Sunday, March 04, 2012

US Congress passes authoritarian anti-protest law

Labrador and Simpson vote for unconstitutional bill which strikes at both the first and second amendments: US Congress passes authoritarian anti-protest law


"A bill passed Monday in the US House of Representatives and Thursday in the Senate would make it a felony—a serious criminal offense punishable by lengthy terms of incarceration—to participate in many forms of protest associated with the Occupy Wall Street protests of last year. Several commentators have dubbed it the “anti-Occupy” law, but its implications are far broader.

The bill—H.R. 347, or the “Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011”—was passed by unanimous consent in the Senate, while only Ron Paul and two other Republicans voted against the bill in the House of Representatives (the bill passed 388-3). Not a single Democratic politician voted
against the bill."


US Congress passes authoritarian anti-protest law

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2011-149

Yea ID-1 Labrador, Raúl [R] Yea ID-2 Simpson, Michael [R]

This bill outlaws and makes a felony of the possession of a firearm in these arbitrary and morphing "restricted" areas.

"(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, if-- `(A) the person, during and in relation to the offense, uses or carries a deadly or dangerous weapon or firearm; " http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c112:7:./temp/~c1127FdmxF::

http://open.salon.com/blog/watchingfrogsboil/2012/03/01/outlawing_occupy_hr_347_makes_free_speech_a_felony