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By Robyn Blumner  Posted by Chris Rice (about the submitter)       (Page 2 of 3 pages) Become a premium member to see this article and all articles as one long page.   No comments
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Here is your chance to bring Bush & Company to justice: 

A National Call to Action: Thursday, September 11th, 2008
No school. No work. Buy nothing. Hit the streets!

The strike targets key issues facing the American public, issues that have not been addressed in any meaningful way by any branch of government. Unions,  corporations,  &  the  major  parties  have  failed  to  deal  with  pressing  matters  of  war  &  peace,  income  inequality, crime & punishment  &  the  meaning  of  citizenship  itself,  it  has  fallen  to  the  American  people  to  set  things  right!  Public protest is an important part of democracy, just like a free press, a judiciary, and congress. Our causes are many but it's time to make our voices as one.  

Citizen discontent & other concerns of the strike include massive violations of civil rights.   The strike campaign argues that under our system of checks & balances when the judiciary & Congress fail in their duty it is then up to the American people to defend the Constitution, Bill of Rights & our way of life.

Call to action: No work,  No  school on September 11, 2008.

It also includes "no shopping;" a suspension of all purchasing during the strike. 75% of our economy is consumer spending, when Bush says to shop, we must STOP!  

The general strike calls for participants to "Hit the Streets."  But why spend our time protesting in DC to be ignored? Unless we get in the streets outside our rep.s personal residences- who is going to care?  

We need to mobilize locally- & demand national action. Few of us could go to Washington, DC- but many of us- can go to our city halls or state legislatures- or local Congressional offices. 

Tell the government that we're fed up with lies, war, torture, corruption, & special interest funding our elections & our media. 

Strikes have brought civil rights in the U.S. & around the world. Help make our voices louder than the mainstream media & corporate dollars. 

"It  is  not  the  function  of  our  Government  to  keep  the  citizen  from  falling  into  error;  it  is  the  function  of  the  citizen  to  keep  the  Government  from  falling  into  error".  American  Communication  Association  v.  Douds,  339  U.S.  382, 442

In order to get involved, here are the five best steps to take now: 

1) Sign up with your email address HERE in order to get updates, e-alerts@votestrike.com   

2) Mark the day on your calendar and plan to be at a protest in your community,  

3) Send this URL to all your friends, post it to forums, put it on your personal pages, http://www.votestrike.com   

4)  Be a volunteer activist, ask us how. 

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Whether you call it the world financial structure, the U.S. culture of waste, or the ability of the common man to make a decent living, the system is broken. It's time for the common man to go on strike. Join or support the March on Washingon (more...)
 
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