In a message dated 12/16/02 9:44:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Declare Your Town a Civil Liberties Safe Zone > > December 16, 2002 > By Leif Utne, Utne > > In the face of the Bush administration's relentless drive to erode civil > liberties under the banner of the war on terror, a novel form of protest is > spreading across the country. Eighteen cities and towns have declared > themselves "civil liberties safe zones," and at least 40 others in 24 states > are considering doing the same, reports Nat Hentoff in a recent Village > Voice column. > Keith says; If this would promote equal protection under the law in our inner city 'hood, then I second the motion here. Our local civil liberties were harshly eroded under the local DFL Administration. Property Rights and Right of Possession were ignored as housing was condemned, boarded up, and knocked down by Mayor Sayles-Belton and Jackie Cherryhomes. The right to a decent and equal education was canceled when family life was disrupted and families were forced to the shelter. Pursuit of happiness? Pretty slim with open drug selling in the hood. Finally, is a civil liberty lost when insiders are given all the municipal cash? Let us not pile-on Washington, DC while ignoring the homefront. Civil liberties were canceled at the municipal level. Housing shortage, gangs, debt: In so many ways we reap what the DFL sowed. Enjoy! Keith Reitman NearNorth _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
