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Getbig Main Boards => Politics and Political Issues Board => Topic started by: 240 is Back on October 27, 2011, 07:23:11 AM
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City councils around the nation - no doubt influenced by the clever actions of the cali govt in causing a riot in Oakland by breaking up the tents - have now led to city govts around the country stepping back and allowing the OWS groups to stay. The first one comes just a day later:
Late last night after a 5 and-a-half hour marathon city council meeting,
in which 72 speakers took the floor to express the need for the Occupy OC
Tent Village to be accepted as a form of free speech, the city council
passed an emergency motion to add the needs of “The 99%” to their official
agenda. This was a feat which, according to one more conservative
Councilman, he had never seen in 7 years of service.
The council members each spoke in turn to the civility, articulateness and
peaceful process represented by the Irvine Occupation at contrast with the
several other Occupational Villages in California, which were, at that
very moment being tear-gassed. The general sentiment being: “This is quite
clearly the model. And the occupation most in tune with city needs.”
One councilman stated clearly, “I disagree with most of what you’re
saying. But you’ve clearly shown that this is an issue of free speech. So
if you need to sleep on our lawn… by all means… sleep on our lawn.”
Shortly after, a motion was brought to the council to grant license to the
occupiers to occupy the public space overnight citing the unusual form of
the movement. (Another first in council history.)
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Totally absurd. Someone elses free speech should not cost taxpayers millions of dollars in OT for pos cops.
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Totally absurd. Someone elses free speech should not cost taxpayers millions of dollars in OT for pos cops.
did you feel the same way when a million tea party people took to the streets and our tax dollars were used to police them?
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did you feel the same way when a million tea party people took to the streets and our tax dollars were used to police them?
WTF are you talking about? Bro - you are so far gone its not funny. I'm not kidding - I get pms from others wondering just WTF has happened to you lately.
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did you feel the same way when a million tea party people took to the streets and our tax dollars were used to police them?
Did the million tea party stay on the streets for over a month?
Aren't you the same person who supported action against Libya because it wouldn't last as long, nor cost as much as the war in Iraq?
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Did the million tea party stay on the streets for over a month?
Aren't you the same person who supported action against Libya because it wouldn't last as long, nor cost as much as the war in Iraq?
no. they have shit to do. like work.
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WTF are you talking about? Bro - you are so far gone its not funny. I'm not kidding - I get pms from others wondering just WTF has happened to you lately.
i like to make you defend your position on things. when you resort to calling people morons - instaed of proving your point - that's just weak shit.
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i like to make you defend your position on things. when you resort to calling people morons - instaed of proving your point - that's just weak shit.
Hard not to call you names lately the way you have been acting.
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Hard not to call you names lately the way you have been acting.
its hard for you to stay on topic. make your point, and defend it, it's what ppl do on DISCUSSION boards.
I think these OWS kids are morons. But I also think repubs are dumb to condemn them (nothing to gain but suck up to the base they already own). I think dems are wise to suck up to the OWS movement - it's growing. I think the oakland thing was super violent so it only had to happen once. I think city councils will start allowing it, until it fades on its own.
If you disagree with these points, explain why. Calling names makes you look like you don't have any arguemnts, and youre just mad about it.