NEW YORKERS MOURN THE MURDER OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS

January 4, 2012 at 08:42 (Activism, Anti fascism, Associate Post, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Class Struggle, Corrupt Politics, Democracy, DesertPeace Exclusive, Photography)

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Comentary by Chippy Dee

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In response to Obama’s signing of the National Defense Authorization Act on New Year’s Eve pro-democracy citizens belonging to several organizations, including Wall St. Occupiers, held a news conference on the steps of the NY Public Library on 42^nd St. to state their most strenuous objections to this act which will, in actuality, negate the Bill of Rights.  Then they demonstrated outside the offices of the 2 New York Senators, Schumer and Gillibrand, who both voted for the act.  The group then went to Rockefeller Center with their signs and leaflets and demonstrated in the shadow of the enormous Christmas tree.  This was followed by a “flash-mob” scene at Grand Central Station during rush-hour.  The size of the group swelled to substantial numbers as they shouted in unison that the NDAA would allow the military to arrest US citizens on American soil and hold them indefinitely without charging them with a crime or having them stand trial.  In essence, they will be “disappeared”.  There is great concern in the Muslim community about this act but, in reality, every American is threatened by it. 

5 people were arrested at Grand Central Station.  Nobody knows what they will be charged with since they appeared to be doing nothing different than anyone else in the group.*

Photos © by Bud Korotzer

*On the steps of the New York Public Library

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Flash Event at Grand Central Station

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