Where Were You When They Took Your Rights Away?

July 28, 2006

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Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:24:08 -0700 (PDT)

Can you name the one country on earth where the government can steal

elections, strip away basic rights, spy on citizens, and launch wars

based on lies, but where the people do not take over the nation's

capital in protest?

If you said the United States, you'll be wrong on September fifth when

Camp Democracy begins on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

At long last, Americans are preparing to say " Enough is enough, " and

to do what Ukrainians, Mexicans, or any other people not drugged into

acquiescence would do when things got this bad: occupy the capital

city to demand peace, justice, and accountability.

The goal of the many organizations and individuals working to prepare

for Camp Democracy is to provide a space for everyone who is fed up

with lies and criminality to come and demand change. In fact, at the

suggestion of Cindy Sheehan who will come to Camp Democracy following

Camp Casey (Aug. 16 – Sept. 2 in Crawford, Texas), we're calling it

Camp Democracy at Fort Fed Up. Our demands will not be for anarchy or

disorder, but for a restoration of the rule of law. This is a

tough-on-crime movement. We just have a different notion of who the

criminals are. And when we get tough, we use nonviolence.

Continued...

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