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POPSHugo Schwyzer on Proposition 8 Boycotts And those who gave time and energy and money to support a cause that was fundamentally antithetical to justice cannot expect acceptance and bonhomie from their colleagues whose rights have been stripped away as a consequence.
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POPS Congratulations! This could be part of the problem. Obama, in his chats with nine world leaders, told SK President Lee the US-ROK relationship is a “cornerstone” of Asian stability. Good thing he noticed. Medvedev rounded on the United States for ills ranging from the global financial crisis to the recent war in Georgia, in a state-of-the-nation speech that was watched intently by his mentor Vladimir Putin, and omitted mentioning Obama by name. http://news.theage.com.au/world/russias-medvedev-hits-out-at-us-20081105-5ilq.html
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POPSEconomic Justice, Income Redistribution, Reparations! it is good for everyone. — A bombshell was released this weekend when a copy of an interview by Obama on WBEZ-FM, Chicago Public Radio, from 2001 was found (bold italics added): "The Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth, and of more basic issues such as political and economic justice in society ... and one of the, I think, tragedies of the civil rights movement was, um, because the civil rights movement became so court focused, I think there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change. In some ways we still suffer from that. ... I think that you can craft legal theoretical justifications for it legally, any three of us here could come up with a rational for bringing about economic change through the courts."
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POPSFight for Human Rights Continues in Burma This monk has dedicated his life to attaining something we in America take for granted: Democracy and basic human rights. The U.S. claims to be a stalwart of human rights and yet allows human rights atrocities to continue in Burma, Zimbabwe, Tibet, etc. and even writes its laws to allow a U.S.-based corporation to profit from it. Chevron, based in California, has been making huge profits in Burma as part owner of a natural gas project. U.S. sanctions prevent most U.S. companies from working in Burma, but Chevron's investment there existed before the sanctions were imposed and continues under a grandfather clause. This man, and many others, is willing to die to gain freedom for his fellow countrymen. Chevron and the U.S. is willing to let him die at the hands of a tortuous dictatorial regime in order to make a profit. How is this any different than the terrorism the U.S. is creating in Iraq and Afghanistan?
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POPSKyrgyzstan moves to supress religious freedom Asked if the law targeted Christian or Muslim groups, Murzahalilov, the SARA officials, insisted that organizations that encouraged people to change their faith "damage society." "Religion is a very delicate thing and the fact that they are insistently trying to spread their faith is a violation of basic human rights," Murzahalilov said. Murzahalilov characterized existing legislation as "too liberal," adding that it didn’t "meet the requirements of reality." Specifically, the current legal framework didn’t account for the presence of evangelical Christians in Kyrgyzstan. "The Kyrgyz people are very tolerant and have been this way for centuries, but this obsessive work of Christian and, sometimes, Islamic groups ... could lead to unpleasant consequences," the SARA official stated
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POPS Socialist Warning Signs Look at this radical diatribe (editor’s note — is “radical” the new “racist”? Just askin’): In the radio interview, Obama delved into whether the civil rights movement should have gone further than it did, so that when “dispossessed peoples” appealed to the high court on the right to sit at the lunch counter, they should have also appealed for the right to have someone else pay for the meal. No, I’m not making this up. He really did say that. See why his handlers are trying to discredit the messenger? See why he’s waving the big red flag up there? But it gets worse. Much worse. This is an American lawyer who doesn’t like the founding doctrine, our Constitution: “The Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth and sort of basic issues of political and economic justice in this society, and to that extent as radical as people try to characterize the Warren Court, it wasn’t that radical,” Obama said . . . .
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POPSThuggish & Blatant:"Civil" Voting Rights. HAH! If you're thinking straight, this oughta really piss you off. This land is being taken over - unashamedly, illegally, immorally, and with the in-your-face, F-you sentimentality of a street thug. Listen to Obama's speaking tone. He makes no avoidance of sounding like a thug and the message to supporters is loud. And it is clear. Those in political and judicial positions have the go-ahead to treat with disdain any motions or discourse which may speak to the fair policy and treatment of the election process, and has been extending across the board to include speech and thought - kicking the most basic American rights of liberty right in the nuts.
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POPSOne cent, Two Cents for Peace Not a bad idea - a very good one actually - to aid education in Afghanistan and Pakistan where many families do not have the money for basic secular education
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POPSAnother First for India India thrashed the 'Big Mouthed' Australia in Cricket yesterday. Good going. Bank loans burdens made1000s of farmers commit suicide. Most 'Rural Areas' have no electricity and drinking water facility. High/Low Caste crimes prevention is meagre for lack of funds to educate illiterate people. Considering all these the 'Moon Launch' proves two points: India is a False Democracy and Worse than China in violations of Human Rights.
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POPSINCOMPETENCE RULES AMERICA Since the industrial revolution, the same ruling class has split in two: Republicans and Democrats- One just may be the lessor of two evils
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POPSThe Noose Tightens Noose Tightens Category: Depopulation, FISA, Globalization, Issues, NAFTA, News, North American Union, Patriot Act, Police State, Real id, Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, Voting Rights & Fraud, War on Civil Liberties | “Since 9/11, our Constitutional rights have been systematically dismantled: 1. USA Patriot Act - A 342 page document presented to Congress one day before voting on it that allows the government access to your bank and email accounts, as well as your medical and phone records with no court order. They can also search your home anytime without a warrant. 2. USA Patriot Act II - This one allows secret government arrests, the legal authority to seize your American citizenship, and the extraction of your DNA if you are deemed a potential terrorist. 3. Military Commissions Act of 2006 - Ends habeas corpus, the right to an attorney, and the right to court review of one’s detention and arrest. Without this most basic right, all other ri
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POPSDon't Ignore the Violence Against Women's Act As an example, Kathleen Savio, Drew Peterson's third wife, demanded justice. She wrote letters to the Will County State's Attorney's Office regarding her dangerous and life threatning situation. She contacted police. Her letters and pleas fell on deaf ears. After the death of Kathleen Savio, the family continued to demand answers. The door of the legal system was slammed in their face. It would take Stacy Peterson to vanish before relatives of Kathleen's such as who shared documents with Fox News and Greta that an outside medial exaimner was hired to determine the cause of death.
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POPSThe Old, White Men Convention If giving tax breaks to major corporations, continuing to occupy a country that doesn’t want us there anymore, denying basic civil rights to all Americans, putting the education of children in the hands of private schools, sending more jobs overseas, and drilling for oil while waiting for alternative energy sources to magically appear is change, then I’m Ann Coulter. And I’m not Ann Coulter.
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POPSAre We Safer Now? I doubt if the public's safety was forefront in this misguided attempt to silence protest during the RNC. Partly because of hysterical paranoia of terrorists the powers that be have long used the pretense of protection to denigrate and undermine our most basic rights and freedoms. And do we stand up and raise our fists in anger over theses blatant stabs to our freedoms? Afraid not. It seems everyone just sits back in their easy chairs and watches as the powers that be wall off protesters to Orwellian "Protest Zones". Yes, bad people want to do us harm. But a modicum of sanity should accompany our plans to provide a reasonable level of protection from these people. As it is now, this smacks more of politics than of legitimate protection.
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POPSElderly women sentenced to 're-education' in China Living peacefully in China for over 70 years still will not allow you to ask for permission to protest over the government taking their homes away from them. Police set up protest zones in an apparent attempt to allow protest, or was it just a ruse to bring out would-be protesters so China could jail them?
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POPSMilitary Trials Shrouded in Secrecy The piece goes on: "The right to a fair and public trial is a bedrock principle of democracy," said RCFP Executive Director Lucy A. Dalglish. "Unfortunately, in this regard, members of the armed services have fewer rights than those granted to criminal defendants in civilian courts. We believe that, at a minimum, the armed services should create an easily accessible docket‚ of information listing those charged, details regarding the charges against them and the date and time of their trials and pre-trials."
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POPSWomen Against Sharia Seems to be a good resource for educating oneself about the issues related to Shariah Law. And I am a woman who is against it too!
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POPSJimmy Carter on GTMO To stay the hand of vengeance.....Not Bush and Co. Vengeance and weapons are the only, well oil, thing on their mind. But perhaps just as it happened to Hitler: The demise may come out of their own ranks. We need a Stauffenberg who could change history.
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