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Ronald Reagan: “But restoring the American dream requires more than restoring a sound, productive economy, vitally important as that is. It requires a return to spiritual and moral values, values so deeply held by those who came here to build a new life. We need to restore those values in our daily life, in our neighborhoods and in our government’s dealings with the other nations of the world…. These are the values inspiring those brave workers in Poland. The values that have inspired other dissidents under Communist domination who’ve been willing to go into the gulag and suffer the torture of imprisonment because of their dissidence. They remind us that where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost. They remind us that freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. You and I must protect and preserve freedom here or it will not be passed on to our children and it will disappear everywhere in the world. Today the workers in Poland are showing a new generation how high is the price of freedom but also how much it is worth that price. I want more than anything I’ve ever wanted, to have an administration that will, through its actions, at home and in the international arena, let millions of people know that Miss Liberty still “Lifts her lamp beside the golden door.” … Through our international broadcasting stations — the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and the others — let us send, loud and clear, the message that this …
The First Amendment is one run-on sentence that enshrines five of the most essential liberties guaranteed by American democracy: the freedom of religion, the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government. The First Amendment is the core of all civil rights and civil liberties law in the United States
MEDIA ASKS WHY WE PROTEST? Really? Too busy reporting on how the other countries suffer, or a Presidential election thats more than a year away i guess. Wow the 1% has hi-jacked not only our govt ,but now MEDIA? Hi-jack you say . Yes when you control the money and business you can demand any govt to bail you out. HOW? Well by threatening to take your business elsewhere (out of the USA).. Keep a lookout for words like LESS REGULATION or KEEP GOVT OUT! So less regulations means less pay, more hours, no vacations for us huh? Just like the good old GUILDED AGE DAYS right? look up Guilded Age and youll see my point!
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This bill S1867 is going through – we only have TODAY to call our reps. Please read what this bill will do and act if you feel this must be stopped- and sign this petition- I called my congressman Waxmen and his secretary assured me he was voting against this – he is in the minority however… salsa.democracyinaction.org Americans united against oppressive military detention powers In America, the right to trial is fundamental, as are the rights to freedom of speech and freedom of belief. The detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) now moving through Congress threaten each of these rights, rendering even US citizens subject to indefinite military detention without trial. The proposal is far more radical than any national security policy advanced under the Bush Administration. Not only would expanded military detention threaten the right to trial by a jury of one’s peers, it would dramatically undermine democracy by creating the legal authority to detain dissidents on the basis of accusation—not necessarily of any political violence, but potentially even political speech. “Terror” has been legally construed to include nonviolent expressive activities—such as picketing the homes of bio-tech executives or coordinating communications with groups in foreign countries. Because of this overly broad definition, the authority to militarily detain terror suspects without trial would include the authority to militarily detain dissidents, indefinitely …
Nov 22, 2011 — It is a great privilege for me to stand in this House today and speak to Bill C-304, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting freedom). I fully support this bill as it protects one of our most important rights as Canadians, that being the freedom of speech. In my years on our House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights, we often spoke out against repressive regimes around the world that trample the rights of their own citizens in the most severe ways, and yet, the fundamental right to freedom of speech is threatened here at home. I am pleased that this bill proposed by the member for Westlock—St. Paul seeks to remedy just that. As members heard from my colleague before me, freedom of speech is a fundamental right that provides the basis for all other rights to thrive and succeed. Without free speech, citizens could not assemble publicly to peacefully demonstrate their opposition to government policies, an act fundamental to our democracy.
Produced by Yaron Deskalo of ESPN. Filmed and Edited by Evolve Digital Cinema. What if a country’s biggest athlete, a legend, a hero, a player who brought the nation some of its biggest sporting moments, was at practice one day and was suddenly taken into custody by masked men? What if he was held for months, tortured, his career ended, banned from his team and for playing for his country, all because he expressed his political views? It’s not a storyline from a Hollywood script — that is what allegedly happened in Bahrain. Specifically, it’s what Alaa Hubail says happened to him. Hubail is the most famous soccer player in Bahrain and says similar treatment was forced on his brother, Mohammad, also a member of Bahrain’s national soccer team; and to Anwar Al-Makki, Bahrain’s internationally ranked table-tennis champion. In a story largely ignored by the Western world, these athletes describe in detail the horrific torture they endured at the hands of their government — a government that is allied with the United States despite allegations of human rights abuses against pro-democracy protestors. E:60 goes to the Middle East for the first time to investigate how athletes were caught up in the clash of democracy, freedom, repression and politics. Jeremy Schaap reports.
March to end Human Rights Violation in Syria Saturday, October 29 ·2011 Old City Hall, Toronto, CANADA English: For nearly seven months, Bashar Assad’s regime have been used the most horrible oppression of the brutal killing, arbitrary detention, torture and destruction of private property and public houses of opposition along with the places of worship including mosques and churches, reached up to the occupation of the Syrian cities one after the other by the army and Bashar’s death squads. All of this happened in order to silence the voice of the peaceful pro-Syrian rebels to topple Bashar al-Assad’s regime and to start a new free democratic state; a state of institutions which protect citizens and protect the freedom of the people whom ruled by the law. The Syrian’s regime have been suppressing any movement. The security forces and the national army are using its heavy and medium weapons and heavy tanks, helicopters and barges. We see crimes against humanity committed daily. Heinous crimes are taking place without respite or mercy against defenseless people by Bashar Assad’s regime and your silence or your support although we are looking forward to live with dignity and freedom. Statistics have shown that the Syrian people lost more than: 4000 of innocent civilians killed, 22000 prisoners, and 7000 people missing. Amnesty has documented thousands of detainees and more than 2200 martyrs, of whom more than 88, a martyr killed under torture in detention centres. Ten of …
