5 Freedom-Killing Tactics Police Will Use to Crack Down on Protests in 2012. March 16, 2012 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. The First Amendment right to assemble and protest is going to get a black eye in 2012—as it has every time there has been an upsurge in America’s social justice movements. Already in city after city, protesters and civil rights lawyers are troubled by proposed and newly enacted anti-protest rules, many of which are likely to be found unconstitutional if they have their day in court. In the meantime mayors, police and in some cases federal agencies are making detailed plans to thwart protests at local and national events. In many cities, ordinances aimed at Occupy protesters are emerging to restrict protests and anything resembling camping on sidewalks, streets and parks. “People do overcome,” Verheyden-Hilliard said.
“We still have democratic abilities to be out in the streets. Some restrictions are reasonable, such as the U.S. Hope Not Fear. The Wake Up Project. Tube Truthers | 4up2date.info | The fastest growing, law-bidding, most vigilant patriot network in America: The American Resistance Movement • Index page. Would the Real First Amendment Please Stand Up? History of U.S. Gov’t Bailouts.
By Jesse Nankin and Krista Kjellman Schmidt, ProPublica, Updated April 15, 2009 The circles below represent the relative size of each U.S. government bailout of American corporations (and one city), calculated in 2008 dollars. They are in chronological order. | Related: Bailout Tracker: Tracking every dollar and every recipient »
Shadow Government Statistics : Home Page. Commentaries - Stewart Dougherty. FOREWORD: At certain times, focusing on the big picture is important not just for investment success, but for personal welfare, and even survival. We believe such times are here. It is estimated that 98% of Americans have never held a gold coin in their hands. Yet 100% of Americans regularly handle Federal Reserve Notes. From a contrarian standpoint, the financial message from those two statistics is clear. Even so, gold is much more than money or an investment medium; it stands for liberty and throughout history has facilitated escape and ensured freedom.
Never having touched a gold coin is the monetary equivalent to never having breathed fresh air, felt the warmth of sunshine, looked up at the stars or risen from the gutter. According to the Federal Reserve’s most recent report on wealth, America’s private net worth was $53.4 trillion as of September, 2009. The government continues to dig a deeper and deeper fiscal grave in which to bury its citizens. We Defy You.