"When the government fears the people, you have liberty. When the people fear the government, you have tyranny."
~ President Thomas Jefferson
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Please Help Send Karl Rove to Jail
From Secretary of State Project - Friday, August 8, 2008 In 2004, plans were put into motion to crack down on voter registration drives in poor and minority communities, suppressing votes and stripping citizens of a constitutional right. Evidence points to Karl Rove as the mastermind behind this plan and it's time he was held accountable. Join the Secretary of State Project and thousands of Americans in urging the House to take a stand against Rove today. Don Hazen Executive Editor, AlterNet.org  Karl Rove has gone too far. It's time to make him pay. The GOP's master trickster has his fingerprints all over a dirty scheme to suppress our votes. It's exactly the kind of scheme that the Secretary of State Project was formed to fight. And right now, we have a unique chance to hold Rove accountable for his acts. Click here to help send Karl Rove to jail. For those not following Rove's story, here's a bit of background. In 2004, Justice Department lawyers started getting strange instructions from Washington -- crack down on voter registration drives. But not all registration drives, mind you; just ones that registered poor and minority voters. The idea was to harass progressive organizations and keep poor and minority citizens from getting to the polls. Many Justice Department lawyers, Republicans and Democrats alike, balked at these unscrupulous orders. They (rightly) refused to carry out a partisan witch hunt. And wouldn't you know it, Washington started cracking down on THEM -- firing a host of them and passing up others for promotion, in what came to be known as the U.S. Attorneys Scandal. But who gave the vote-suppression orders in the first place? All signs point to Karl Rove. A long trail of evidence indicates that Rove cooked up and executed the whole scheme. To uncover the truth, the House of Representatives has launched an investigation. They sent Rove a subpoena. He ignored it. Repeatedly. Now, the House is considering a measure to hold Rove in contempt of Congress. Last Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee voted, 20-14, to hold Rove in contempt. The vote now goes to the full House. If found guilty, he could go to jail. No, it's not enough punishment for his years and years of crimes, but it's a huge start. Join hundreds of thousands of Americans urging the House to take a stand against Rove and his dirty tricks. By holding Rove in contempt, we'll send a loud and clear signal to all Bush's cronies -- America's elections must be free and fair. Voter suppression will not be tolerated. After you sign the petition, consider making a contribution to the Secretary of State Project and our candidates. Support from donors like you helped us raise $500,000 in 2006 and win 5 of our 7 elections. Help us continue building the movement against voter suppression, stolen elections and dirty tricksters like Karl Rove. Becky Bond, Treasurer Secretary of State Project Paid for by the Secretary of State Project, www.secstateproject.org, Becky Bond, Treasurer, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. (Your-Rights.com received no compensation for this posting.) See also: Another petition to send Karl Rove to jail Read More [ permalink ] |
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Federal Court: U.S. Can Jail Civilians Indefinitely WITHOUT Being Charged with a Crime
From DemocracyNow! - Wednesday, July 16, 2008 A federal appeals court has ruled President Bush can order the indefinite jailing of civilians imprisoned in the United States WITHOUT Charges. Editors note: On October 17, 2006, President George W. Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA). Even elected officials, like Republican Senator Arlen Specter, who publicly acknowledged that the MCA is "patently unconstitutional on its face," voted for it. The Military Commissions Act of 2006 authorizes the President to detain anyone, including U.S. Citizens, without charge by designating them enemy combatants or unlawful enemy combatants. The Military Commissions Act of 2006 authorizes the President to determine what constitutes torture. The Military Commissions Act of 2006 authorizes the use of evidence obtained by coercion (TORTURE) and the use of hearsay. Some people can't believe this is really happening. When confronted with information such as this, people sometimes respond with some type of apathetic comment such as, "As long as it doesn't directly effect me..." or the most incredulous statement, "It's THEIR country, I just live in it." For these people, this is just about the best ammo a person can get to help convince them that yes, it does DIRECTLY effect them! The President CAN point a finger at THEM and put them in JAIL FOREVER... JUST BECAUSE!!! Yes, it does directly effect everyone because according to the Military Commissions Act of 2006, the President gets to define the meaning of "Unlawful Enemy Combatant." It is also the President (or his attorney General) who gets to decide who falls within the classification of "Unlawful Enemy Combatant." So... that effectively leaves out NO ONE! We are ALL effected! Hmm... Isn't this how it works in dictatorship type societies such as China or Russia? Read More [ permalink ] |
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No War on Iran! Why the US has targeted Iran
From Fire This Time - Sunday, July 6, 2008 By Ali Yerevani In July 1989 an American navy ship, the USS Vincennes, shot down an Iranian civilian plane, killing all 290 passengers and the crew in hopes of provoking Iran for a large scale confrontation. In January 2002, George Bush in his State of the Union speech referred to Iran --as well as N.Korea and Iraq- as part of an "axis of evil," saying the country is actively pursuing weapons of mass destruction. In 2006 US Congress appropriated $75 million to the State Department to use towards "democracy building" in Iran. This is was a turning point for how the US ruling class has finalized its war drive against Iran. Since October 2006, the US has been carrying out a massive military build up in the Persian Gulf. Provocations, Sanctions and military build up are all about a war drive. Without a doubt the US is preparing for a vicious military attack on Iran. Read More [ permalink ] |
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ROGUE ECONOMICS - Capitalism's New Reality
From Loretta Napoleoni - Tuesday, April 8, 2008 ''When you're ready to take a big leap beyond Freak-o-nomics, strap yourself in for Rogue-o-nomics, Loretta Napoleoni's devilishly enjoyable journey into the money veins of the new [world] order'' -- Greg Palast, author of THE BEST DEMOCRACY MONEY CAN BUY and ARMED MADHOUSE. ''ROGUE ECONOMICS offers a fascinating view of how terribly wrong things have gone. Loretta Napoleoni's book is an alarm, warning us to wake up immediately and head down a new path.'' -- John Perkins, author of CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN. It was called ''The Freedom Bug.'' In the early 1990's church bells rang while the Iron Curtain came down across Europe. In less than a decade the number of democratic countries went from 69 to 118. As democracy spread, SO DID SLAVERY. Within two decades, politics has lost control, and economics has become a dark force in the hands of ruthless new entrepreneurs. RELATED: Loretta speaks with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! Read More [ permalink ] |
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TELEVISION, A WEAPON OF WAR, AIMED AT YOU!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 By Your-Rights.com #1 -WATCH- How the Media is Hiding the REAL War in Iraq If you view television in America, you will see MOST ANYTHING except WHAT IS GOING ON IN IRAQ! On television, most of the time, you see only WHAT THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA WANTS YOU TO SEE! NOTE: This article has been updated with new links! Please watch all nine segments of this short video compilation that shows how the main stream media sanitizes and filters what we know. It's doesn't last very long, please take the time to watch. If you aren't sure about what is going on... read about social engineering and PSYOPS, then sit down and do some serious thinking. It's time that you learned the TRUTH! If you took time to watch these video's, you have seen some prime examples of how the media has glamorized the war and sanitized and censored what you know. As the video's have shown, even if they run a correction later, the damage has already been done. The myth perpetuates. WHEN THE GOVERNMENT FEARS THE PEOPLE you have democracy, when the people fear the Government you have tyranny.  The government and the main stream media carefully select what you may see on your television. They are very careful to limit or censor anything that may cause a PUBLIC REACTION.They attempt to limit Freedom of Speech indirectly, by limiting where people can exercise free speech. Just remember, these same ''objective'' and ''unbiased'' media networks tell us what they want us to know about ''their'' presidential candidates. Any other candidates, such as Dennis Kucinich or Ron Paul, are minimalized or IGNORED ENTIRELY, whenever and wherever possible. DO YOU KNOW... How many people are running for the Presidency of the United States of America? You might be surprised at THE ANSWER. How is it that you probably have never heard of these other candidates? Is it really a fair election if any one of these other candidates would be much better than the candidates the main stream media supports? Is it still A SECRET HOW THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA HELPED WITH PRIOR VOTE FRAUD? It is up to you... all of us, to make sure that elections are fair and that our votes are counted accurately. We must devise a publicly funded system where every person who desires to run for president has just as much a chance at becoming president as any other candidate. We need PUBLICLY FUNDED ELECTIONS! Is it fair that only the most wealthy of candidates get national exposure and those who are not wealthy remain unknown? RELATED: So Wrong for So Long: Greg Mitchell on How the Press, the Pundits--and the President--Failed on Iraq FRONTLINE: Bush's War - Trace the evolution of President Bush's war on terror from 9/11 to the present. BUYING THE WAR - How did the evidence disputing the existence of weapons of mass destruction and the link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11 continue to go largely unreported? The Media's New Aesthetic Tags: CFR, CIA, Cocaine, 9/11 Investigation Read More [ permalink ] |
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Discovery Channel drops its plans to air documentary about the US military torturing an innocent Afghan taxi driver to death because it's too ''controversial''
From Think Progress - Tuesday, February 12, 2008 By Amanda UPDATED! Taxi to the Dark Side is currently playing in theaters. This may be your only opportunity to see this film. Find movie showtimes for your location on Internet Movie Database, Fandango or Yahoo! Taxi to the Dark Side, a documentary about an innocent Afghan taxi driver tortured to death by U.S. officials at Bagram Air Base, has received wide critical acclaim since its debut in April at the Tribeca Film Festival. The New York Times's A.O. Scott said, "If recent American history is ever going to be discussed with the necessary clarity and ethical rigor, this film will be essential." Apparently, the Discovery Channel bought the rights to this documentary in order to keep it from being broadcast on televison! This is censorship at its finest! Apparently the Discovery Channel is the "See no evil, hear no evil" channel! If a lot of people write letters to the Discovery Channel demanding they broadcast Taxi to the Dark Side, maybe they will change their minds and air this documentary. Here is their address: The Discovery Channel 7700 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 986-0444 RELATED: Democracy NOW! - Discovery Channel Accused of Political Censorship for Dropping Oscar-Nominated Doc on U.S. Torture This article was originally posted on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Tags: torture Read More [ permalink ] |
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HELP Defend Free Speech Rights on the National Mall
From Partnership for Civil Justice - Thursday, January 31, 2008 Statement in Defense of Free Speech Rights on the National Mall Sign the Statement We the undersigned are supporting the emergency mobilization of the people demanding that there be no new restrictions on free speech or protest related activities on the National Mall in Washington D.C. This is the real objective of the Bush Administration's plans for the National Mall. Unless we take action, the Bush Administration, as one of its final acts, will leave office having dramatically altered access of the people to public lands that have been the site of the most significant mass assembly protests in U.S. history. The National Mall has been the historic site for the people of the United States to come together to seek equality, justice, and peace. These activities are the lifeblood of a democracy. The National Mall is not an ornamental lawn. The National Mall performs its most sacrosanct and valued function when it serves as the place of assembly for political protest, dissent and free speech. We oppose any efforts to further restrict protest on the Mall, to relegate protest to a government-designated protest pit or zone, to stage-manage or channel free speech activity to suit the government, or to stifle or abridge our rights to expression upon the public forum that is the National Mall. We call for a moratorium on further actions by the National Park Service that would in any way channel, restrict or inhibit the people's use of the National Mall in furtherance of our First Amendment rights. Click READ MORE to see a list of initial signers and to Sign the Petition! Read More [ permalink ] |
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Sign the PETITION to Impeach!
Monday, January 21, 2008 By Your-Rights.com Almost a quarter of a million people have signed this petition!!! Click here to sign the PETITION to Impeach! Why have we not yet started Impeachment hearings? MORE INFO and GOOD IMPEACHMENT EDITORIAL Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day. Mr . King stood up for our rights. Now it is time for ALL of us to take the stand and stand up for our rights! Please join the almost quarter of a million people who have already signed the IMPEACH Cheney petition! Please tell everyone you know to sign the petition for impeachment. At some point, Congress will have to listen to us! And if they don't, then we no longer have a democracy! Also, here is a very short video I think everyone should watch. You Will Never be Safe, no Matter What -- You Can be Free, Though Read More [ permalink ] |
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Impeachment: If not now, when?
From Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Saturday, November 24, 2007 By LINDA BOYD Lawmakers need to stand up for the Constitution and support impeachment The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. -- Article II, Section 4 On Nov. 6, Rep. Dennis Kucinich introduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney on the floor of the House of Representatives. For one shining moment the will of the majority of Americans and the promise of this nation's founders were truly represented. The detailed charges were solemnly read from the House podium and televised on C-Span. House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer made a motion to table the bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lobbied hard for votes to table. In a stunning turnaround, House Republicans changed strategy and voted decisively to prevent tabling the impeachment resolution. Pelosi was defied by 85 Democratic members who voted against tabling the impeachment resolution. This includes John Conyers, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and six committee members. The resolution was quickly voted back to the Judiciary Committee, where it is not resting quietly. Judiciary Committee member Bob Wexler wrote, "The American people are served well with a legitimate and thorough impeachment inquiry. I will urge the Judiciary Committee to schedule impeachment hearings immediately and not let this issue languish as it has over the last six months. Only through hearings can we begin to correct the abuses of Dick Cheney and the Bush administration." Impeachment is squarely on the table, and momentum is building. A year ago, almost no elected official breathed the word impeachment. Now impeachment has hit the House floor, and our electeds have gone on record. Millions of Americans are demanding an end to executive abuse of power. After six years of state of emergency, the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, continual war and occupations, our Constitution is deeply in crisis. Americans are in danger of losing our system of government and civil rights if they do not roll back the Bush administration's assault on the rule of law. Allowing Cheney and George W. Bush to finish their terms without being impeached means future presidents are free to copy their lawless behavior. Of course many important issues deserve the attention of Congress. But the Constitution is the foundation of our democracy, not just an issue. Without the Constitution, we have nothing. Polls show that 74 percent of Democrats and the majority of American adults support impeaching Cheney. "Never in our history have the high crimes and misdemeanors been so flagrant, and the people of our country know it," writes local author Richard Behan. Kucinich has targeted Cheney first, but investigations will implicate the president as well. For the first time in the history of the Gallup Poll, 50 percent of respondents say they "strongly disapprove" of the president. Richard Nixon had reached the previous high, 48 percent, just before an impeachment inquiry was launched in 1974. With these numbers, why aren't Bush and Cheney gone already? The vice president is accused of:
These violations of the Constitution and international treaty are just the tip of the iceberg. More articles of impeachment can be added at any time, and ample evidence to convict is on the public record. Representatives need to introduce articles regarding:
It's astounding that our representatives to Congress carry on with business as usual knowing that Americans lack habeas corpus and a working code of law. I want my representative, Dave Reichert, to block the doors of the House until habeas is restored as a basic human right in this nation! In light of Bush's steady drumbeat for war with Iran, Kucinich said he will consider an impeachment resolution against him. "Impeachment may well be the only remedy which remains to stop a war of aggression against Iran," he says. "The most conservative principle of the Founding Fathers was distrust of unchecked power. Centuries of experience substantiated that absolute power corrupts absolutely. The Constitution embraced a separation of powers to keep the legislative, executive and judicial branches in equilibrium," Bruce Fein, a constitutional lawyer and associate deputy attorney general in the Reagan administration, said in the October 2006 edition of Washington Monthly. If Congress were serious about oversight, there already would be dozens of bills and resolutions calling for impeachment of Bush and Cheney. The "Unitary Executive Theory" violates the principle of balance of power in the Constitution. The president cites this "unitary" power in hundreds of signing statements that say he can ignore laws passed by Congress. The First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments are all now subject to the caprice of government officials. The Military Commissions Act allows U.S. citizens to be detained without due process if they are declared enemy combatants. Without our permission, this country has become an exporter of torture. Congress has failed to provide oversight and exercise its authority to rein in a criminal administration. Only swift action on impeachment can redeem it now. The people have done the heavy work of bringing impeachment forward. Representatives need only ask if the allegations are serious enough to warrant investigations. George Bush and Dick Cheney promote an imperial presidency. They assert that the executive is the most powerful branch of government, undermining the judiciary and Congress in violation of the Constitution's bedrock principle of shared power among three co-equal branches. This subverts the very nature of our system of government. "This is an attempt by the president to have the final word on his own constitutional powers, which eliminates the checks and balances that keep the country a democracy. ... That's a big problem because that's essentially a dictatorship," Fein said. Washington For Impeachment and Citizens to Impeach Bush and Cheney are working to inform the public, collect signatures to petitions, provide forums, and lobby representatives. Washington was the second state to sponsor a bill for impeachment in the state Legislature. Washington State Democratic organizations have passed resolutions in 11 Democratic legislative districts, five counties and the Washington State Democratic Central Committee. Jay Inslee, D-Bainbridge Island, has received impeachment resolutions from almost every legislative district within his congressional district. When will he represent the will of his constituents and honor his oath to protect the Constitution? The national movement to impeach is a non-partisan effort to restore the Constitution and the rule of law. People across the political spectrum can unite to preserve the Constitution and civil liberties given to us by the founders. Impeachment is the peaceful, orderly, constitutionally prescribed way to rid ourselves of a lawless administration. The issue is not about removing Bush and Cheney as much as it is about preserving the Constitution and redeeming the office of the executive. The Constitution is the contract of governance between the people and the government. What happens when major portions of the contract are violated? Congress has failed to call the president and vice president to account, so citizens must turn up the heat. Members of Congress who fail to demand investigations are covering for criminals. Every elected official has sworn an oath to "support and protect the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic." Anything less than impeachment and a full repudiation of the Bush administration's crimes and violations of the law is a dereliction of duty and a betrayal of the public trust. If we want our democracy back, we need to roll up our sleeves and get to work to clean out the House. Linda Boyd is director of Washington For Impeachment, washingtonforimpeachment.org. Citizens to Impeach Bush and Cheney, in Olympia: citizensimpeach.org Related: A Time For Anger, A Call To Action EMERGENCY MEETING CALLED - Constitutional Crisis (video) The BEST Reasons to IMPEACH BUSH and CHENEY! Tags: impeachment Read More [ permalink ] |
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Port Militarization Resistance (PMR) at the Port of Olympia
From seattle indymedia center - Saturday, November 17, 2007 By Mollie When the Government fears the people you have democracy, when the people fear the Government you have tyranny. Hundreds of protesters sucessfully blockaded the Port of Olympia last week preventing military equipment from being transported through the public port. The Port of Olympia is located in Olympia, Washington. As the Port Militarization Resistance (PMR) protests clearly show, a few people really can make a difference! Contrary to what the Government wants them to know, more and more people are discovering that their voices count. Stop being programmed by your television! Wake up and join the resistance! Check out these video's and photo's and see for yourself. Read More [ permalink ] |
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August 18th Letter Writing Campaign to Send 50 Million Letters to Congress on 8/18/2007 Demanding That Congress Impeach Bush and Cheney
From impeach818 - Tuesday, August 14, 2007 If you really want to Impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney, and get the message to Congress on 8/18, then we're gonna need everyone to help! If you haven't already, then please forward this on to at least 10 people, chain letter style. If just 10 people forward to 10 people eight times in one unbroken chain of democracy, then after eight forwards we'll have reached 100,000,000 people. Then, on August 18th, 2007, everyone MAIL / EMAIL / CALL your Representatives and demand that they IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY!  Editors comment: This works just like a chain letter, except with a real chain letter, you suposedly get bad Karma, etc. if you don't participate. If you don't participate in this project to help drive Bush out of office, I just don't want to even imagine what will happen! SERIOUSLY!!! What Harm Can Bush Do Before His Term Is Up???? THINK ABOUT IT!!! And, yes, this is LEGAL because you are not sending or soliciting for money. Send the info you are reading here to 10 people. They send it to 10 people, etc, etc. until 50 Million people have seen it and are going to write Congress. Pretty simple actually. What you may not realize, however, is this requires that YOU participate and mail this info to 10 of your friends and relatives (more than 10 would be even better!) and make sure that they do the same. The fact that you are reading this says that chances are good you want Bush out of our Government as badly as millions of other Americans and millions of other people from all around the world! Please help make this a reality! Help the world by driving Bush out of office! Write it down and don't forget to have 10 (or more) of your friends and family members do the same thing. It is critical that you help as soon as humanly possible so that 50 million people can be reached in order that they can all send letters on Augist 18, 2007! Click on the picture or the 'READ MORE' link below to get a lot more informaiton! If you want to do a lot more than wait around until August 18th to write a letter, you are not alone! Get involved with World Can't Wait! There may be a local chapter you can get involved with somewhere in your community. Read More [ permalink ] |
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IMPORTANT! FCC Commissioner Calls for Opposition to News Corp. Deal
From dailykos - Monday, August 6, 2007 I am sitting in the panel discussion A View from Washington: Winning a Better Media for Everyone at YearlyKos, with FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. His talk got a standing ovation from a lot of us, and I wanted to let dKos know about some of the major points he made, especially the call for the public to oppose the pending merger of Dow Jones/WSJ and NewsCorp... Copps called this action and the overall issue of media consolidation necessary to keeping our democracy alive. The commissioner also said he "had a feeling" that a big push for further smoothing the way for further consolidation, especially in the online realm, will come sooner rather than later, hence the sense of urgency in his call. He is trying to make sure we are prepared. Read More [ permalink ] |
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Help Restore HABEAS CORPUS! - The MOST IMPORTANT Action You Can Take!
Friday, July 20, 2007 By Your-Rights.com ( NOTE: Please click on the bold links on this page. They are references that everyone should see! ) YOU WILL CARE about Habeas Corpus when you really need it, but by then, it will PROBABLY BE TO LATE for you to do anything about it!!! "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." -- Goethe (1749-1832) It was very odd to celebrate Independence Day without Habeas corpus! "I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." -- James Madison (1751-1836) Let's also not forget what our wonderful President once said: "There ought to be limits to freedom." Apparently George Bush wasn't kidding when he said that! Take a look at the liberties we have lost since Bush has been President! HABEAS CORPUS "Habeas Corpus is the name of a legal action or writ by means of which detainees can seek relief from unlawful imprisonment. The writ of habeas corpus has historically been an important instrument for the safeguarding of individual freedom against arbitrary state action." -- Wikipedia HELP RESTORE HABEAS CORPUS! PLEASE click the link to learn more about what you can do to help! The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 Despite the opposition, Congress is trying to restore some of our rights. "This is the key protection that people have if they're held in violation of the law," said Erwin Chemerinsky, a Duke University law professor who has criticized the administration's actions on civil liberties. "If there's no habeas corpus, and if the government wants to pick you or me off the street and hold us indefinitely, how do we get our release?" -- SF Gate Please help Congress reinstate Habeas Corpus so that American citizens ( THIS INCLUDES YOU ) can't be held without charges or without representation of an attorney!!! "What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage." -- Bruce Barton (1886-1967) Alberto Gonzales: "I Haven't Really Thought About" Habeas Corpus "The Constitution doesn't say every individual in the United States or every citizen is hereby granted or assured the right of habeas," Gonzales told Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Jan. 17. -- huffingtonpost Freedom is ANYTHING BUT FREE! "Today, consent of the governed is a presumptive aspect of all democracies. Indeed, any government that cannot plausibly claim to rule by consent of the governed tends not to enjoy the benefit of the doubt about their legitimacy, either by their own people or the peoples of other nations." -- Wikipedia A lot of people in the United States feel that our country is no longer ruled by consent of the governed. They feel that OUR GOVERNMENT IS CHANGING from a Democracy into a Totalitarian and Militaristic state which uses a hateful brand of Theocracy as a means of social engineering and social control to manipulate the citizens. When Thomas Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers of the United States created the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution they included language or terms which stated that the United States would be ruled by consent of the governed and that there would be separation of church and state. They made every effort to make sure that the United States would NOT be ruled by Theocracy as the Bush administration would like! "Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear." -- Harry S. Truman Take a good, hard look at what is going on in the United States and around the world. It doesn't get any more real than this! We are either going to sink or swim. Which one are YOU going to do? PLEASE HELP RESTORE HABEAS CORPUS! PLEASE click the link to learn more about what you can do to help! Something simple you can do to help restore Habeas Corpus: PLEASE help others learn about what is going on! One easy way to do this is to simply e-mail the link to this article. If everyone does this, then all of us together may be able to influence congress enough to restore this most important Right! Mailing this to people will not only inform them of their plight, but it will ENABLE them to do something about it! ( If you wish to mail this article to people, click on the 'PERMALINK' link below, then, after the page loads... just copy the address from the locaiton bar into your e-mail messages. You can also just right click on 'PERMALINK' and then click on 'copy link locaiton' or similar text, then paste the address into your e-mails. ) Something else you can do: Randomly engage people you see in conversation about Habeas Corpus! I would bet that a large percentage of people, depending on whom you ask, probably have never even heard of it! Make sure to let them know what they can do to help restore Habeas Corpus! References: All Hail Our Imperial Emperor, Lord Bush! Heil Bush! Heil Bush! How Can Bush Free Iraq When He Brings Tyranny to America? Rules 'hiding' TRILLIONS in American debt: Liability $516,348 per U.S. household Americans Unready to Revolt, Despite Revolting Conditions GEORGE W. BUSH TO BE DICTATOR DURING UPCOMING PLANNED CATASTROPHIC EMERGENCY Free Speech, How far will you go? Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006) Tags: Habeas Corpus Read More [ permalink ] |
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With LESS FREEDOM, Independence Day is NOT as much fun! What does Independence Day mean to you?
From Your-Rights.com - Wednesday, July 4, 2007 ( NOTE: Please click on the bold links on this page. They are references that everyone should see! ) It was very odd to celebrate Independence Day without Habeas corpus! "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." -- Goethe (1749-1832) While you are doing all that flag waving, please don't forget about the people who made it possible for you to wave that flag! "I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." -- James Madison (1751-1836) Let's also not forget what our wonderful President once said: "There ought to be limits to freedom." Apparently George Bush wasn't kidding when he said that! Take a look at the liberties we have lost since Bush has been President! Parents v. Seattle "Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, 551 U.S. ___ (2007), decided together with Meredith v. Jefferson, is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that prohibited the use of race as the sole factor in order to integrate public schools and declined to recognize racial balancing as a compelling state interest." -- WikipediaHABEAS CORPUS "Habeas Corpus is the name of a legal action or writ by means of which detainees can seek relief from unlawful imprisonment. The writ of habeas corpus has historically been an important instrument for the safeguarding of individual freedom against arbitrary state action." -- Wikipedia HELP RESTORE HABEAS CORPUS! PLEASE click the link to learn more about what you can do to help! The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 Despite the opposition, Congress is trying to restore some of our rights. "This is the key protection that people have if they're held in violation of the law," said Erwin Chemerinsky, a Duke University law professor who has criticized the administration's actions on civil liberties. "If there's no habeas corpus, and if the government wants to pick you or me off the street and hold us indefinitely, how do we get our release?" -- SF Gate Please help Congress reinstate Habeas Corpus so that American citizens ( this includes YOU ) can't be held without charges or without representation of an attorney! YOU WILL CARE about Habeas Corpus when you really need it, but by then, it will PROBABLY BE TO LATE for you to do much, if anything, about it! "What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage." -- Bruce Barton (1886-1967) Alberto Gonzales: "I Haven't Really Thought About" Habeas Corpus "The Constitution doesn't say every individual in the United States or every citizen is hereby granted or assured the right of habeas," Gonzales told Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Jan. 17. -- huffingtonpost When Thomas Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers of the United States created the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution they included language or terms which stated that the United States would be ruled by consent of the governed and that there would be separation of church and state. They made every effort to make sure that the United States would NOT be ruled by Theocracy as the Bush administration would like! As Americans, we owe our Freedoms, Rights and Liberties to these men! Freedom is ANYTHING BUT FREE! "Today, consent of the governed is a presumptive aspect of all democracies. Indeed, any government that cannot plausibly claim to rule by consent of the governed tends not to enjoy the benefit of the doubt about their legitimacy, either by their own people or the peoples of other nations." -- Wikipedia A lot of people in the United States feel that our country is no longer ruled by consent of the governed. They feel that our Government is slowly changing from a Democracy into a Totalitarian and Militaristic state which uses Theocracy as a means of social engineering and social control to manipulate the citizens. "Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear." -- Harry S. Truman Take a good, hard look at what is going on in the United States and around the world. It doesn't get any more real than this! We are either going to sink or swim. Which one are YOU going to do? THE BANDITS are TAKING AWAY our rights and PILLAGING our wealth! Don't just believe what you read here! Hear it right from the horses mouth: Video: George H.W. Bush's New World Order speech Professor Robert Pastor says the North American Union is JUST A CRISIS AWAY. Pastor "believes a new 9/11 crisis could be the catalyst to merge the U.S., Mexico and Canada." Dr. Robert A. Pastor served as co-chair and a member of the 2005 Council on Foreign Relations' Independent Task Force on the Future of North America. Now that you know who Dr. Robert A. Pastor is, do you believe what he is saying? If ANYONE on this planet knows about what is going on, this is the person! Do you Remember the Freudian Slip of Richard N Haass, the current President of the Council on Foreign Relations? Was this a simple slip of the tongue or is there more to this? We must be ever vigilant or the freedoms we all hold so dear may be taken away through Bush's "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive"! This might even be the end to U.S. Sovereignty! It's up to us! WE MUST MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN! It's easy to see how some of this stuff may sound a bit like conspiracy theories, but remember, it is only a conspiracy THEORY if you can't prove it exists. Once proven it is a real, live, full fledged CONSPIRACY! If you do some simple research you will find the real truth! HIGH TREASON "Formerly, the punishment for high treason was of a most barbarous character... Women were burnt. A male traitor was dragged or drawn to the place of execution and hanged; but while still alive, he was cut down and disembowelled. His head was then severed from his body which was quartered. The head and quarters, which were at the Kings disposal, were usually exposed in some conspicuous place--the Temple Bar being a favourite spot--after being boiled in salt to prevent putrification and in cumin seed to prevent birds feasting on them." -- 1952: James Avery Joyce: Justice At Work: (this edition Pan 1957) Page 105. (from wiktionary) Don't you think it's time for Bush & Co. to have a fair trial? PLEASE have a GREAT 4th of July! Please drive safely and don't drive at all if you have been consuming mind altering drugs such as alcohol! References: All Hail Our Imperial Emperor, Lord Bush! Heil Bush! Heil Bush! Rules 'hiding' TRILLIONS in American debt: Liability $516,348 per U.S. household Americans Unready to Revolt, Despite Revolting Conditions GEORGE W. BUSH TO BE DICTATOR DURING UPCOMING PLANNED CATASTROPHIC EMERGENCY Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006) How Can Bush Free Iraq When He Brings Tyranny to America? Free Speech, How far will you go? Read More [ permalink ] |
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Independence doesn't come cheaply...
From PRWatch.org - Sunday, July 1, 2007 Dear friend of the Center for Media and Democracy, The 4th of July is right around the corner and here in the U.S. thoughts are turning to cookouts, fireworks, and time off from work spent with family and friends. Here at the Center for Media and Democracy, we are also thinking about independence, and how important it is in all parts of our society. The Founding Fathers showed they meant business with the "Don't Tread on Me" flag. they also did a good job in writing their Declaration of Independence. Over 230 years later, we would add a few more:
Here at the Center for Media and Democracy, we have our own Declaration of Independence. It says that we will not accept grants from corporations, governments, or labor unions in order to insure our continued journalistic integrity and our independence from those that would like to co-opt our good name and influence our reporting. Independence doesn't come cheaply -- please give generously today to help CMD stay strong, influential, and independent! Go to www.PRWatch.org/donate to make your gift today, or send a check made out to "CMD" to 520 University Avenue, Suite 227, Madison, WI 53703. Independently yours, The Staff of CMD P.S. Would you consider becoming a monthly donor to CMD? Even $10 a month adds up to more security and stability for our programs. Go to www.PRWatch.org/donate and choose the recurring donation option. Thank you! Read More [ permalink ] |
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UPDATED, ZEITGEIST The Movie, NEW Official Version, ZEITGEIST The Movie, bush 911 video documentary, updated full Official Release version, ZEITGEIST The Movie
From 911blogger.com - Sunday, July 1, 2007 Scroll down to read the e-mail from the producer of this movie. UPDATED, ZEITGEIST The Movie, NEW Official Version, ZEITGEIST The Movie, bush 911 video documentary, updated full Official Release version, ZEITGEIST The Movie! This is one of the best eye opening, "big picture" documentaries that have been produced. Whether or not you believe everything in this movie, it is highly recommend that you watch it. You might learn something, I know I did! Zeitgeist, The Movie - Remastered / Final Edition 122 min - Feb 28, 2008 Zeitgeist - Official Movie Site (This is the new, updated, full Official Release version of ZEITGEIST, The Movie.) ZEITGEIST, The Movie - Official Release - Full Film This movie is divided into three major sections covering religion, 9.11.2001 and the New World Order. Each of these sections of the movie has been broken up into separate video's for easier viewing. Each piece is about 35 minutes long, give or take. (The following three clips are from the new, updated, full Official Release version of ZEITGEIST, The Movie.) ZEITGEIST, The Movie - Official Release - Part 1 of 3 : "The Greatest Story Ever Told" ZEITGEIST, The Movie - Official Release - Part 2 of 3 : "All The World's A Stage" ZEITGEIST, The Movie - Official Release - Part 3 of 3 : "Don't mind the men behind the curtain" The types of things mentioned in this movie have happened throughout history many times. Read about social engineering and social control and you will see what I mean. Any real historian or sociologist could probably cite many references without having to do any research. For example: Not to long ago almost everyone believed the world was flat. Those who believed the world was flat thought people who believed the world was round were absolutely nuts. Today we know who the real nuts were. However, if you think about it, they really weren't nuts, they just believed the common myth which they "knew" had to be true. Keep that in mind while you watch this movie. People are finally starting to see the light thanks to movies such as this one. The majority of the information contained in this movie is already well documented in many other documentaries which also provide many, many sources. What is great about this movie in particular is that it gives you all of this info in one source. You can find the truth if you are willing to look. Here are many references for someone who is willing to learn:
The following text is a letter I recieved from the producer of this movie: Friends, The final version of Zeitgeist is now online and can be found here: Google Video 5547481422995115331 The new version has had its intro trimmed to be more generally accessible; Part 1 has a few corrections and also a few ideas expanded upon/clarified; Part 2 has been cleaned up graphically with a few small new points included; Part 3 has had its audio improved, typos corrected and some other subtle adjustments. For those of you who have embedded the prior version into web pages or have uploaded it to You Tube, Please make the update whenever possible. All the holes in the prior version have been filled. The old version on Google video will be deleted eventually. In the past 2 weeks that Zeitgeist has been online it has received around 250,000 views including its parts. I am very happy with this response, and even more happy with the 100s of intelligent, thoughtful and hopeful emails I have gotten from people. I appreciate everyone's expressions, input, suggestions... and, in a few cases, even apprehension regarding the work. *** I would like to say one thing in regards to a continual comment/question I am getting, and that is: "What do we do now?" Step One: REALIZE FEAR IS AN ILLUSION which is a tool perpetuated by religion and the political system to keep societies under control. Don't worry about "the government watching you" or any of the general bullying tactics used to keep people from rising up. Ask questions, get in the way, and don't back down in your march to know the truth about EVERYTHING. The pursuit of true and the processes of understanding/realization is the only true religion. As an aside, if you are not familiar with Ed & Elaine Brown who are currently in a stand off with the authorities due to the Income tax fraud, you should be. They have asked for one thing "Show us the law that says we have to pay the income tax on our wages, and we will pay". The government can't show the law because there isn't one. I strongly suggest everyone support the Browns. They are setting a precedent that needs to be seen and heard nation wide. *** Step Two: EDUCATE YOURSELF The mainstream media is the 4th branch of the US Government and they are going to tow the political line. Granted, they can't control everyone in their structure, but the major headlines/features you see in the major newspapers and on networks have been filtered by agents of the corporate/political elite. All major news agencies have top brass belonging to the Council on Foreign Relations. If you are not familiar with the history and agenda of the socialist power house known as the Council on Foreign Relations, I suggest a book called "The Shadows of Power" by James Perloff. This group is the hidden arm behind American Foreign policy and they seek nothing less than the total destruction of the American Republic and the creation of a socialist system / world government. *** Step Three: EDUCATE OTHERS Create a website/ myspace/ have email lists/call into radio shows, etc. Don't be afraid to engage people, old and young in this points. Talk to your family. Get some of the many DVDs out there on the subjects and copy them and pass them out. I, for one, will be at Ground Zero on Sept 11th with the NY 911 Truth Movement to help educate the public and 'get in the way' of the media coverage who has almost totally ignored the work of the movement. *** Final Point: The 2 dominant motto's used in the game by those who wish to manipulate and control is 1) Divide and Conquer 2) Order out of Chaos -Divide and Conquer- They try to get people at odds with each other in order to keep people distracted and to prevent unity. The duality put forth by religion, exploited by governments, in the general form of GOOD vs EVIL, is a farce. There is no good- There is no evil. There are only degrees of operating "with the current of nature" or "against the current of nature" and when you understand that the 'collective consciousness' is no different in structure than your 'personal consciousness' in that the whole of the species undergoes social 'conflicts of interest', just as an individual battles personal 'conflicts of interests'(pertaining to arrogance/stubbornness/ poor temperaments, etc) you can understand that the battle against the Elite is a macrocosm of your own PERSONAL internal battle dealing with your own misguided feelings of superiority, arrogance and the like. Therefor, change in many ways starts with increased self-awareness and thus the removal of the ego based elitism that we all at one time or another share. No one is better then anyone else. Period. We are all the same. We are also One. - Order out of Chaos- This is simple. They create problems, instill unrest, then push forward their agenda disguised as a change in the best interest of the public. 911; Katrina; the War on Drugs:; Global Warming; Terrorism in general, Iraqi insurgents, Immigration, Inflation... are all used to whatever advantage they can muster up. The more real or fabricated problems that arise, the faster the elite can reposition power. [I.E. After WW1, we had the "League of Nations". After WWII, we had the United Nations; After WWIII, we will likely have a full on One World Government.] In my opinion, the criminal elements behind the US/UK administration want nothing less than World War, as it will be the ultimate "shake up" of things to get their agenda into full swing. *** I want to thank ALL of you for your interest. I am working to clean up the final digital transcript so those of you who offered to translate it into other languages will have it soon. For those whose emails I have not answered yet- I will get to them, I promise. I will have dvds by request fairly soon. I will keep everyone posted on things. thanks again. Peter J. "The Revolution Is Now" www.zeitgeistmovie.com Tags: 9/11, attack, bush, cheney, constitution, democracy, demolition, documentary, detention camps, film, giuliani, government, liberties, liberty, martial law, movie, new world order, north american union, patriot act, police, religion, security, terror, tyranny, unconstitutional, video Read More [ permalink ] |
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Our Imperial Emperor, Lord Bush! Heil Bush! Heil Bush! - Hitler George Bush Movie Documentary
Friday, June 15, 2007 By Your-Rights.com Some information in this article is INCREDIBLY HARD TO BELIEVE. Unfortunately there is much DOCUMENTED, VERIFIABLE evidence. CLICK THE LINKS to see the sources. These English men seemed to think that the Government should be beholden to its citizens and not the other way around. These days, we cannot even imagine a government whose number one priority is its citizens. Apparently, those English men felt so strongly about this issue that they decided to commit treason! Can you believe that? Surely they considered the consequences of their actions. In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to one's nation. Here's an excerpt from their letter of intent to commit treason: "WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." As Americans, we owe our Freedoms, Rights and Liberties to these men! Freedom is ANYTHING BUT FREE! President Thomas Jefferson said, "When the government fears the people, you have liberty. When the people fear the government, you have tyranny." Today, some people think it is a good idea to trade Liberty for Security! Do these misguided people remember what Benjamin Franklin said? "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." "There ought to be limits to freedom." -- George W. Bush, May 21, 1999  A U.S. legislator warns of Bush plot to merge Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. It doesn't take long to figure out what's going on. Bush is pushing for a North American Union which will effectively make the US Constitution null and void by superseding it with new laws.Here is George H.W. Bush's perspective on this. As you can see, Bush Sr. had A LOT to do with this! Part of this plan seems to include making the Office of the President a dictatorship! In the 109th session of Congress, they actually attempted to repeal the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution through H. J. RES. 24! This would effectively allow the use of fradulent elections to enable Bush to remain in power forever! Are you ready for Emperor Bush?  Remember Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith? Is not what Bush is doing following the same plot?! Professor Robert Pastor says the North American Union is JUST A CRISIS AWAY. Pastor "believes a new 9/11 crisis could be the catalyst to merge the U.S., Mexico and Canada." ( Dr. Robert A. Pastor served as co-chair and a member of the 2005 Council on Foreign Relations' Independent Task Force on the Future of North America.) Indeed, it does appear that we may already have Fascism and Tyranny instead of Liberty and Freedom! It may be difficult to recognize fascism without first being familiar with the 14 Characteristics of Fascism. All the evidence really makes it appear that Bush is trying to become a dictator. Bush even said he wants to be a dictaror not once, but twice! "You don't get everything you want. A dictatorship would be a lot easier... So long as I'm the dictator." -- George W. Bush, July 1998 Compare Bush to Hitler. It appears Bush is following this same path to power, attempting to become a dictator. Those who have studied Hitler's rise to power know that Hitler did not use force to become a dictator. Remember, George H.W. Bush's father (George W. Bush's grandfather) had A LOT to do with funding Hitler's wars! ( Video ) "I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." -- James Madison (1751-1836) "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." -- Goethe (1749-1832)  "What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage." -- Bruce Barton (1886-1967) "The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than in what we are free not to do." -- Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) Watch this video from the BBC, it exlpains how Al Qaeda doesn't exist! We are continuously being lied to by the U.S. Government! The question really shouldn't be whether or not Bush would try to become a dictator. The question should be whether or not he can. Can Bush, using the laws and directives which are already in place, become a dictator? It is very difficult to find evidence supporting the statement, "No he can't become a dictator." It is relatively easy to find evidence supporting the statement, "Yes, he CAN become a dictator." The movie ZEITGEIST, an excellent documentary, clearly demonstrates how Bush and his gang use scare tactics, social engineering and social control to trick people into trading their liberties for promises of security by enacting laws such as the Patriot Act, the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003, the Military Commissions Act, etc. Many people are unaware that by losng our liberties, what we have now is not security but Fascism and Tyranny. Despite the opposition, Congress is trying to restore some of our rights. Please help Congress reinstate Habeous Corpus so that American citizens ( this includes you ) can't be held without charges or without representation of an attorney. How can they justify making these laws and directives, granting the Office of the President such unprecedented authority? REFERENCES: FBI Deputizes Private Contractors With Extraordinary Powers, Including ''Shoot to Kill'' WITHOUT REPERCUSSION Burn these Republican words into your mind Professor Robert Pastor: North American Merger Just a Crisis Away The NAFTA Superhighway Rex 84 -- and also READ THIS!!! (local copy) |
