Hon. Dennis J. Kucinich / US House of Representatives – 2011-11-17 10:44:40
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ACTION ALERT: Nighttime in America:
Defend the Constitution Against Nationwide Police Crackdown on Peaceful Public Dissent
Hon. Dennis J. Kucinich / US House of Representatives
(November 16, 2011) — At 1:00 AM Tuesday night, after two months of peaceful protest against the people and institutions that wrecked our economy, police officers under direct orders from the Mayor of New York City raided Occupy Wall Street and evicted protestors from Zuccotti Park.
The First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees all of us — including these protestors — the right to peacefully assemble and express our views. But over the past week, similar nighttime raids executed by mayors in Oakland, Portland and Atlanta have cast a dangerous shadow over our liberties.
Today, I am asking you to join me in standing with Occupy protests everywhere and demanding that the Mayors of America respect the First Amendment and the rights of our citizens to assemble and express themselves. Click here to sign the petition and demand that the mayors of America respect the Constitution and the rights of Occupy Wall Street to exist.
Right now, corporations are spending unlimited amounts of money to influence our election system under the guise of free speech. Yet when people like you and me gather in parks across America to protest this broken system, we are deemed a threat by local mayors.
Stand with me, Occupy Wall Street and all Americans who wish to defend our disappearing liberties in demanding that America’s mayors respect the Constitution and rights guaranteed to all Americans in the First Amendment. Sign the petition today.
THE PETITION:
PROTECT THE FIRST AMENDMENT
I/We stand with Occupy Wall Street and all Americans who wish to defend our disappearing liberties in demanding that the Mayors of America respect the First Amendment and the rights of our citizens to assemble and express themselves.
P.S. We need to get the word out. Please forward this email to your friends and family, and share it on Facebook and Twitter. We need to stand strong for the Constitution today.
