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No message, just a buncha header. So, it's all just a question?
Aw reety then. Traitor is a word with a precise definition. Said definition being relevant only to matters of nations at war, & an individuals behavior.
Morally, Yes, they're economic traitors, and egregious. Would that we could have new law, establishing the concept of an Economic Traitor! We'll need a congress to the left of Franklin Roosevelt's to have it.
For now, may carrying on after the fashion of UK-Uncut shame the sots to turning to some responsibility.
I have called for a congressional investigation of corporate economic imperializem, as Un American Activity. If "Un American Activity" is keyed into the search box, it should be found.
Well said!
A month before the big oil spill Obama said drill, baby, drill. A few months ago Obama started telling us we need more nuclear plants, now this. You think maybe someone up there is trying to tell our President something?
Seriously? What can be done? Well the answer is quite clear and absolutely effective. This idea would save Americans billions of dollars and would assure Japan a complete and utter stopping of their radiation leak. Instead of trying to stop the leak with a "junk shot" of saw dust, chemicals, shredded paper or cement, line up all of the Republican Senators in America. . . They will stop anything!
Here is a completely fool-proof (pun intended) way to make sure that all nuclear plants are absolutely safe: everyone who is above middle management at the nuclear plant, including ALL of the top officers and every member of the boards of directors of the corporations that own the power plants, has to live downwind and within a quarter mile of both the power plant and the spent fuel, as in, it is their ONLY residence, and they HAVE to stay there at least 16 hours a day on at least 300 days a year, and their residence on each of those days has to be verified and logged by environmentally sane witnesses who are against nuclear power.
There would be an instant increase in sloppy workers fired, safety protocols revamped and strictly adhered to, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and routine, honest testing of air, water, and soil. We would not need to pass or enforce any other laws regarding nuclear power plants. If these measures are unsatisfactory to those lying, thieving morons who could literally destroy the earth's ability to support human life, maybe they should start building wind, solar, geothermal, and other safe power plants.
With freedom comes responsibility. This man is a lunatic and a selfish one at that.
We may have the right to free speech but , just as with anything, there is a time and place for it and burning a Kuran is definitely NOT a good idea.
Perhaps I'm being somewhat dense here, but wouldn't the utilization of lead be far more efficacious???
While the preacher's actions were deplorable, like burning a flag, or a bible or torah, I cannot understand how any American can question their right to do so. A high ranking UN official, Steffhan di Mistura, head of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, said, and I quote, "I don't think we should be blaming any Afghan. We should be blaming...the one who burned the Koran. Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from offending culture, religion, traditions." With all due respect, that is EXACTLY what freedom of speech means. Otherwise, it is usless. I find all religions, particularly those based on holy books, to be extremely offensive to reason and human intellect, and would be completely justified in burning their books and symbols. But I have no right to murder and behead innocent people.
Link to part two: http://www.thomhartmann.com/bigpicture/thom-hartmann-conversation-great-...
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We don’t need leaders. We don’t need directives from above. We don’t need formal organizations. We don’t need to waste our time appealing to the Democratic Party or writing letters to the editor. We don’t need more diatribes on the Internet. We need to physically get into the public square and create a mass movement. We need you and a few of your neighbors to begin it. We need you to walk down to your Bank of America branch and protest. We need you to come to Union Square. And once you do that you begin to create a force these elites always desperately try to snuff out—resistance. - C. Hedges
http://www.truthdig.com/report/print/this_is_what_resistance_looks_like_20110403/
We don’t need leaders. We don’t need directives from above. We don’t need formal organizations. We don’t need to waste our time appealing to the Democratic Party or writing letters to the editor. We don’t need more diatribes on the Internet. We need to physically get into the public square and create a mass movement. We need you and a few of your neighbors to begin it. We need you to walk down to your Bank of America branch and protest. We need you to come to Union Square. And once you do that you begin to create a force these elites always desperately try to snuff out—resistance. - Chris Hedges
http://www.truthdig.com/report/print/this_is_what_resistance_looks_like_20110403/
Regardless of how some arrogant Americans feel that we can do whatever we want without consequences and that muslims should get a sense of humor(incredibly ignorant thing to say), the burning of another faith's sacred text is not against our law UNLESS it leads to lawless acts.
Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969), was a United States Supreme Court case based on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It held that government cannot punish inflammatory speech unless it is directed to inciting and likely to incite imminent lawless action. In particular, it overruled Ohio's criminal syndicalism statute, because that statute broadly prohibited the mere advocacy of violence. In the process, four prior Supreme Court decisions were invalidated:
Now it seems that's exactly what happen. Not to mention American muslims have been reduced to unamericans. I think at least he should be fined greatly for endangering our people that are still in Afghanistan. Or does no one care about the troops anymore?
The phrase consent of the governed has been turned into a cruel joke. There is no way to vote against the interests of Goldman Sachs. Civil disobedience is the only tool we have left. - Chris Hedges
http://www.truthdig.com/report/print/this_is_what_resistance_looks_like_20110403/
"No Immediate Danger" -------
Go to the folowing sites to see the Children of Chernobyl
http://thechildrenofchernobyl.blogspot.com/2008/03/children-of-chernobyl.html
http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/Chernobyl
• Plutonium is the most toxic nuclear element that man has produced; it does not exist in nature except as a result of a nuclear reaction. The body recognizes plutonium as it would iron thus it is absorbed into the red blood cells and muscles. It may cause blood disorders, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and other forms of cancer.
• Caesium 137 behaves as potassium and is incorporated into rapidly growing cells throughout the body. Heavy concentrations may lead to gastrointestinal and blood problems.
• Iodine 131 is concentrated in the thyroid gland especially during periods of rapid growth. Radioactive iodine is responsible for the marked increase in cancer of the thyroid that has been seen in children.
• Strontium 90 is similar to calcium and becomes part of the bone structure. Types of bone and bone marrow cancers may be the result.
http://www.ccpusa.org/chernobyl/
The Defects from these plants and the use of nuclear are incalculable > Long period of time~ Could the designs of nukes plants, bomb testing be called crimes against humanity, Are we being deprive of our lives? This is the most expensive energy power one has ever seen. Who says it cheap affordable energy. HA! Shut down all nuke plants Bring all troops home and give up all foreign military bases and stop the war pollution and lets clean up the planet .
In regard to "the standing of taxpayers to bring before the court the Arizona law regarding use of state funds in religious schools" Barry Lynn and his organization of Citizens United for Separation of Church and State, filed an amicus brief, and in a press release states: "This misguided ruling betrays the public school system by directing tax dollars to religious schools," said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United, which filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case. "The court, with the full support of the Obama administration, has slammed the courthouse door in the face of Americans who don't want their tax dollars to subsidize religion."
I agree as very valid his legal counsels' reasoning in 'said brief'. To bar the individual taxpayer or taxpayers a voice in this controversy I find quite upsetting. The question of "standing" is the slippery slope that this "Gang of Five" ideologues has used and continues to use. It is, on its face, a very politically motivated strategy.
Why do the powers that be, who without foresight or fail-safes, and who put Nuclear Power plants in the way of nature, blame their plight on an act of God. Instead of seeing the “natural disaster” as the guiding hand of god they blame god for the calamity of a breaching uncontainable nuclear plant. Is it arrogance? Do they know what they do in their greediness; can they possibly believe they know it all, that nuclear power is safe?
Clovis people were killing mastodons only 16 thousand years ago. Humans can’t even safely guard uranium tailings for one hundred years; how can they be trusted with guarding plutonium for 250,000 years?
They know better and still they know not what they do. Why do we get mad at them? They’re killing us.
As humans over hundreds of thousands of years we have learned what to eat and what not to eat. Our air today is not fit to consume. Our vegetables and fruits and grains, our fish and meat, today are not fit to consume. What has happened to our sacred tribe? What will happen to our sacred tribe?
Right now we need some superman ideas and rescue help, and quick. How do you stop the tons of radioactive waste from continuing to flow into the ocean water? Have you asked all the scientists in the world? What would Steven Hawking do? What would current child prodigies do? What would the Rain Man do? Has anyone asked Dustin Hoffman? Everyone should get involved with this.
The best way to snuff a fireplace conventional earthly, (non-celestial type) fire is to smother it with ash. Would igneous rock dust (lava sand) help to clog the breach until an answer is found? Why can we not contain it temporarily in present nuclear waste containers? Anybody got any ideas? Think tank!
I'm a member of the newly formed www.MLKcoalitionforJobsJusticeandPeace.org in Los Angeles. Our first coordinated action was as participants in the annual MLK parade, as a peaceful counter to the increased militaristic presence in the parade. One of the bumper music mixes reminded me of this video (of photos) of our contingency; soundtrack by the DJ we had rolling along with us (it's his mix): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pwh9Eyb2NA ENJOY!
Radiation Found In San Francisco, CA "Tap" Water — Rainwater Radiation 18,100% Above Drinking Water Limit:
http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2011/04/01/breaking-radiation-san-franc...
The problem with outlawing hate speech is this, who defines what constitutes hate speech?
Sure there will be obvious examples, but what about the nuanced cases?
What if I go out and protest against Nuclear power? Well not only being labeled a peace activist terrorist (which can indeed happen now, thank you very much Patriot Act) but I'll have the added charge of being a Hate Speaker too (don't think for an instant corporations won't apply their new found right of being a human to fight discrimination).
Do not make the mistake of believing that a law made with good intentions will be used only with good intentions, always consider how your construct can be used, not only in its best form, but its worst form too.
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Regardless of what the rest of the world may think, this is America. We have a right to express our opinions. If anyone disagrees with that opinion, they are free to express that disagreement. A proper response might be to burn bibles. Killing someone who had nothing to do with koran burning, however, is barbaric. It is time for the muslim world to grow up and get a sense of humor, or they will always be the butt of barbarian jokes and stereotyped as violent extremists.
Hate Speech is Not Free Speech
Germany has free speech -- but also has a hate speech law.
WE need one HERE -- NOW
Beyond Nuclear Petition
Here is the link to sign the petition sponsored by Beyond Nuclear to President Obama asking that we as a nation turn away from a nuclear future (non-future) -- and GO GREEN NOW!
http://www.change.org/petitions/urge-the-obamas-to-build-a-nuclear-free-future-for-our-children-now#?opt_new=f&opt_fb=t
Go go to the website: Beyond Nuclear