Recent protests blocking roadways over the Israel-Hamas war has led to Democrats looking to team up with Republicans in California to increase the penalty for protestors. Monday, the Assembly Transportation Committee passed Assembly Bill 2742 on an 8-5 vote, with four Democrats siding with Republicans to push it through.
Dr. Martin Luther King was arrested 29 times. I prefer him to you. #8 | Posted by truthhurts
Odd, because I'm pretty much repeating what he said: "One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty." www.blackpast.org
I am referring to the fact that MLK fought against unjust laws and accepted the penalty. You are advocating increasing the penalty of protesting injustice instead of fighting injustice.
No I'm not. I think a misdemeanor conviction for false imprisonment with up to a year in jail is plenty. Consecutive sentences, of course, for every person impacted, so that could add up. But hey, the protesters are young. They've got some time to kill.
MLK would piss a lot of people off today, even a lot of those people who sing his praises. #26 | Posted by truthhurts
No doubt, no doubt. I don't think he ever wore a tan suit, though. So maybe not as much anger as you expect.
IIRC many states have passed laws making it legal to run over protestors. #27 | Posted by truthhurts
Just trying to put them back on schedule. Some of us have things to do and no desire to be kept captive by a some people who have nothing else going on in their lives.
In 1776 we fought to the death for the right to self determination, now we get our noses bent out of joint if we are 15 minutes late for work. #28 | Posted by truthhurts
Yeah, we self determine whether we want to be late for work. Not the losers who are falsely imprisoning us and have no jobs worth mentioning.
The trajectory would be protest on bridge, more people research and discuss the issue [...] #34 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS,
No, you want to coerce America into abandoning Israel.
We already know plenty about what Israel is doing. Many of us just have a different viewpoint, because we know exactly what Israel is up against, how Hamas is trying to manipulate public opinion by volunteering Palestinian civilians for sacrifice, and what fate awaits the Jews if they lay down arms while 70% of the Palestinians continue supporting Hamas and their October 7th atrocities. www.reuters.com
You just don't care what happens to the Jews.
However, the Jews seem to care what happens to them, so best of luck convincing the nuke-Jews to surrender. And best of luck with the Chris Christie PR approach of making people wait in traffic. You should have as much luck as Christie did with his presidential campaign.
They'd shoot protesters if they could.
#24 | POSTED BY SNOOFY
Try protesting in a Oklahoma town!
Democrats might be divided over this issue but republicans are not. Republicans are actively trying to pass laws that allow them to run over protestors.
In a rare, early-morning vote, Republican lawmakers in the Oklahoma House approved legislation to grant immunity to drivers who hit protesters.
On a party-line vote Wednesday, the House passed a bill that grants civil and criminal immunity for drivers who unintentionally injure or kill protesters while "fleeing from a riot."
www.oklahoman.com
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