Nonviolence

I like this bloger.JOE

He has more vision than Conyers!

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-2487

From previously written material that needs repeating-

The idea of a People's Constitutional Convention is not new. Over the years, many individuals and organizations have advocated such an event for a variety of causes. The original Constitutional Convention convened on and off in various locations, from May 25th, 1787 to September 17th, 1787 when the Constitution was signed and sent to the states for ratification.

But regardless of the participation or intention of the fifty-five aristocrats in the formation of that document, the document in question, the American Constitution, still belongs to the people. This has forever been written as being fact in our original founding document, that being the Declaration of Independence. Take a moment to re-read the opening of that document at http://www.wtpnet.org/documents/decl_of_ind_passed.html

Regardless of what the courts or Congress have said about the Rights of the People, or the extent of the people's authority over government, this document is clear.

It clearly indicates

"that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, & 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 abolish it, & to institute new government, laying it's foundation on such principles, & organizing it's powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety & happiness."

And further on it reads

"it is their right, it is their duty to throw off such government, & to provide new guards for their future security."

Not much ambiguity here.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=lA0bBZgrupg

Half of the American budget is devoted to defense spending and the economy would be in a real quandary without it. American political leaders would have to decide how to spend all the money freed up and since they believe in minimal government (except for defense, of course), they will face a real challenge. Possibly they could invest more in space travel to speed up our Mars program. Imagine the thrill of the average American, hungry or not, of witnessing such a stupendous technological accomplishment. If we are sufficiently fortuitous, we might encounter hostile aliens who would force us to spend more on defense again.

They could implement tax breaks for the rich but since they pay so little already, there would still be too much money remaining waiting to be spent. They could use the surplus after the tax breaks to further subsidize large corporations but then we might end up paying all their costs which sort of makes it a government program. Yikes

Instant Genocide: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

As we commemorate the deaths of those who died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, feelings will cover the gamut of emotions from remorse to anger. I am horrified by the events of August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945 for several reasons. All the people who died were innocent civilians who were not involved in the war. As well, Japan was already defeated and was desperately trying to surrender on any terms. Then there is the evil in humankind that can murder so many people just to demonstrate to your post-war enemy, as a form of blackmail, that you have a powerful new weapon. In addition, careful study of the facts reveals that the U.S. leadership was guilty of genocide for bombing these two cities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhgRfVbs83w

There are LOTS of Americans out there that are on the same page with us:

Rhandi Rhodes Show forum:

http://forums.therandirhodesshow.com/index.php?showtopic=4380

I am shiju,28, from india ,a victi of satelite surveillance.Last 4 years i am facing the torturing from this technology ,and also from my natives.My brain waves are continuesly tapped and transmitted to them and created a huge audience here.I am in danger here,its not because of nueral monitering ,but reaction from indians.In full means i lost my life.
hoping some help
shiju_krishna2000@yahoo.com

Please consider purchasing/shipping Vince Bugliosi's book "The Prosecution of George W Bush for Murder" to your State's Attorney General , by Christmas :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Attorneys_General

http://www.shgresources.com/agencies/cj/

Here we go again. It's Iraq all over again. The U.S. is ratcheting up the fear that Iran will soon pose a nuclear threat to the United States. Both the House and the Senate are in the process of passing resolutions that accuse Iran of destabilizing the Middle East, proceeding with the development of nuclear weapons and delivery systems, violating the NPT Treaty, and funding groups that are attacking U.S. troops who are supporting the legitimate government of Iraq.

These charges are straight from Alice in Wonderland when Alice remarked that "Nothing would be as it is because everything would be what it wasn't". Every charge levelled against Iran is either specious or is a mirror image of U.S. guilt.

For example, it's the U.S. who is the major violator of the NPT treaty and who is destabilizing the Middle East. American presence in Iraq has rendered it impossible to create a legitimate government there.

----- Original Message ----
From: votestrike08@yahoo.com>
To: e-alerts@votestrike.com
Sent: Thursday, July 3, 2008 9:29:32 PM
Subject: E-ALERTS JULY 4th Action Alert

This is a DYI (Do it YOURSELF) General Strike. I cannot, nor do I have the time or organization to set up protest in every town, city & hamlet throughout the U.S.
This has now turned into a Global General Strike. With 4 other countries participating, so far.

I have tried to provide all of the necessary information that YOU will need to plan/set up & hold your own local protest at: http://votestrike.com/shut_em_down/admin/

I also encourage those of you who have signed up to vigorously promote your protest. To contact local activist groups, through meetup.com, the internet, etc.

"The Cuban-American National Foundation Is a Terrorist Organization
by Salim Lamrani
August 18, 2006

On July 22, 2006, the Cuban-American National Foundation (CANF) celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Hotel Biltmore in Coral Gables. However, the most powerful US-based extreme rightist Cuban organization, shaken by a new scandal, could not enjoy that party appropriately.
In fact, a month earlier, on June 22, 2006, Jose Antonio Llama, a former CANF director, revealed publicly what everyone knew for a long time: the CANF is a terrorist organization. Llama acknowledged that he, along with members of the organization´s hierarchy, had set up a paramilitary group to carry out attacks on Cuba and to assassinate its president, Fidel Castro [1].

The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQmz6Rbpnu0

Excerpt from the book Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential by Gene Sharp.
Chapter 35 Introduction to Strategic Planning, subsection "Dismissing simplistic explanations" page 436

begin-

"In considering how to make nonviolent struggle more effective, it is essential to dismiss simplistic explanations and apologies for failure. These sometimes include the assertion that the avowed goal is not nearly as important as the resisters feeling good about their actions, that simple abstention from violence is sufficient, or that willingness of the resisters to die, when you have not achieved the goals of your struggle, does not change the fact that you have failed.

We the People of this country have a choice to make, and it shouldn't be very difficult. Our country is heading into fascism at the worst, or at the least, continuing the current fortification of the corporate police state with the government's precedents of uncharged and unpunished criminal acts, which are more likely to be committed by every succeeding new unilateralist executive.

The choice we have to make is whether we are going to continue our present course of actions in trying to prevent this fascistic takeover, or if we are willing to admit that it is time to think outside the box of conventional nonviolent action.

I know there is a vast storehouse of experience, skills, and willingness to serve in nonviolent struggle in this country. We see it every day in the actions of progressive activists. But the abilities and intentions of activists are not what I am talking about.

Given the disenfranchisement of our constitution, and that of any credible legal repute of our supreme court, a new light is cast upon the difficult nature it carries [as an 18th century document] of it's many linquistic and hence legal ambiguities necessitating such supreme court interpretation that it is as nearly a rorshach legal document as we might devise, that is to say there no longer is prudent reason not to fix it. One ought not fix that which is broken, and until these times that applied. These are times calling for such repair, but the system is already not as it once was, and checks and balances are gone. On alternet today there is a piece by Bill Moyers, and excerpt from his book, 'Moyers on Democracy', where he asserts 'For all of America's shortcomings, we keep telling ourselves, "The system works." Now all bets are off.' and I agree that it has been patently demonstated 'all bets are off'.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/05/may_4th_commemoration_activiti.h...

"May 4th commemoration activities at Kent State
Posted by Laura Johnston May 01, 2008 16:23PM
Kent State University will commemorate the 38th anniversary of the May 4 shootings this weekend with movies, poetry readings, a march and a ceremony, all concentrating on the question, "Where does it end?"

On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent students protesting the Vietnam War. Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder were killed; nine others were injured.

This year, a poem Miller wrote in high school, in 1966, provides the commemoration's theme, "Where does it end?"

Scott Ritter, a former United Nations weapons inspector, will speak on the topic at noon Sunday, May 4, in the commons. Other activities can be found at http://dept.kent.edu/May4/ ."

"How to Refuse a Police Search:
How to handle encounters with police and deny permission for a request to search. From BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters. "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyokKFIecIo

The original posting is on DocuDharma, 4 Apr 2008.

This is a simple proposal to not go to work for one day. If we do it individually and on random days, it matters not at all. If we do it together on one day by the thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands, it will matter. The more who join, the more it will matter. United we stand, divided we fail to get their sufficient attention.

The theme of the strike is best expressed by the immortal words of Paddy Chayefsky. As the character Howard Beale in his screenplay Network proclaimed loudly:

"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"

http://www.njpetition.org/

To: New Jersey Governor Corzine

Don’t Send 3000 NJ National Guard Troops to Iraq in June.

The Governors have succeeded in repealing Sec 1076 that gave the President control of National Guard troops for DOMESTIC emergencies. Now we urge them to De-federalize the national Guard by repealing the "Authorization of 2002" to stop sending National Guard to Iraq.

Governor Corzine, do not sacrifice one more young man or woman to the War in Iraq. This war has been mismanaged from the beginning and continues to spin out of control. Do not send one-half of the NJ National Guard to Iraq in June, (3000 of 6000 people).

Do not acquiesce to a lame-duck administration that has consistently operated in secret, persisted in illegal war, spawned the destabilization of Iraq and promoted illegal incarcerations and torture, endangering our troops.