Republicans in 10 States move to criminalize and MURDER peaceful protesters

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blackascoal

The Force is With Me
The Republican Party has gone full-blown fascist.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

LAWMAKERS IN TEN STATES HAVE PROPOSED LEGISLATION CRIMINALIZING PEACEFUL PROTEST

OVER THE WEEKEND, millions of demonstrators took to streets across the country to mobilize against the new president and his agenda, assembling in a national turnout that organizers call the beginning of a reinvigorated protest movement. But in states home to dozens of Saturday’s demonstrations, Republican lawmakers are moving to criminalize and increase penalties on peaceful protesting.

Last week, I reported that such efforts were afoot in five states: In Minnesota, Washington state, Michigan, and Iowa, Republican lawmakers have proposed an array of anti-protesting laws that center on stiffening penalties for demonstrators who block traffic; in North Dakota, conservatives are even pushing a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill protesters so long as the collision was accidental. Similarly, Republicans in Indiana last week prompted uproar over a proposed law that would instruct police to use “any means necessary” to clear protesters off a roadway.

more at link
https://theintercept.com/2017/01/23...proposed-laws-criminalizing-peaceful-protest/

10 Sinister State Moves, Including Killing Protesters, Prove 1st Amendment is Dying
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/10-moves-states-protest-illegal/#ELcmzDcV0opkje1p.99

It appears that Trump and republicans were badly stung by the rebuke of Trump by millions of protesters across the country on Inaugural weekend. So they're reaching for the Hitler playbook to stop them.

This is yet another demonstration of the complete and total ignorance of republicans.

The protests will only get louder and the damage to America's image may be irreversible.

For all the republican talk about the Constitution, they've proven that they don't give a shit about it.

This is war.
 
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Trump’s not Hitler, he’s Mussolini: How GOP anti-intellectualism created a modern fascist movement in America

In an interview with Slate, the historian of fascism Robert Paxton warns against describing Donald Trump as fascist because “it’s almost the most powerful epithet you can use.” But in this case, the shoe fits. And here is why.

Like Mussolini, Trump rails against intruders (Mexicans) and enemies (Muslims), mocks those perceived as weak, encourages a violent reckoning with those his followers perceive as the enemy within (the roughing up of protesters at his rallies), flouts the rules of civil political discourse (the Megyn Kelly menstruation spat), and promises to restore the nation to its greatness not by a series of policies, but by the force of his own personality (“I will be great for” fill in the blank).

To quote Paxton again, this time from his seminal “The Anatomy of Fascism”: “Fascist leaders made no secret of having no program.” This explains why Trump supporters are not bothered by his ideological malleability and policy contradictions: He was pro-choice before he was pro-life; donated to politicians while now he rails against that practice; married three times and now embraces evangelical Christianity; is the embodiment of capitalism and yet promises to crack down on free trade. In the words of the Italian writer Umberto Eco, fascism was “a beehive of contradictions.” It bears noting that Mussolini was a socialist unionizer before becoming a fascist union buster, a journalist before cracking down on free press, a republican before becoming a monarchist.

Like Mussolini, Trump is dismissive of democratic institutions. He selfishly guards his image of a self-made outsider who will “dismantle the establishment” in the words of one of his supporters. That this includes cracking down on a free press by toughening libel laws, engaging in the ethnic cleansing of 11 million people (“illegals”), stripping away citizenship of those seen as illegitimate members of the nation (children of the “illegals”), and committing war crimes in the protection of the nation (killing the families of suspected terrorists) only enhances his stature among his supporters. The discrepancy between their love of America and these brutal and undemocratic methods does not bother them one iota. To borrow from Paxton again: “Fascism was an affair of the gut more than of the brain.”

For Trump and his supporters, the struggle against “political correctness” in all its forms is more important than the fine print of the Constitution.

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http://www.salon.com/2016/03/11/tru...created_a_modern_fascist_movement_in_america/
 
blackascoal said:
in North Dakota, conservatives are even pushing a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill protesters so long as the collision was accidental
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So if a motorist accidentally hits some moron wandering around the middle of a highway, you want to charge the driver with a crime?

I think you're the fascist.
 
blackascoal said:
The Republican Party has gone full-blown fascist.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

LAWMAKERS IN TEN STATES HAVE PROPOSED LEGISLATION CRIMINALIZING PEACEFUL PROTEST

OVER THE WEEKEND, millions of demonstrators took to streets across the country to mobilize against the new president and his agenda, assembling in a national turnout that organizers call the beginning of a reinvigorated protest movement. But in states home to dozens of Saturday’s demonstrations, Republican lawmakers are moving to criminalize and increase penalties on peaceful protesting.

Last week, I reported that such efforts were afoot in five states: In Minnesota, Washington state, Michigan, and Iowa, Republican lawmakers have proposed an array of anti-protesting laws that center on stiffening penalties for demonstrators who block traffic; in North Dakota, conservatives are even pushing a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill protesters so long as the collision was accidental. Similarly, Republicans in Indiana last week prompted uproar over a proposed law that would instruct police to use “any means necessary” to clear protesters off a roadway.

more at link
https://theintercept.com/2017/01/23...proposed-laws-criminalizing-peaceful-protest/

10 Sinister State Moves, Including Killing Protesters, Prove 1st Amendment is Dying
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/10-moves-states-protest-illegal/#ELcmzDcV0opkje1p.99

It appears that Trump and republicans were badly stung by the rebuke of Trump by millions of protesters across the country on Inaugural weekend. So they're reaching for the Hitler playbook to stop them.

This is yet another demonstration of the complete and total ignorance of republicans.

The protests will only get louder and the damage to America's image may be irreversible.

For all the republican talk about the Constitution, they've proven that they don't give a shit about it.

This is war.
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Taft2016 said:
Really?

Explain, please.
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The laws involving vehicle / pedestrian accidents are already in place and well established. This proposed law is meant to threaten protesters and give legal license for their murder. It doesn't take genius to figure that out.

Your response was the typical right-wing ignorance I would expect from people like you.

What? No Constitution to hide behind?
 
blackascoal said:
The laws involving vehicle / pedestrian accidents are already in place and well established. This proposed law is meant to threaten protesters and give legal license for their murder. It doesn't take genius to figure that out.

Your response was the typical right-wing ignorance I would expect from people like you.

What? No Constitution to hide behind?
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No, the proposed law is intended to protect motorists from politically motivated retaliation.

Pedestrians are prohibited on highways, and motorists always have the right of way.

Any pedestrians illegally on highways, accidentally struck by motorists, are themselves at fault.
 
Taft2016 said:
No, the proposed law is intended to protect motorists from politically motivated retaliation.

Pedestrians are prohibited on highways, and motorists always have the right of way.

Any pedestrians on illegally on highways, accidentally struck by motorists, are themselves at fault.
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Let me repeat for the impaired. The laws of pedestrian / vehicle accidents are already well-established. This is an OBVIOUS attempt by republicans to threaten protesters .. AND, coming on the heels of massive protests against Trump, you'd have to be a lobotomized moron not to see the OBVIOUS.

Trump's entire time in office will be one long string of massive protests against THE most unpopular president in American history and THE most hated man on the planet today.

This is an attempt to shut down those protests .. an attempt that will only backfire and propel democrats back into power.

In some ways, Trump is the best thing that could have happened to politics in this nation. The rejection and hate will be massive and unprecedented.
 
blackascoal said:
Let me repeat for the impaired. The laws of pedestrian / vehicle accidents are already well-established.
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Yes, they are.

And morons who chose to violate these laws need to know they are not protected, and any risk to their persons are their own responsibilities.

What would you charge the motorist with who accidentally hits one of these morons?
 
Taft2016 said:
Yes, they are.

And morons who chose to violate these laws need to know they are not protected, and any risk to their persons are their own responsibilities.

What would you charge the motorist with who accidentally hits one of these morons?
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The laws of what is accidental are already well-established.

Respectfully, your argument is FAR less than intellectual and without any shred of honesty or integrity. You have a right to believe whatever you chose to believe .. just don't call it intelligent.

Coming on the heels of MASSIVE and UNPRECEDENTED protests against the clown you voted for .. what makes your brain believe that the OBVIOUS will be ignored?

Had democrats moved to enact these laws during the teabagger protests, your perspective would be entirely different.

Intelligence and support for Donald Trump are like mixing oil and water. The two cannot occupy the same mind.
 
Taft2016 said:
So if a motorist accidentally hits some moron wandering around the middle of a highway, you want to charge the driver with a crime?

I think you're the fascist.
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i have seen them literally walk on highways -not just city streets. to what purpose then to impede traffic?
 
blackascoal said:
The laws of what is accidental are already well-established.

Respectfully, your argument is FAR less than intellectual and without any shred of honesty or integrity. You have a right to believe whatever you chose to believe .. just don't call it intelligent.

Coming on the heels of MASSIVE and UNPRECEDENTED protests against the clown you voted for .. what makes your brain believe that the OBVIOUS will be ignored?

Had democrats moved to enact these laws during the teabagger protests, your perspective would be entirely different.

Intelligence and support for Donald Trump are like mixing oil and water. The two cannot occupy the same mind.
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Tea Partiers are smart enough not to tempt fate by wandering around in the middle of highway traffic.
 
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