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 Protest Bush or Get Rich TryingPosted on Aug 17, 2007
Nicole and Jeff Rank, who were arrested in 2004 for refusing to remove or cover their anti-Bush T-shirts at a presidential rally, have just won an $80,000 settlement from the federal government. In prosecuting the case, the ACLU learned that the president’s advance manual has little tolerance for free speech, saying: “As a last resort security should remove the demonstrators from the event.”
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By gene michael, July 16, 2008 at 4:25 am #
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well the chickens have came home to roost.i have said since day one bush was signing every billhe could to hurt the american people.911 a lie ,yesit was to instill fear in to americans so bush could continue to futher get by with corupting the gov- and take our rights away.he set the stage for the new world order that his dad tried to do.this whole administration is evil,lies,greedy,taking us right to the brink of the stage for the antichrist,new world order.look around at how our freedom,rights have been took from us.this is an evil man.he made millions from banks,loan institutions,gas ceos,oil ceos.he stopped us from being able to file bankruptsy.i tell you he signed bills stopping doctors from writting medicines for chronic pain suffers.everything you can think of bush has signed a bill declaring war on the american people.he reminds me of demon,or beast,anti-christ. he came in in the name of god and look what he has done killed,stolen from the american people.the shame of it all no one has done or been able to do anything to stop him . he has decieved this whole nation.wake up america bush has stuck it to us.carl rove is also behind bush. both have done worse than bill clinton ever thought of doing.our congree sat in there comfortable chair and did nothing as bush ,rove,channney raped america.where are men with back bone who will stand together against tyranny.if half of congree would have stuck together ,impeachment would have been possible.there was a few like dennis kasinighs tried to do something but you had scared congressmen so scared to have a back bone to stand with him to stop bush,rove,channy.the american people spoke in 2004 with more democrates voted in but still nothing was done. god help us if macain gets in .hes a repeat of bush.i don’t hate bush,just what hes done to us.everywhere you look things are bad and bush signed a bills to make it hard us.
Report thisBy purplewolf, August 22, 2007 at 2:23 am #
I bought this really great t-shirt at one of the powwows I was at a few years back.It says “HOMELAND SECURITY” there is a picture of four Apache men and I believe one is Geronimo on it all holding rifles.Under the picture it says “FIGHTING TERRORISM SINCE 1492”, I added the following comment to it, “DIDN’T WORK THEN, WON’T WORK NOW”. Now if I wear this can I expect to be interrogated by the gestapo of GW.Can I sue them for bucco bucks if they do? I got bills to pay.
Report thisBy E in Md, August 21, 2007 at 4:07 pm #
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I find it irritating that the title of this post is ‘Protest Bush or Get Rich’
The settlement is inconsequential. In fact I think $80,000 for a bogus arrest is Charleston’s way of putting a price tag on civil liberties and the Bush administration’s way of preventing the Ranks from taking this where it needs to go - the Supreme Court.
These people had their constitutionally guaranteed rights violated in order to appease President Bush. They weren’t being disruptive or obnoxious. They were just standing there wearing a tshirt with a message the administration didn’t want to hear. Nowhere in the US Constitution is there a grantor of that sort of power. In fact there are specific prohibitions against it.
Face is right-wingers. Terrorists and assassins aren’t going to show up to a Presidential appearance wearing clothing that will make them stand out. This isn’t about protecting the President from danger. It’s about isolating him from the people so he can continue to claim his nonsense ‘mandate’ and allowing the FedGov to take away civil rights because they think they can.
If you’re not angry you should be. Because this same power could be turned around and used against you or your children in the future when Bush’s Presidency is long since over. Precidents like this are ripe for abuse and should be immediately and swiftly challenged. If Bush wants this sort of power let him try to amend the constitution to get it. Otherwise he doesn’t get to do things like this. He is a President, not a king.
Report thisBy felicity, August 20, 2007 at 8:24 pm #
Anyone who advertises his objection to Bush-rule is probably the last person who is a security threat.
Remembering assassinations - Kennedy, King, Kennedy - all by little nameless, faceless nut cases who advertised absolutely nothing, points out yet again how idiot George and his crew of thugs continue to pursue harmless people while the dangerous guys continue to walk around free as birds.
Even if you like the man, at least recognize that your life is in jeopardy if he remains in office.
Report thisBy pac plyer, August 19, 2007 at 11:18 am #
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Where is Brutus when you need him? Bush the inferior is about to declare himself Ceaser, dictator for life and the senate is scared shitless of him.
This awol bushchimp is a clear and present danger to American freedom. He is a traitor to the constitution, has killed off all competition and forced corporate communism on all of us; robbed us, cheated us, killed us; we are helpless with the Republicrats who probably guess that his organ grinder Cheney has wiretap recordings on all of them….
This is a G.D. Greek Tradgedy!
We have got to put King George, who is dumber than the first King George we got rid of in 1775, in a straightjacket, and then scoop up Dumbsfield, Cheney and the whole sorry lot and present them to a international court for procecution on the charges of crimes against humanity. These are war criminals, and the only way our American way of life will survive is if we set the example for the world, and shine the light of the law down on these vipers.
The time for talking is over. American colonists started by boycotting everything from the offenders (England.) Our offenders are big business: Walmart, Exxon, mortgage, etc. If we all stop paying our bills until impeachment starts, the bush house of cards will come tumbling down….
pac
Report thisBy Debra Istvanik-Strotman, August 19, 2007 at 12:40 am #
Talk about “Deja’ Vu’” I just finished watching a program on how the Nixon regime spied on war protesters and put warrantless taps on John Lennon’s phones in an attempt to deport him because he was against the Vietnam war. Fortunately, they were unsucessful.
The Bush regime is more ruthless as they would have kidnapped Lennon and others and sent them to their secret jails, in other countries, to be tortured.
Did any of you notice we are never shown footage of the fighting in Iraq, as was shown day and night during WWII and the Vietnam war.
We are not allowed to see the flag draped coffins of our war dead being returned to us. Why?
King George allows ‘no Nicole and Jeff Ranks’ freedom of speech. In Bush’s world we have no right to see news footage of a war americans are dying in. We are lied to about the Tilman’s and Lynch’s that go off to fight for our country.
No more hearings, no more impeachment petitions, just a pink slip firing King George today.
Report thisBy Forkboy, August 19, 2007 at 12:22 am #
While I’m glad to see this case settled and an award tendered to the victims of the over-zealous junta currently occupying the White House, it seems no small amount unfair that we, as taxpayers, are footing the bill.
The $80,000 should be coming directly from the pockets of BU$HCo. and not the taxpayers.
Report thisBy Outraged, August 18, 2007 at 10:50 pm #
This site has a petition to invoke the 25th amendment and get Bush out of office due to his inability to function reasonably.
http://www.democrats.com//organize
Just scroll down to:
Bush is mad - Invoke the 25th Amendment
Report thisBy vet240, August 18, 2007 at 7:44 pm #
Now I understand why Governor Blunt of Missouri and his fellow Republicans in that state are trying to change the selection process for judges.
Instead of a non-partisan commission making the choice, the Guvernator has a better way. Let the Republicans pick them.
Report thisBy vet240, August 18, 2007 at 7:42 pm #
Ist you all good little nazis? herr bu$h and Frau Rove can’t cope with dissent (a lot like Hitler don’t you think).
Regarding the amount of the award. WE are paying bu$h and his cohorts serious money and some of our freedom to act likt they’re representing the will of the people. bu$h is always saying he knows the majority of “the people” believe in freedom and fighting in Iraq.
These folks should be payed a lot more for standing tall and reminding the Nazis in power that they’re still are ways to keep their averice in check.
Report thisBy farmertx, August 18, 2007 at 2:27 pm #
#95772 by Lefty on 8/18 at 9:39 am
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The decimal point on that settlement would have to have been at least 6 digits to the right if it was going to serve as any measure of deterance to future governmental disregard of the first amendment.
That would make sense, except the money comes from our pockets. Not that I begrudge these two for a penny of it.
Report thisThe Shrub and his sycophants could care less about spending money from the public till. To them, that is why money is in the Treasury, to be spent, rather than to be used to do the things that one expects a Government to do.
By 911truthdotorg, August 18, 2007 at 12:55 pm #
Two excellent posts! Thank you!
You’ve both said it all.
Beating my drum…
Investigate 9/11.
Their 9/11 house of cards MUST come down or we will be in perpetual war and this country will cease to exist. They want to turn America into a police state, and they’re well on their way to accomplishing that…all based on the 9/11 LIE!
http://www.911truth.org
Google videos:
Report this9/11 Press for Truth
Loose Change 2nd Edition
America: Freedom to Fascism
Terror Storm
By farmertx, August 18, 2007 at 8:55 am #
It doesn’t say much for a male (can’t call him a man) who can’t stand any dissent in a public forum.
Report thisJust like when the Shootist went to Afghanistan and had all American troops searched before they were admitted to the Mess Tent where he would speak.
Obviously, he was going to lie through his teeth and wanted no tape recording to emerge afterwards.
This whole team of Shrubs’ is dedicated only to his ideal of what the country should be; a place where the rich get richer and the Corporations can sell anything and not worry about deaths/injuries from the use of their product.
It took the American people a lot longer to wake up than I thought.
I honestly thought ‘04 would be the end of him. But he had the terrorist scare card, masterfully played, plus Diebolds’ magic voting machine.
It took another two years, until ‘06, for enough folks to realize that this guy had no clue.
By purplewolf, August 18, 2007 at 3:56 am #
When Bush took the oath of office he promised(lied) that he would uphold the Constitution of the United States. He has chosen to destroy it instead. What ever he doesn’t like to see or hear he tries to get rid of. If it is so unpleasant for him to see Freedom of Speech in action, he is in the wrong job and wrong country. We all know of his plan to make America a dictatorship and he can’t wait to do so.Just as long as he’s the dictator. After all his granddaddy helped $$ Hitler. These people running(?) things are so out of touch with reality that when anything that comes along that might WAKE them up to the real world is forbidden. Ignorance is bliss to these guys.Don’t burst that bubble they all operate in that protects them from everything outside their microcosoms.
I wonder when they will make us all dress alike as some other countries do,just like school uniforms.Oh great,another industry(fashion) bites the dust.
Now that weed had signed the July 17 2007 giant take away your right to protest his war law we cannot even hold a peace sign without the threat of losing all our assets and spending the rest of your life locked up in a FEMA concentration camp. The founding fathers of this country are spinning in their graves.
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