A friend involved in the prison protests sent me this link. The article is just over a year old:
http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2006/03/bushs_mysteriou.html
"Scott speculated that the "detention centers could be used to detain American citizens if the Bush administration were to declare martial law."
~and~
"There also was another little-noticed item posted at the U.S. Army website, about the Pentagon's Civilian Inmate Labor Program. This program "provides Army policy and guidance for establishing civilian inmate labor programs and civilian prison camps on Army installations."
"The Army document, first drafted in 1997, underwent a "rapid action revision" on Jan. 14, 2005. The revision provides a "template for developing agreements" between the Army and corrections facilities for the use of civilian inmate labor on Army installations."
~and, further~
"These developments also are drawing more attention now because of earlier Bush administration policies to involve the Pentagon in "counter-terrorism" operations inside the United States."
Are you scared, yet?
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Willie the Shake says it Best
If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.
God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more methinks would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian.'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispian's day.'
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
~~Henry V, Act 4, Scene 3
Here's a link to an audioclip of Kenneth Branaugh giving the last half of this speech.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechhenryV.html
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.
God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more methinks would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian.'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispian's day.'
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
~~Henry V, Act 4, Scene 3
Here's a link to an audioclip of Kenneth Branaugh giving the last half of this speech.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechhenryV.html
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
More Rant
Thought: Does the Daily Mail indulge in April Fools pranks? Maybe I've been took. Here's another article, this one actually released on the 1st of April:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=445934&in_page_id=1770
Still, I've seen no retraction, no gleeful "April Fool's!"
So I'm going to rant on.
A lot of people, wiser than I, have stated that, if we don't learn from history, we wind up repeating it. A question:
How can we learn FROM it, if we don't even LEARN it in the first place?
Maybe Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Defender of the Faith, should ring in on this. Of course, that title originally referred to the Catholic faith, but became attached to the Church of England very soon after its inception. Since when do Muslims and Christian fundamentalists decide what is taught in British Schools? As far as I know, Muslims never have. Christian fundamentalists...well...there was that time when the Puritans took over. Fortunately, it didn't last. Hopefully, this won't either.
Here's the thing. When choosing a country in which to live and raise your children, why would you select one that had a history your religion didn't approve of? I'm not saying you must embrace with fervour everything about your adopted culture, but you must be willing to accept certain things, and education is one of those. What is next? Will we start teaching kids Arabic before they learn English? We wouldn't want to offend the Mosques, now, would we? Maybe we should submit our lesson plans to the Imams for approval in other subjects, as well. Should we make our girls cover their hair, lest the sight of British beauty offend?
O, the possibilities are endless.
Pardon me while I go spew chunks.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=445934&in_page_id=1770
Still, I've seen no retraction, no gleeful "April Fool's!"
So I'm going to rant on.
A lot of people, wiser than I, have stated that, if we don't learn from history, we wind up repeating it. A question:
How can we learn FROM it, if we don't even LEARN it in the first place?
Maybe Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Defender of the Faith, should ring in on this. Of course, that title originally referred to the Catholic faith, but became attached to the Church of England very soon after its inception. Since when do Muslims and Christian fundamentalists decide what is taught in British Schools? As far as I know, Muslims never have. Christian fundamentalists...well...there was that time when the Puritans took over. Fortunately, it didn't last. Hopefully, this won't either.
Here's the thing. When choosing a country in which to live and raise your children, why would you select one that had a history your religion didn't approve of? I'm not saying you must embrace with fervour everything about your adopted culture, but you must be willing to accept certain things, and education is one of those. What is next? Will we start teaching kids Arabic before they learn English? We wouldn't want to offend the Mosques, now, would we? Maybe we should submit our lesson plans to the Imams for approval in other subjects, as well. Should we make our girls cover their hair, lest the sight of British beauty offend?
O, the possibilities are endless.
Pardon me while I go spew chunks.
Monday, April 02, 2007
It's Rant Time!
Oh, boy, is it Rant Time! It is so far into Rant Time, that I'm fixing to go into overtime. Overkill. something Way Over The Top!
I'm so mad I'm sputtering! Read this:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=445979&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow
"Schools are dropping the Holocaust from history lessons to avoid offending Muslim pupils, a Government backed study has revealed. It found some teachers are reluctant to cover the atrocity for fear of upsetting students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial. "
What in the name of Hell is going on? "upsetting students?" When did the English education system ever worry about "upsetting students?" Students are there to be EDUCATED! Hello! The inmates have taken over the asylum.
This is taking place in England. IN ENGLAND!!!
England. Country of the Magna Carta. Of Richard the Lionheart. Of Henry V at Agincourt. Of Queen Elizabeth I facing down the Spaniards. Of Queen Victoria. Of Dunkirk.
And now, they will throw all that away to avoid offending Muslims?
I am very sorry to see these words coming off my keyboard, but, if Muslims are offended by the history of the country to which they have immigrated, or their parents have immigrated, then let them go back to the Middle East, and be damned to them! Why should proud England deny her history to appease (yes, APPEASE, and we saw during WWII how well that worked, didn't we?) people whose religion teaches them LIES. God damn it! Those are Their lies, not Ours.
One of the most outstanding and endearing characteristics of the English is stubborn courage in the face of impossible odds. Death before dishonour. Honi soit qui mal y pense.
"There'll always be an England
And England shall be free
If England means as much to you
As England means to me."
May as well flush that one.
"Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves!
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves!"
That one, too.
My father fought in WWII, in the R. A. F.
Well, Dad, your country is saying, "Screw you! We don't care that you risked your life to stop the menace of Hitler from taking over our Island Fortress. We are dumping your Finest Hour to make way for Muslims."
Oh, and to make it even better:
"There is also resistance to tackling the 11th century Crusades - where Christians fought Muslim armies for control of Jerusalem - because lessons often contradict what is taught in local mosques."
Why should the Muslims be offended by the history of the Crusades? Newsflash, people....
SALADIN WON!!!
My mother told me that she and my father had a suicide pact. If Hitler had won the war, they would have killed themselves rather than live under Nazism.
El Capitan is right:
"The UK has been "done" for so long you can't even stick a fork in it anymore. There's not enough substance to hold the tines up."
~~http://baboonpirates.blogspot.com/
With thanks to the Baboon Pirate for the news link.
For the first time since my dad died in 1996, I am glad he is gone, and didn't live to see this day!
I'm so mad I'm sputtering! Read this:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=445979&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow
"Schools are dropping the Holocaust from history lessons to avoid offending Muslim pupils, a Government backed study has revealed. It found some teachers are reluctant to cover the atrocity for fear of upsetting students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial. "
What in the name of Hell is going on? "upsetting students?" When did the English education system ever worry about "upsetting students?" Students are there to be EDUCATED! Hello! The inmates have taken over the asylum.
This is taking place in England. IN ENGLAND!!!
England. Country of the Magna Carta. Of Richard the Lionheart. Of Henry V at Agincourt. Of Queen Elizabeth I facing down the Spaniards. Of Queen Victoria. Of Dunkirk.
And now, they will throw all that away to avoid offending Muslims?
I am very sorry to see these words coming off my keyboard, but, if Muslims are offended by the history of the country to which they have immigrated, or their parents have immigrated, then let them go back to the Middle East, and be damned to them! Why should proud England deny her history to appease (yes, APPEASE, and we saw during WWII how well that worked, didn't we?) people whose religion teaches them LIES. God damn it! Those are Their lies, not Ours.
One of the most outstanding and endearing characteristics of the English is stubborn courage in the face of impossible odds. Death before dishonour. Honi soit qui mal y pense.
"There'll always be an England
And England shall be free
If England means as much to you
As England means to me."
May as well flush that one.
"Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves!
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves!"
That one, too.
My father fought in WWII, in the R. A. F.
Well, Dad, your country is saying, "Screw you! We don't care that you risked your life to stop the menace of Hitler from taking over our Island Fortress. We are dumping your Finest Hour to make way for Muslims."
Oh, and to make it even better:
"There is also resistance to tackling the 11th century Crusades - where Christians fought Muslim armies for control of Jerusalem - because lessons often contradict what is taught in local mosques."
Why should the Muslims be offended by the history of the Crusades? Newsflash, people....
SALADIN WON!!!
My mother told me that she and my father had a suicide pact. If Hitler had won the war, they would have killed themselves rather than live under Nazism.
El Capitan is right:
"The UK has been "done" for so long you can't even stick a fork in it anymore. There's not enough substance to hold the tines up."
~~http://baboonpirates.blogspot.com/
With thanks to the Baboon Pirate for the news link.
For the first time since my dad died in 1996, I am glad he is gone, and didn't live to see this day!
Working With Latinas
When I started in the clean room laundry, I had no idea that I would shortly be the only person in there who spoke fluent English. My co-workers had names like Francesca, Aide, Epifania, Mariela and, poignantly, America.
One lady, Marta, was more or less bilingual. We traded lessons. She would translate for me and I would answer any and all questions she had about English words and grammar. She taught me a lot of Spanish, but I have to admit that I never really got out of the present tense.
We used to go to the Spanish dances at La Estrella, out near Florence, and I was not allowed to speak English there at all. I learned to order beer, run off drunks, and politely accept an offer to dance or decline a ride home.
Work started at 6:00 AM. We had two 12 1/2 minute breaks, and half an hour for lunch. We were supposed to get off at 3:00 PM, but, if there was extra work, we had to stay. We never knew if we would get holidays off or not, until it came right down to the wire. If we could get two days work done in one, we were given the holiday off. In order to be paid for a holiday, we had to be present for all scheduled shifts for seven days before and seven days after the holiday. The work was gruelling in the extreme. And the job paid 40 cents an hour over minimum wage.
Many of these women went home at 3, or whenever we were allowed to, and stepped right in to single parenting chores, as their husbands went off to their second shift jobs. Once their children were in school, one parent or the other usually worked two jobs. When there were children old enough and responsible enough to watch the little ones, each parent worked two jobs. Sometimes an extra part-time job on the weekends.
One lady had cancer. She was going through chemo and planning and organizing her daughter's Quinceniera at the same time. Another ran a beauty salon out of her home. She was licensed in Mexico, but had to learn English so she could upgrade her license to work here. She could perform miracles with perm solution and scissors. Several had sisters with pre-schoolers who stayed home and kept the little ones for those whose husbands had to work during the day. My son, at three, spoke fluent Spanish, because his babysitter taught him.
Their kids and mine went to the same schools, and they were there for every PTA program, award ceremony and field day. They bought books for their children at the book fairs, and the kids taught their parents to speak English.
For every story you have about druggies, gang members, prostitutes and murderers, I can find you ten about people who never make the news, people who work their butts off all their lives so that their children have a chance at the same opportunities you and I have.
So, if you want to gripe about immigrants, don't come to me.
One lady, Marta, was more or less bilingual. We traded lessons. She would translate for me and I would answer any and all questions she had about English words and grammar. She taught me a lot of Spanish, but I have to admit that I never really got out of the present tense.
We used to go to the Spanish dances at La Estrella, out near Florence, and I was not allowed to speak English there at all. I learned to order beer, run off drunks, and politely accept an offer to dance or decline a ride home.
Work started at 6:00 AM. We had two 12 1/2 minute breaks, and half an hour for lunch. We were supposed to get off at 3:00 PM, but, if there was extra work, we had to stay. We never knew if we would get holidays off or not, until it came right down to the wire. If we could get two days work done in one, we were given the holiday off. In order to be paid for a holiday, we had to be present for all scheduled shifts for seven days before and seven days after the holiday. The work was gruelling in the extreme. And the job paid 40 cents an hour over minimum wage.
Many of these women went home at 3, or whenever we were allowed to, and stepped right in to single parenting chores, as their husbands went off to their second shift jobs. Once their children were in school, one parent or the other usually worked two jobs. When there were children old enough and responsible enough to watch the little ones, each parent worked two jobs. Sometimes an extra part-time job on the weekends.
One lady had cancer. She was going through chemo and planning and organizing her daughter's Quinceniera at the same time. Another ran a beauty salon out of her home. She was licensed in Mexico, but had to learn English so she could upgrade her license to work here. She could perform miracles with perm solution and scissors. Several had sisters with pre-schoolers who stayed home and kept the little ones for those whose husbands had to work during the day. My son, at three, spoke fluent Spanish, because his babysitter taught him.
Their kids and mine went to the same schools, and they were there for every PTA program, award ceremony and field day. They bought books for their children at the book fairs, and the kids taught their parents to speak English.
For every story you have about druggies, gang members, prostitutes and murderers, I can find you ten about people who never make the news, people who work their butts off all their lives so that their children have a chance at the same opportunities you and I have.
So, if you want to gripe about immigrants, don't come to me.
For the Rest
If there are any of you asking why I'm going after these detention centers, think about this:
Right now, it's illegal immigrants. The same people who have been cutting our grass, working in our factories, cleaning our schools, fixing our cars, watching our children, etc., etc., for years and years. Until the Patriot Act, Homeland Security, or whatever you want to call it.
Now, all of a sudden, these folks are persona non grata. We are being told that it is costing billions of tax dollars to care for and educate them. We are not being told about the money they pay into Social Security and never claim. We are being told about those among them who break our laws, but not about those who work two and three jobs, living low-key lives and doing their best to make the same kind of life for their children as we are. In short, we are being led like sheep to the point where we think it's OK to put them all in detention camps.
$385 million dollars worth of detention camps. Charging hundreds of dollars per day of our tax money to support each one of them there. All this money going into the pockets of KBR, the builder, and CCA, the manager of these institutions. If you don't care about innocent children…you will care about money. At $7000 per month per child that CCA gets of our money…they are violating basic rights of innocent children. CCA gets $2,801,000 per month. There are 400 children and their moms imprisoned at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center. Which one of us gets that kind of money spent on us and our kids?
I know a smattering of history. Not a lot, I grant you, but enough to know that some of the questions I've always had about how Nazism could take root in Germany in the 1930s are being answered before my very eyes.
First, illegal immigrants. Then who?
And, by the time they get to us, who will be left to defend us?
Right now, it's illegal immigrants. The same people who have been cutting our grass, working in our factories, cleaning our schools, fixing our cars, watching our children, etc., etc., for years and years. Until the Patriot Act, Homeland Security, or whatever you want to call it.
Now, all of a sudden, these folks are persona non grata. We are being told that it is costing billions of tax dollars to care for and educate them. We are not being told about the money they pay into Social Security and never claim. We are being told about those among them who break our laws, but not about those who work two and three jobs, living low-key lives and doing their best to make the same kind of life for their children as we are. In short, we are being led like sheep to the point where we think it's OK to put them all in detention camps.
$385 million dollars worth of detention camps. Charging hundreds of dollars per day of our tax money to support each one of them there. All this money going into the pockets of KBR, the builder, and CCA, the manager of these institutions. If you don't care about innocent children…you will care about money. At $7000 per month per child that CCA gets of our money…they are violating basic rights of innocent children. CCA gets $2,801,000 per month. There are 400 children and their moms imprisoned at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center. Which one of us gets that kind of money spent on us and our kids?
I know a smattering of history. Not a lot, I grant you, but enough to know that some of the questions I've always had about how Nazism could take root in Germany in the 1930s are being answered before my very eyes.
First, illegal immigrants. Then who?
And, by the time they get to us, who will be left to defend us?
Hutto Walk II
This was sent to me. I agree with most of it, but I didn't write it. Anyone interested in participating, let me know and I will forward the information. Or, go here:
http://texascivilrightsreview.org/phpnuke/index.php
~~~~~~~~~~~
"Is it legal to imprison innocent children? Is it moral? Is it humane? What kind of human can answer “yes” to any of those questions? On the contrary…it is absolutely inhumane and immoral…and therefore thoroughly illegal. Criminal.
"The architect of fascism, Benito Mussolini himself said, "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism, since it is the merger of state and corporate power."
"The next walk is being planned. It is the Hutto Walk II. It will be a showdown. It will be American Democracy vs. American Fascism.
"Nonetheless…we need your input, your support and networking. The walk will once again be from the Capitol of Texas…in Austin…to the Hutto prison camp of innocent children in Taylor, Texas. It is tentatively scheduled for April 13-15th. If this plan catches on…we would hold the Hutto Vigil VII on April 15th.
"This would occur four months after our first walk and first vigil that we did December 14-16 (2006). Could you please let me know if you or your organization would be willing to support and or assist in this? If there is anything that you can do to share this notice, please do. If your network or organization can help in any way…please let us know how you can help. If your media can let your audience know…please do. If you can do some research…please let us know. If you can lend some legal assistance please do. Print matter, web help. We’re open to your input.
"Here’s the reasoning behind this second walk and seventh vigil…
"All that the White House, Chertoff and ICE have done since the first walk and the first vigil is justify, defend, lie, wilfully misinform and cover up…along with bringing in some plastic plants, remove the razor wire, expand the education and give the kids teddy-bears that they previously denied the children. The media still cannot interview the children or their mothers. So much for freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
"To this day…the only ones freed have been by means of big money and legal maneuvering. That is not what we the people want. We want the children and their parents freed! NOW! Not months or years from now. We don’t want a bunch of drawn out political game playing. Every day that a child is locked up…is a day of suffering. A day of callous cruel and inhumane criminality being committed with impunity.
"From the very beginning…we have been demanding freedom for the children, reuniting of families and the cessation of concentration camps. Does anyone believe that the White House’s henchmen, Chertoff & ICE, will yield to the voice of we the people and our wishes? I for sure do. If this is a democracy…the have to! It’s true that they don’t yield to the people or Congress over the Iraq war. We believe that if they don’t comply with the will of “we the people”…that the we the “government of the people, by the people and for the people” will cease to abnegate our role…and rise to the cause of the preservation of American principles and we will not continue to allow fascism to get further entrenched in our land of liberty.
"This isn’t Iraq. This is not about funding and supporting our troops there at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives and $2 Billion a week. This is not about cowardly “cutting and running” and saving face. Standing up to free the children is however about courage vs. cowardice on the part of each and every one of us. This is about stopping the corrupt flow of money from the elitist shadow government…along with their politically purchased puppets…who commit these atrocities on the pretext of national security. This is about the preservation of the American ideals and our nation’s moral conscience. Talk about saving face with the world community. Imagine how the world is beginning to feel about America…an America that permits the imprisoning of innocent children and helpless refugees!!!
"We must exercise all of our rights and freedoms that are constitutionally guaranteed…or continue to lose them. This is no time for seeing if we can somehow tear away from the normal routine of our lives and try to squeeze in a moment of protest and dissension. This is all about the future of our country…for our children and grand-children.
"We cannot be silent about the imprisonment of innocent children just because they are not ours, or that they are of another country or race. We must also protect and defend their mothers as well…some of whom have been victims of sexual violations…in the ICE prison camps of CCA, Emerald, GEO, KBR and MTC.
"For those with dedication to a faith…one of the principles of all forms of sincere worship is the caring for innocent children and helpless women (I Pet. 1:27;Isa. 58:7;An-Nisa 4:75 ) Such worshipers would compassionately provide food, clothing and shelter…even in their own homes…to suffering children and women. That surely would not allow for cells in a “for-profit” prison camp.
"We the people cannot be silent and allow concentration camps like Raymondville, Laredo and Del Rio to continue to be built to hold an additional 30,000 immigrants. If someone wishes to use the framing adjective illegal to brainwash the public to look down on desperate people…may they learn the truth through transparency. What is truly “illegal” is the imprisoning of innocent people for-profit, without cause and without defense.
"To be effective, successful…and yes, victorious…we Americans need to come out of the shadows of fear of the fascism that is spreading all around us like malignant cancer. We need to come out of our hiding places and the safe havens of cyberspace…and be counted…openly and publicly. We need to muster up the courage that it takes to preserve the freedoms that our country guarantees…not only for us…but for all fellow humans that share the same inalienable rights that we do. If we don’t protect the innocent while we have the opportunity…we will become the next victims…with no one left to protect us. And then…what kind of country will our children and grandchildren live in?
"On this Hutto Walk II and Hutto Vigil VII…we will give those in positions of authority one last opportunity to do the right thing…and a final warning if they don’t. Free the innocent children now. Turn them over to the loving and caring people of America and the organizations that have a heart and a conscience.
"The voice of grass roots American will not only be heard…but will prevail. Those who are committing these atrocities are committing criminal acts. From prison guards, county commissioners, private prison owners and operators, federal agents all the way to the administration…as we speak…we hold them responsible. We the people are the majority. The dark side is the minority. If they do not comply, if they do not “cease and desist” to commit these illegal acts, if they do not sever themselves from this criminal activity…we the people, the majority of this 21st century American democracy, will seek indictments against anyone and everyone of those who continue to be complicate with these crimes. We would rather have the accomplices of concentration camps prosecuted…than allow them to continue to abuse these innocent children. We would rather have the participants and accomplices of these atrocities on the inside of their prison camps…where they now hold these children, their mothers or anyone humbly seeking refuge in the land of the free.
"This is not a game. We all have things and priorities lined up in our lives. We all have our pet causes. But…this is about the freeing of innocent people…and the preservation of our country as the land of the free. We have to be the freedom fighters at home…and the domestic battle is on.
"When sworn in, the President pledged to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. He has not only failed to protect us from the domestic enemy…he and the corporate elitists who pull his strings are the principal domestic threats against our Constitution and the freedoms that it guarantees.
"Since the Congress has yet to successfully stand up against the demise of the Constitution, the Geneva Convention, the Bill of Rights, the Rights of the Child…who is left to defend, protect and preserve the fundamental human liberties? We the people! And we better do something more than blog with log in names! We must defend the Constitution and the rights and equality of every fellow human. We have to do so openly and with as much courage as we would expect from a combat soldier on the battle front.
"Why will we be victorious? Because we will fight with our hearts and our minds. The dark side fights with weapons of fear and cruelty. The same dark side, with all of its secrecy and police state, cannot deal with conviction, passion, morality, dedication and loyalty…along with intelligent reasoning, truth and transparency. How do we know? Because without one act of violence…we got the media into razor wire protected Hutto…to check it our for us. Likewise…we will now open wide the doors of Hutto without one act of violence…and the children and their mothers will walk out. The police state will be ineffective…if we stand together.
"Does anyone remember watching the Berlin wall get torn down? Who tore it down? The Russian government? Hell no!!! It was the people! People from both sides of the wall. They were joined by people from all over the world who flew in to share in the elimination of such a demented device. The whole world rejoiced at the demise of cruel human rulership. When Hutto’s doors are opened and the children and their mothers are set free…the world will once again have cause for international rejoicing. They will rejoice with us! And…they will rejoice because the spirit of America’s freedoms will once again be the banner and the envy of the world.
"So…we will continue to walk against the prison camp that holds these children from some 30 countries. Share with us in our protest against such atrocities. Share with us in what very well might go down in American history as one of the acts that preserved the American that the world loved so much.
"Just two weeks to prepare. Your thoughts are very welcome."
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"Is it legal to imprison innocent children? Is it moral? Is it humane? What kind of human can answer “yes” to any of those questions? On the contrary…it is absolutely inhumane and immoral…and therefore thoroughly illegal. Criminal.
"The architect of fascism, Benito Mussolini himself said, "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism, since it is the merger of state and corporate power."
"The next walk is being planned. It is the Hutto Walk II. It will be a showdown. It will be American Democracy vs. American Fascism.
"Nonetheless…we need your input, your support and networking. The walk will once again be from the Capitol of Texas…in Austin…to the Hutto prison camp of innocent children in Taylor, Texas. It is tentatively scheduled for April 13-15th. If this plan catches on…we would hold the Hutto Vigil VII on April 15th.
"This would occur four months after our first walk and first vigil that we did December 14-16 (2006). Could you please let me know if you or your organization would be willing to support and or assist in this? If there is anything that you can do to share this notice, please do. If your network or organization can help in any way…please let us know how you can help. If your media can let your audience know…please do. If you can do some research…please let us know. If you can lend some legal assistance please do. Print matter, web help. We’re open to your input.
"Here’s the reasoning behind this second walk and seventh vigil…
"All that the White House, Chertoff and ICE have done since the first walk and the first vigil is justify, defend, lie, wilfully misinform and cover up…along with bringing in some plastic plants, remove the razor wire, expand the education and give the kids teddy-bears that they previously denied the children. The media still cannot interview the children or their mothers. So much for freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
"To this day…the only ones freed have been by means of big money and legal maneuvering. That is not what we the people want. We want the children and their parents freed! NOW! Not months or years from now. We don’t want a bunch of drawn out political game playing. Every day that a child is locked up…is a day of suffering. A day of callous cruel and inhumane criminality being committed with impunity.
"From the very beginning…we have been demanding freedom for the children, reuniting of families and the cessation of concentration camps. Does anyone believe that the White House’s henchmen, Chertoff & ICE, will yield to the voice of we the people and our wishes? I for sure do. If this is a democracy…the have to! It’s true that they don’t yield to the people or Congress over the Iraq war. We believe that if they don’t comply with the will of “we the people”…that the we the “government of the people, by the people and for the people” will cease to abnegate our role…and rise to the cause of the preservation of American principles and we will not continue to allow fascism to get further entrenched in our land of liberty.
"This isn’t Iraq. This is not about funding and supporting our troops there at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives and $2 Billion a week. This is not about cowardly “cutting and running” and saving face. Standing up to free the children is however about courage vs. cowardice on the part of each and every one of us. This is about stopping the corrupt flow of money from the elitist shadow government…along with their politically purchased puppets…who commit these atrocities on the pretext of national security. This is about the preservation of the American ideals and our nation’s moral conscience. Talk about saving face with the world community. Imagine how the world is beginning to feel about America…an America that permits the imprisoning of innocent children and helpless refugees!!!
"We must exercise all of our rights and freedoms that are constitutionally guaranteed…or continue to lose them. This is no time for seeing if we can somehow tear away from the normal routine of our lives and try to squeeze in a moment of protest and dissension. This is all about the future of our country…for our children and grand-children.
"We cannot be silent about the imprisonment of innocent children just because they are not ours, or that they are of another country or race. We must also protect and defend their mothers as well…some of whom have been victims of sexual violations…in the ICE prison camps of CCA, Emerald, GEO, KBR and MTC.
"For those with dedication to a faith…one of the principles of all forms of sincere worship is the caring for innocent children and helpless women (I Pet. 1:27;Isa. 58:7;An-Nisa 4:75 ) Such worshipers would compassionately provide food, clothing and shelter…even in their own homes…to suffering children and women. That surely would not allow for cells in a “for-profit” prison camp.
"We the people cannot be silent and allow concentration camps like Raymondville, Laredo and Del Rio to continue to be built to hold an additional 30,000 immigrants. If someone wishes to use the framing adjective illegal to brainwash the public to look down on desperate people…may they learn the truth through transparency. What is truly “illegal” is the imprisoning of innocent people for-profit, without cause and without defense.
"To be effective, successful…and yes, victorious…we Americans need to come out of the shadows of fear of the fascism that is spreading all around us like malignant cancer. We need to come out of our hiding places and the safe havens of cyberspace…and be counted…openly and publicly. We need to muster up the courage that it takes to preserve the freedoms that our country guarantees…not only for us…but for all fellow humans that share the same inalienable rights that we do. If we don’t protect the innocent while we have the opportunity…we will become the next victims…with no one left to protect us. And then…what kind of country will our children and grandchildren live in?
"On this Hutto Walk II and Hutto Vigil VII…we will give those in positions of authority one last opportunity to do the right thing…and a final warning if they don’t. Free the innocent children now. Turn them over to the loving and caring people of America and the organizations that have a heart and a conscience.
"The voice of grass roots American will not only be heard…but will prevail. Those who are committing these atrocities are committing criminal acts. From prison guards, county commissioners, private prison owners and operators, federal agents all the way to the administration…as we speak…we hold them responsible. We the people are the majority. The dark side is the minority. If they do not comply, if they do not “cease and desist” to commit these illegal acts, if they do not sever themselves from this criminal activity…we the people, the majority of this 21st century American democracy, will seek indictments against anyone and everyone of those who continue to be complicate with these crimes. We would rather have the accomplices of concentration camps prosecuted…than allow them to continue to abuse these innocent children. We would rather have the participants and accomplices of these atrocities on the inside of their prison camps…where they now hold these children, their mothers or anyone humbly seeking refuge in the land of the free.
"This is not a game. We all have things and priorities lined up in our lives. We all have our pet causes. But…this is about the freeing of innocent people…and the preservation of our country as the land of the free. We have to be the freedom fighters at home…and the domestic battle is on.
"When sworn in, the President pledged to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. He has not only failed to protect us from the domestic enemy…he and the corporate elitists who pull his strings are the principal domestic threats against our Constitution and the freedoms that it guarantees.
"Since the Congress has yet to successfully stand up against the demise of the Constitution, the Geneva Convention, the Bill of Rights, the Rights of the Child…who is left to defend, protect and preserve the fundamental human liberties? We the people! And we better do something more than blog with log in names! We must defend the Constitution and the rights and equality of every fellow human. We have to do so openly and with as much courage as we would expect from a combat soldier on the battle front.
"Why will we be victorious? Because we will fight with our hearts and our minds. The dark side fights with weapons of fear and cruelty. The same dark side, with all of its secrecy and police state, cannot deal with conviction, passion, morality, dedication and loyalty…along with intelligent reasoning, truth and transparency. How do we know? Because without one act of violence…we got the media into razor wire protected Hutto…to check it our for us. Likewise…we will now open wide the doors of Hutto without one act of violence…and the children and their mothers will walk out. The police state will be ineffective…if we stand together.
"Does anyone remember watching the Berlin wall get torn down? Who tore it down? The Russian government? Hell no!!! It was the people! People from both sides of the wall. They were joined by people from all over the world who flew in to share in the elimination of such a demented device. The whole world rejoiced at the demise of cruel human rulership. When Hutto’s doors are opened and the children and their mothers are set free…the world will once again have cause for international rejoicing. They will rejoice with us! And…they will rejoice because the spirit of America’s freedoms will once again be the banner and the envy of the world.
"So…we will continue to walk against the prison camp that holds these children from some 30 countries. Share with us in our protest against such atrocities. Share with us in what very well might go down in American history as one of the acts that preserved the American that the world loved so much.
"Just two weeks to prepare. Your thoughts are very welcome."
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