Another one Right in Front of your Face

http://www.guardian.co.uk/pakistan/Story/0,,2233038,00.html
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she was anxious that she was not being given enough security. The email was passed to Wolf Blitzer, a CNN presenter, to be published if she was killed. In the email Bhutto said if she was killed it would be the responsibility of Pervez Musharraf, the general who seized power in a coup and became Pakistan's president.

"Nothing will, God willing happen. Just wanted u to know if it does in addition to my names in my letter to Musharaf of Oct 16nth, I wld hold Musharaf responsible," the email said. "I have been made to feel insecure by his minions
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/pakistan/Story/0,,2233038,00.html


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Idea: Edwards - Kucinich 2008

Why?

Kucinich tells it like it is. He's such a loose cannon that the sold-out elements of the Democratic Party apparently arranged things so he wasn't even in the Iowa Debates.

Edwards is a proven warrior in the conflict of People versus Corporate Greed.

I don't see anything better.

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Don't be a sucker for Ron Paul

Here are some thoughts on Ron Paul:

1. First and foremost, how can ANYONE of integrity associate with the Republican Party after all they've done. What? What?

2. Second, How can ANYONE with a lick of sense reason that further chopping up the republic and selling it off to corporate cronies will enable us to collectively enforce our Constitution and its protections against concentrated wealth? Learn what happened to Chile after September 11, 1973. And then learn how neo-liberalism (not social liberalism) destroys republics and could destroy ours.

3. Third, Why does the Ron Paul Campaign have such appeal to hate groups such as the White Supremacist group StormFront, and religious types who want to impose their philosophy on others?


I am not criticizing Ron Paul as a man, but if he truly wanted to protect the constitution he wouldn't advocate the further privatization of our constitutional republican government, further gutting our ability to oversee the management of our community.

I smell a false-populist, false revolution. Recognize Ron Paul's phony rallying cry to protect the constitution as a ploy by the "Republican" party to continue their destruction our republic.

History repeats itself. Learn what happened in 1933.

Wise Up.

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Thank You, Sen. Patrick Leahy

In a time when our republic is at risk of complete destruction by the moneyed interests, It's a breath of fresh air to see a competent professional legislator like Sen. Patrick Leahy. Hats off.

http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Contempt Citations For Karl Rove, Joshua Bolten In Bipartisan Vote

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http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/...

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Saul Williams Pledge of Resistance

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Ordinary Citizens Protest against Rich Crooks, St. Petersburg, FL November 28, 2007

We say, "The System is Broken" and we don't accept your corporatist agenda.

http://www.stpeteforpeace.org/
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Republican Presidential Candidates
Debate - Actions in St. Petersburg

The Republican Party of Florida, CNN, and YouTube are sponsoring a Republican presidential candidates debate in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Actions surrounding the debate:

Monday Nov. 26 to Wednesday Nov. 28. Sleep in and hunger strike in solidarity with the homeless. Show your support in the form of juice, water, video cameras, or just your presence. For more, please visit stpeteforpeace.org/tentcity or For the Homeless by The Homeless webpage.

Wednesday Nov. 28, 6:00pm. Protest the warmongering Republican presidential candidates (except Ron Paul). Join antiwar activists, political candidate supporters, homeless advocates and others as we tell CNN (host of the debates) that the system is bankrupt! Meet by 6:00pm in front of the Mahaffey Theater, 4th Avenue and 1st Street, South. [MAP]. (NOTE: there will not be a film showing that evening)

Also check out:

St. Petersburg Rise Up Unity Event Rally, March, and Protest Calling For Change In The Corporate Media And A Political Process That Isn't Addressing Our Needs.

2pm-10pm.
(Before, during, and after CNN/You Tube Rep Pres Debate)
FOR DETAILS: extremedemocracy.bravehost.com/stpetedebate/
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http://www.stpeteforpeace.org/

More info:
http://tampasbackdoor.blogspot.com/2007/11/system-is-broken-duh.html

New Thought-Police, Anti-Dissent Law?

Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

Without a lot of attention, this could become the new "Sedition Act":

http://www.ccrjustice.org...

[if you block traffic in a protest, this might be used against you. If you run a website they don't like, this might be used against you..]

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will look at white power groups, new-Nazis and other extremists, too. “We don’t want to focus on any one group or leave anybody out
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Already passed by the House with a vote of 404-6 on October 23rd. It is possible that the bill will be referred out of Committee next Wednesday and brought to the Senate floor.
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http://www.ccrjustice.org...

Idea:

Instead of focusing on the politics of getting re-elected in '08,

How 'bout if

you focus on preserving the constitution?

Remember this?:
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in January of every odd-numbered year, those newly elected or re-elected Congressmen - the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate - must recite an oath:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.

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Every Email, Every Site you visited, recorded by NSA

In direct violation of the 4th Amendment of the Constitution, these goons have been tracking every move we make on the internet.
http://www.eff.org/cases/att

The Senate is considering giving telcoms retroactive legal immunity for violations like this, next week. This is unacceptable. Good time for a phone call to your senator.

To Judicial committee members

Here's the list of all committee members. Call every one in your state.
http://judiciary.house.gov/CommitteeMembership.aspx

For calls to republican representatives, I recommend the following highlights:

• This is an executive power grab.
• Appeasing the executive branch is relinquishing congressional power.
  
• It sets a bad precedent. How will you feel if President Clinton or Obama does what these guys are doing?
  
• This is an upset in the checks and balances in our constitutional republic.
• Urge the congressman to honor your oath and preserve our republic.

Tell them, "Begin Impeachment Hearings"

Use this link to send a message to the House Judiciary Committee urging them to begin impeachment hearings per H.Res 333 (impeach Dick Cheney)
http://www.democrats.com/topelosiandjudiciary

Silence of the Lambs

Shhh... Hear that? It's the fascist press NOT COVERING the IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION (H.Res 333) that passed the House yesterday.

You folks in the house keep sitting there with your thumbs.... and one day you won't have a freaking legislative branch to drive to in the morning. Do your jobs!

This is not time to appease these crooks. It is time to Impeach and Prosecute. Cheney First, and Bush immediately after.

Don't let our Constitutional Republic die of "Embarrassment".

So what happened? There's Stuff to do. Look here:
http://www.democrats.com/impeachment-next-step-judiciary-hearings-on-hres333

H.R. versus H. Res

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/faqlist.html

How are bills identified? Are there different versions of bills?

There are four types of legislation: bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions and simple resolutions. Any of these may be introduced in either chamber. They are identified as follows:

1. S. 123 - Bill originating in the Senate
2. S.R. 123 - Simple Resolution of the Senate
3. S.J.Res. 123 - Joint Resolution originating in the Senate
4. S. Con. Res. 123 - Concurrent Resolution originating in the Senate
5. H.R. 123 - Bill originating in the House
6. H.Res. 123 - Simple Resolution of the House
7. H.J.Res. 123 - Joint Resolution originating in the House
8. H.Con.Res. 123 - Concurrent Resolution originating in the House

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/faqlist.html

Good Page Comparing Liberals and Conservatives

http://www.liberalslikechrist.org/about/liberals-1.html

The right to bear arms is for The People, Not for Corporations.

Hijacking the Second Amendment:

“From my Cold, Dead Hands”, said Charlton Heston, star of the classic movie “The Ten Commandments” and spokesman for the NRA (National Rifle Association) at one of their rallies, trumpeting the importance of freedom and security in peoples ability to resist tyranny.

This appeal to rugged individuals, at face value “uniquely American” and courageous, is misleading and deceptive. Much of the driving force behind the “Gun Lobby” is the “Arms Industry” (corporations that use or sell machines that kill and destroy). This mercenary Death and Destruction industry is, in many cases, competing directly with natural persons (real people) for the right to bear arms under the second amendment.

Because corporations are inherently dictatorial government structures, and because the second amendment explicitly defines its purpose as to defend a free state, it logically follows that corporations should not have the right to bear arms; and that armed corporate dictatorships are precisely the kind of tyranny the second amendment is intended to protect us against.

Here’s the Second Amendment:

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A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
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“Well-Regulated” refers to oversight and control by the people, managing their own community defense through their own elected local governments.

“The People” is different from “people”. “People” bearing arms, while not co-dependent on their neighbors, might well pose a threat to each other. “The People” is our community, collectively managing itself. The Second Amendment thus refers to municipalities having the ability to muster men and firepower for the purpose of defense against tyranny and other disasters. One modern manifestation of this is the “National Guard”, which would be more rightly called the “State Militia”. It might very well be the best deployment of militia to have the population at large in possession of their own arms, as in Switzerland. Militias should never be deployed overseas, as they are today under the rein of George W. Bush.

Today, while the municipalities can barely survive shootouts with street-gangs, and the corporate radio calls for government’s further destruction, firms like Blackwater U.S.A. and CACI are roaming city streets, oftentimes better armed than our own elite military. This modern-day Praetorian Guard must be dismantled immediately if our republic is to survive.

Fight Monopolized Media (They're at it again)

From Common Cause:

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They say that politics makes strange bedfellows. That was definitely the case yesterday when Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Trent Lott (R-MS) stood together at a press conference to denounce the FCC's plan to relax media ownership limits.*

Speak out today. Don't let Congress adjourn without holding media ownership hearings!

In case you haven't heard, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is threatening to vote, as soon as mid-December, to allow massive consolidation of media outlets. These new media ownership rules are likely to give a single company the right to own multiple television stations, numerous radio stations and the biggest newspaper in your town - effectively controlling almost all of your local news!

Worse, the FCC wants to approve the new rules without giving the public a fair chance to voice their concerns.

Ask Congress to act now to stop the FCC's massive giveaway to Big Media!

Stopping the FCC's effort to allow more media consolidation is something we can all support. We won this fight in 2003 because groups ranging from National Rifle Association to the National Organization for Women joined together to oppose the FCC's plan for more consolidation.

And we can win again. If thousands of us speak out for more diverse media, speak out for more local control of television and radio programming, and speak out for more viewpoints and better journalism, Congress and the FCC will have to listen .

Contact your Representatives today.

Let them know that you oppose the FCC's plan, and demand that they hold immediate hearings on the issue of media consolidation - before the FCC moves ahead with its planned December 18 vote.

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To Protect and Defend

found at http://2millionthweblog.blogspot.com/2007_07_01_archive.html

A Glimpse at the Root of the Problem

neoliberalism,... what is it,..?
A 9-minute film (in English)discussing neoliberism with a beat and latin american graffiti and cartoons.
9m33s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jD59ue8t94

Ted Rall Cartoon in the Progressive Populist (Newspaper)

http://www.gocomics.com/rallcom/2007/10/01/
http://www.tedrall.com/index.html
http://www.populist.com/