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December 2, 2007 at 11:47:25

How To Make A Grassroots Movement Successful

by William Cormier     Page 1 of 1 page(s)

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Early this morning, a comment was posted on Op-Ed News asking me how others can contribute and make a Grassroots effort by the people really become successful and actually be a decisive force in stopping the Senate from passing the the insidious “Thought Crime Prevention Bill”, otherwise known as the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007.

I originally started writing on this subject with the purpose of laying-out the basis for the movement, and thought it was necessary to receive endorsements by other more well-known activists; I have since changed my mind, especially when I noted early this morning that three (3) other sites had joined-in and were reproducing this series and/or linking to my site. This is such a heinous assault against our Constitution that once people actually read what it entails, without endorsements from anyone, they are joining-in and making it happen themselves - and now, I believe it’s time to turn up the heat! Also, I found an excellent analysis of said bill that far surpasses anything I’ve read, and a link to that Op-Ed will be posted at the end of the brief article.

To make this protest a success, if people actually join-in as they have been, making it a success is actually simply. Anything I write is available to reproduce without requesting my approval, and those of you that post on other sites - all you have to do is reproduce this article, the one I list at the bottom of the page, and ask others to do the same. Link to it, try and get it published on large sites like the Democratic Underground, a site which I’m a member, but haven’t engaged in enough discussions to have the privilege of posting a new thread myself. Post it in every discussion forum you can think of, and email it to every friend you have. When you email it to friend, include this message so they will also cross-post the issue(s) and urge others to do the same.

That is all that needs to be done to make it successful, and by doing so, it will swell and gain momentum like nothing you’ve ever seen! Once word gets out that the phone lines and email in Congress and The White House is becoming overwhelmed, the movement will gain momentum by the very nature of people realizing that they are actually impacting their own future - and that’s what all of this is centered upon; Americans finally taking the initiative to express their indignation and disgust that our Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Rule of Law is so flagrantly being violated - and if anyone tells you that we can’t make a difference - don’t listen, because we can, and the momentum is already building!

I am attempting to funnel the traffic into Op-Ed News, not because I favor them over other Progressive/Liberal sites, but because they have the bandwidth, the print capabilities, and the ability to email this article to friends without ever having to leave their site. I’m not a Linux Guru, and haven’t figured out how to install those capabilities on my own site, so must choose a Progressive site to do it for me, and besides, once you visit Op-Ed News, you will be struck by the diversity of articles, News, and Op-Ed’s by some of our most well-known activists.

The article that best describes this unconscionable assault on our constitution (IMO) is here, and be prepared to be shocked on how our own government is attempting to quash Free Speech in America, and make it a matter of simplicity to declare those of us that are discontented with the course this nation is taking to be locked-up and imprisoned only because we have enough wherewithal to disagree:

The Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act: A Tutorial in Orwellian Newspeak

After you’ve read that, then please go to this article, and it lists all of the articles you can circulate, email, and print for those who don’t have computers:

Freedom Is Not Free, The Momentum Is Building!

That’s all there is to it, and let’s give ourselves two (2) days before we begin to really hammer the White House and Congress! I’d suggest starting in huge numbers on Tuesday, giving this enough time to circulate even more through the Internet, and don’t stop at one day, but keep it up until we are assured this Bill has been defeated; not a maybe, or “we’ll work on it”, but defeated and dead so we can begin to focus on other important areas of contention.

Good Luck, and remember that “LUCK” is spelled “WORK”, and this will require all of us to spend 10 to 20 minutes per day to make it effective, and for those of you that cross-post it or include it on discussion forums, even more time than that, but the rewards will be well worth it!

Thank you all,

William Cormier

NOTE: If for some unforeseen reason, my site does go dark again, or I’m arrested for instigating a completely peaceful protest, our right as Americans who are only exercising our Free Speech as guaranteed under the Constitution of the United States - please do not allow that to affect this vital protest, one that could save thousands of us from being persecuted by our own government. Be proud, exercise your rights as Americans, and even though they may try to intimidate us by an arrest or two, it’s only an attempt to instill even more fear into the population, and I think we’ve all had enough of that!

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I am nothing more than a patriotic American that is doing whatever I can to further the cause of democracy, the rule of law, and am absolutely outraged on how the Bush administration is defying our Congress, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights! Footnote: I write in a style that I believe is appropriate in today's world where we can't trust the Mainstream News Media, and rather than concentrating on one article alone, which may or may not receive the exposure and emphasis it should, I prefer to meld several relevant stories together, that each taken alone may not expose the entire situation, but when taken-in as a whole, tend to give the reader a better understanding of the subject. One article or story alone does not represent the "Big Picture" - but when several are effectively tied-together it often reveals a trend or broader view of the subject matter that is important to completely understand any given situation. http://justanothercoverup.com/

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This quote summarizes the nature of my concerns and the content of personal experiences which stir my activism:

"Necessity is the plea for every infringement on human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves". --Paul Revere, House of Commons

Kathryn SmithThis quote summarizes the nature of my concerns and the content of personal experiences which stir my activism:

"Necessity is the plea for every infringement on human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves". --Paul Revere, House of Commons

Thank you, William! Here's A pledge:

Thank you, William! You are wonderful. I love your courageous stance and thank you so much for passing on the empowering attitude:

"NOTE: If for some unforeseen reason, my site does go dark again, or I’m arrested for instigating a completely peaceful protest, our right as Americans who are only exercising our Free Speech as guaranteed under the Constitution of the United States - please do not allow that to affect this vital protest, one that could save thousands of us from being persecuted by our own government. Be proud, exercise your rights as Americans, and even though they may try to intimidate us by an arrest or two, it’s only an attempt to instill even more fear into the population, and I think we’ve all had enough of that!"

And here's a pledge. And I sincerely invite our fellow readers to join in making it with me.

William, if you stop posting to this forum, I pledge to immediately email you at the OpedNews Messages Center and see if you respond.

If you don't, I pledge to immediately contact:

The ACLU,  Center for Constitutional Rights and Electronic Frontier Foundation

All three entities provide free legal representation to anybody whose civil liberties have been abused, and EFF particularly where technology had something to do with it. The ACLU ditto plus where arrests/kidnapping, etc are involved, and CCR where arrests/kidnaps are involved. But they also are on a campaign to restore the Constitution, so they might even help with some of the smaller cases too.

William, we are here for you.
And we pledge to be a neighborhood government crime watchdog on your behalf, and on behalf of absolutely everybody on this forum.

Does anybody else join me in this pledge? Please do: The time may be arriving that this will become a necessity. And we all need to know what to do. The three organizations above offer us our hope.

Thank you so much for your brave, ethical, unstoppable and wide-spread work to restore civil liberties and the American Way, William. You are wonderful and we need more people like you.

Join us all, those of you who are strictly readers on this forum, start posting your thoughts, information and solutions to the general pool here on OpedNews, and when increasingly many people join in, we will have a non-violent revolution instead of a downhill vortex!
Thank you all!

by Kathryn Smith (76 articles, 0 quicklinks, 28 diaries, 248 comments) on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 11:34:35 PM
 

 

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