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On 9/26/2024 11:03 AM, Howard S. Hong wrote:
> On 9/26/2024 10:26 AM, Howard S. Hong wrote:
>> On 9/26/2024 8:22 AM, ltlee1 wrote:
>>> In Western democracies, the legal system is used to limit civil
>>> disobedience as a form of political protest.
>>>
>>> "Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws
>>> across the US"
>>>
>>>
>>> "Civil disobedience is a form of political protest that involves
>>> breaking the law in a planned, symbolic way – which activists and rights
>>> experts say is part of the bedrock of a democratic society and in the
>>> tradition of civil rights movements.
>>>
>>> The months-long investigation by the Guardian found that companies and
>>> lawmakers sought to increase the threat of criminal action against
>>> activists to protect oil and gas expansion – even as deadly and
>>> destructive extreme weather events hit communities nationwide.
>>>
>>> Last year was the hottest on record, and wildfires, baking temperatures,
>>> deadly floods and rising sea levels struck communities across North
>>> America – and the rest of the world. Under the Biden administration, the
>>> US has handed out more than 1,450 new oil and gas licences, accounting
>>> for half of the total globally, and 20% more licences than those issued
>>> by Donald Trump, who has promised to “drill, baby, drill” should he
>>> return to the White House.
>>>
>>> The findings from dozens of freedom of information requests suggest that
>>> the right to peaceful protest is under attack in the US – much like in
>>> other major democracies including the UK, Germany, Canada and
>>> Australia."
>>>
>>> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/anti-protest-laws- 
>>> fossil-fuel-lobby
>>
>>
>>
>> You have to guarantee the right to private property in the 
>> Constitution. Private property is not to be seized without permission, 
>> or fair compensation.
> 
> 
> 
> The President and the Legislature should be term-limited and elected by 
> the voters.


The people should have the right to peacefully assemble and petition the 
government for change in governmental policy.