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Dead Constitution See other Dead Constitution Articles Title: 'Truckers for the Constitution' Plan to Slow D.C. Beltway, Arrest Congressmen Police must detain 'accessories' to 'treason' or truckers will, organizer says Truck drivers slow down traffic on the highway A1 on Oct. 18, 2010, near Lille, France. American truckers plan a similar protest beginning Friday, according to organizers. Truck drivers slow down traffic on the highway A1 on Oct. 18, 2010, near Lille, France. American truckers plan a similar protest beginning Friday, according to organizers. Tractor-trailer drivers will intentionally clog the inner loop of the Washington, D.C., beltway beginning on the morning of Oct. 11, according to a coordinator of the upcoming "Truckers Ride for the Constitution" rally. Organizers of the three-day ride want to call attention to a litany of trucker frustrations and express their disapproval of national political leaders. [EARLIER: Truckers Say Their D.C. Shutdown Is Full-Speed Ahead] Earl Conlon, a Georgia trucker who is handling logistics for the protest, told U.S. News tractor-trailer drivers will circle the beltway "three lanes deep" as he rides with other participants to Congress to seek the arrest of congressmen for allegedly disregarding the Constitution. The truckers circling I-495 will keep the left lane open for emergency vehicles, Conlon said, but "everybody that doesn't have a supporter sticker on their window, good luck: Nobody in, nobody out." The trucks will be going the 55 mile- per-hour speed limit. D.C. commuters who wish to be allowed past the convoy must have "T2SDA" – an acronym for the event's original name, "Truckers to Shut Down America" – written on their vehicle, he said. [GALLERY: Country Crippled by Government Shutdown] "It's going to be real fun for anyone who is not a supporter," Conlon said, " [and] if cops decide to give us a hard time, we're going to lock the brakes up, we're going to stop right there, we're going to be a three lane roadblock." Zeeda Andrews, a former country music singer helping promote the protest, said last week participants would present demands to congressmen – including the impeachment of President Barack Obama – and give the congressmen an opportunity to agree to the demands in exchange for canceling the ride. But Conlon says that's not quite right. "We are not going to ask for impeachment," Conlon said. "We are coming whether they like it or not. We're not asking for impeachment, we're asking for the arrest of everyone in government who has violated their oath of office." [READ: Bachmann Blames Shutdown on Obama's Tweeting] Conlon cited the idea of a citizens grand jury – meaning a pool of jurors convened without court approval – as the mechanism for indicting the officials. "We want these people arrested, and we're coming in with the grand jury to do it," he said. "We are going to ask the law enforcement to uphold their constitutional oath and make these arrests. If they refuse to do it, by the power of the people of the United States and the people's grand jury, they don't want to do it, we will. ... We the people will find a way." It's almost certain that anyone attempting to "arrest" a member of Congress would be arrested themselves for attempted kidnapping. [RELATED: In D.C., You Can Parade Without Paperwork] Conlon and Andrews say Obama committed "treason" by allegedly funneling weapons to al-Qaida-linked rebels in Syria. Members of Congress who support arming Syrian rebels, Conlon said, are accessories to the alleged crime. He identified House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D- Calif., as politicians he will seek to arrest for alleged acts against the Constitution. Andrews said last week 3,000 truckers had RSVP-ed to the event, and Conlon says he's now lost count of the number. He says he's receiving around 100 emails a day from prospective participants. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 3.
#1. To: Ada (#0)
If ever a physical confrontation comes by Americans, with this criminal government, IT WILL BY THE HATED WORKING CLASS, CALLED LABOR. The "clean hands" Americans as always, will stand on the side lines and never become involved. Will Ron or Rand Paul be out there riding with them? Will Cruz be there????
If you go to your Bible, you'll see a that publican is a revenooer & I doubt that these re-publicans are ever likely to have a road to Damascus moment, nor are they likely to ever be on "our side." When the confrontation comes, and it will come, it will be led by a man with a bit of dirt under his fingernails. It will be more Jimmy Hoffa than Ted Cruz - someone who's not afraid to take a stick of pipe with him into the streets.
Yes, it will come. The young of this country have not a clue as to what the future holds for them. Whatever will they do when all of their pocket toys go silent and their main worry is an empty stomach.
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