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Archive for June, 2006
Supreme Court Reject Bush Plan to Try Detainees
Jun 30th
The Supreme Court on Thursday repudiated the Bush administration’s plan to put Guantanamo detainees on trial before military commissions, ruling broadly that the commissions were unauthorized by federal statute and violated international law.
“The executive is bound to comply with the rule of law that prevails in this jurisdiction,” Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for the 5-to-3 majority, said at the end of a 73-page opinion that in sober tones shredded each of the administration’s arguments, including the assertion that Congress had stripped the court of jurisdiction to decide the case.
A principal flaw the court found in the commissions was that the president had established them without Congressional authorization.
The decision was such a sweeping and categorical defeat for the administration that it left human rights lawyers who have pressed this and other cases on behalf of Guantánamo detainees almost speechless with surprise and delight, using words like “fantastic,” “amazing” and “remarkable.”
Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, a public interest law firm in New York that represents hundreds of detainees, said, “It doesn’t get any better.”
President Bush said he planned to work with Congress to “find a way forward,” and there were signs of bipartisan interest on Capitol Hill in devising legislation that would authorize revamped commissions intended to withstand judicial scrutiny.
The ruling marked the most significant setback yet for the administration’s broad expansions of presidential power.
A Glance At the True Opponent
Jun 29th
We speak in forked tongues dated centuries old
Lost in the past not knowing which way we should go
Through the hand-me-downs of situations
Through placement in time
I find my thoughts in a most hibernated state
Starving for power
But I won’t let persuasion of an English nation
Trample my pride
True, the European is pumping through my veins
But I’ve strangled him time and time again
After all, my family left that so-called Kingdom for a reason
She was a bitch, and she still is one
And her children strain the seed
True, America’s got her own demons
Like the birth of a nation
Holding chains and fire arms against the face of natives
But I won’t let that discourage me
From smiling inside
At the indigenous beginning we all share
Through genetic makeup of all mankind
Now war cries fill the market place
If this were George Washington’s day
The boat would be overflowing with stowaways
With the captain overboard
Who will guide this ship
Definitely not me
I’m just another commoner painting the same picture
Of the life we all lead
I’m no general, soldier boy
Lost amidst the sheep
I don’t glorify war cannons, drum lines
Or aircraft carriers feeding the need
To kill off all threatening opposition in difference
We’re the opposing dream of self
Let’s be honest for a moment
And admit we’d rather drown
Than help one another out the water
With the very purposeful duty
Of draining life out of everything
Right down to the bottom of the ocean
And back out to the sea
Let’s take a clear look here
At the true opponent of me
Mirror, mirror
Oh, mirror on the wall
Uncle Tom’s Bungalow
Jun 28th
An early Tex Avery parody of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Banned, 1937. Salvaged from poor quality copies and digitally restored for Historical and Educational purposes by www.mostoffensivevideo.com.
Scrub Me Mama With a Boogie Beat
Jun 28th
The infamous 1941 banned cartoon by Walter Lantz (creator of Woody Woodpecker.)
All This & Rabbit Stew (Racist Cartoon)
Jun 28th
The banned 1941 Tex Avery cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny. Salvaged from poor quality copies and digitally restored for Historical and Educational purposes by www.mostoffensivevideo.com.
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America: From Freedom to Fascism
Jun 28th
A film by Aaron Russo about the Legality of the Income Tax
Freedom to Fascism still needs help to raise money for advertising to get the word out. Please go to www.freedomtofascism.com to find out how YOU can help.
The We the People Foundation for Constitutional Education had a big impact on Aaron Russo’s film. The Foundation helped the prescreening process because they believe this film will be a great tool to opening the eyes of all Americans to the injustice of the Federal Reserve System.
The Foundation since 1999 has been trying to get the American government to answer simple questions regarding, the income tax, the federal reserve system, the illeagal war, and the US Patriot Act. To this day the Government has refused to answer any questions.
The Foundation has filed a lawsuit for the right of the people to petition the government for the redress of grievances. The last ten words in the 1st Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
To find out more about their story go to www.givemeliberty.org
The “Why Won’t They Answer?” Tour
July, 2006
1 Saturday BOSTON, MA
2 Sunday CONCORD, NH
3 Monday HARTFORD, CT
4 Tuesday PHILADELPHIA, PA
5 Wednesday TRENTON , NJ
6 Thursday HARRISBURG ,PA
7 Friday DOVER , DE
8 Saturday ANNAPOLIS, MD
9 Sunday CHARLOTTSVILLE, VA
10 Monday RICHMOND/WBURG, VA
11 Tuesday RALEIGH , NC
12 Wednesday ASHEVILLE, NC
13 Thursday COLUMBIA , SC
14 Friday ATLANTA , GA
15 Saturday JEKYLL ISLAND , GA
16 Sunday ORLANDO , FL
17 Monday TAMPA , FL
18 Tuesday TALLAHASSEE, FL
19 Wednesday MONTGOMERY , AL
20 Thursday JACKSON , MS
21 Friday LAFAYETTE , LA
22 Saturday HOUSTON , TX
23 Sunday AUSTIN , TX
24 Monday EL PASO, TX
25 Tuesday TUCSON , AZ
26 Wednesday PHOENIX, AZ
27 Thursday SAN DIEGO , CA
28 Friday LOS ANGELES , CA
29 Saturday HONOLULU , HI
30 Sunday MAUI , HI
31 Monday ()
August, 2006
1 Tuesday FRESNO, CA
2 Wednesday LAS VEGAS, NV
3 Thursday FLAGSTAFF, AZ
4 Friday SANTA FE , NM
5 Saturday AMARILLO, TX
6 Sunday OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
7 Monday LITTLE ROCK, AR
8 Tuesday NASHVILLE , TN
9 Wednesday FRANKFORT/LEX, KY
10 Thursday CHARLESTON , WV
11 Friday COLUMBUS , OH
12 Saturday INDIANAPOLIS, IN
13 Sunday SPRINGFIELD , IL
14 Monday JEFFERSON CITY, MO
15 Tuesday TOPEKA , KS
16 Wednesday DENVER , CO
17 Thursday CHEYENNE , WY
18 Friday SALT LAKE CITY, UT
19 Saturday CARSON CITY, NV
20 Sunday SACREMENTO , CA
21 Monday MEDFORD , OR
22 Tuesday SALEM , OR
23 Wednesday OLYMPIA, WA
24 Thursday JUNEAU , AK
25 Friday ()
26 Saturday BOISE, ID
27 Sunday IDAHO FALLS, OH
28 Monday HELENA , MT
29 Tuesday BISMARCK, ND
30 Wednesday PIERRE , SD
31 Thursday LINCOLN , NE
September, 2006
1 Friday DES MOINES, IA
2 Saturday MINNEAPOLIS, MN
3 Sunday MADISON , WS
4 Monday LANSING , MI
5 Tuesday BUFFALO , NY
6 Wednesday ALBANY, NY
7 Thursday MONTPELIER , VT
8 Friday AUGUSTA , ME
9 Saturday PROVIDENCE , , RI
National Events
September 18th
Constitution Day in DC
& Regional all-USA Events
Join us as we once again Petition the federal government and publicly demonstrate & demand answers to our questions about its violations of the Constitution.
Check back here for details.
October 9th
GiveMeLiberty 2006 Event
Join us as national Freedom leaders gather in our nations capitol and call on all Americans to rise in defense of our Constitution and the attacks on our Liberty. Check the website for details.
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for our Why Wont They Answer? tour.
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Patented Seeds Edge out Local Varieties
Jun 27th
by Keya Acharya
CHITRADURGA, Karnataka, Jun 26 (IPS) - ”Earlier, there were no ‘outside’ fertilisers or seeds. There were no (plant) diseases and we were happy”, recalls 83-year-old Chandrappa, farming for the last 60 years on his family’s five acres in the black cotton-soil heartland of this southern Indian State.
But today, half a century of farming later, Chandrappa will have nothing to do with his own seeds. “The yield is less, so we prefer buying seeds,” he says.
A group of 20-odd farmers, faces crusted with the vicissitudes of working the soil, sit cross-legged on the village temple floor at Byalahalli, 25 kilometres from Chitradurga, and echo Chandrappa’s sentiments. “The ‘Raitha Sangha’ (a political party floated by farmers) has been telling us about how the new Seed Act will harm us, but no one is bothering,” says 50-year-old Rajappa.
India has tabled a controversial Seeds Bill (2004) in Parliament that would allow foreign companies to be directly involved with small farmers. Large multinational corporations (MNCs) are now attracting Indian farmers through an aggressive extension network that promises seeds with bigger yields and better profits.
“This is an absolute no-no,” says Suman Sahai of the non-governmental organisation (NGO), Gene Campaign. ”It overrides the farmer’s rights clauses put into the Plant Variety Protection Act (PVP) of 2001. First let this Act be implemented and then bring in the seed bill.”
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