 26, 2011
Author: Aimee Allison, RootsActio43;n
Post Date: 2011-10-26 09:00:51 by Tatarewicz
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Views: 350
Comments: 3

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Early this morning, I watched more than 500 riot police descend on the peaceful protestors of Occupy Oakland with tear gas, bean bag rounds and the booming Long Range Acoustic Device. There were dozens of arrests. And Oakland isn't alone. Occupy movements are under assault in many cities. Tolerating the violation of our First Amendment rights in one place endangers them everywhere else.

We must have a national movement to defend our First Amendment rights. Sign the petition.

Send the message to the mayor and police chief of Oakland and other cities that we have a right to free speech, to free assembly, and to petition our government for a redress of grievances.

These rights do not create themselves. We must defend them vigilantly and eternally.

Join us.

We're closing in on 20,000 signatures to this petition. Will you help us get to 30,000 by sharing it with your friends and family and sharing it on Facebook and Twitter?


Original message sent October 14th:

This is an emergency appeal. Spread it widely.

Our permit to occupy is called “The First Amendment.”

This morning, Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrated when New York authorities beat a last-minute retreat from clearing Liberty Plaza – as hundreds of labor and other activists rushed to defend the square.

But at the same time this morning, dozens of state troopers in riot gear cleared out Occupy Denver protests. In cities across the country, Occupy protesters have faced police violence and arrests. Some occupations have been forcibly removed while others have stood their ground successfully.

The authorities say we don’t have the proper permits to occupy public spaces. Our permit to occupy is The First Amendment.

Quickly sign the following statement which will be delivered to mayors, police chiefs and major media across the country:

Our permit to occupy public squares and parks is in The First Amendment, which affirms “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

When people across the Middle East occupied public squares, leaders in Washington mostly cheered those protesters and warned Middle Eastern governments not to use force to clear them. Those other societies don’t have a First Amendment. Yet Washington affirmed the universal right to assembly and protest.

We do have a First Amendment. The force being used to clear nonviolent protesters from public squares in our country is unacceptable. It must stop.

Please sign the statement now. And forward this email.

And then view the powerful “I Am Not Moving” video that exposes Washington’s hypocrisy in applauding occupations in the Middle East, while force and violence are used against nonviolent protesters across our land.

Sincerely, Aimee, David, Jeff, and the RootsAction team

P.S. Our small staff is supported by contributions from people like you; your donations are greatly appreciated.

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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)

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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.

None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832

Eric Stratton  posted on  2011-10-26   9:28:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Tatarewicz, *libertarians*, *Jack-Booted Thugs* (#0)

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freepatriot32  posted on  2011-10-26   11:02:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Tatarewicz (#0) (Edited)

dozens of state troopers in riot gear cleared out Occupy Denver protests. In cities across the country, Occupy protesters have faced police violence and arrests.

Gosh and where do the TPTB Bezerk think they should peacefully assemble instead, if not where they were? Some "Free Speech Zone" corral for chumps that the lofty had in mind for them somewhere maybe someday but hadn't "approved" yet?

The [edit to insert: so-called] authorities say we don’t have the proper permits to occupy public spaces. Our permit to occupy is The First Amendment.

Bears repeating...on lots of billboards.

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"They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC

GreyLmist  posted on  2011-10-27   19:22:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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