XPost: soc.culture.russia   
   From: ltlee1@hotmail.com   
      
   On 9/26/2024 10:26 AM, Howard S. Hong wrote:   
   > On 9/26/2024 8:22 AM, ltlee1 wrote:   
   >> In Western democracies, the legal system is used to limit civil   
   >> disobedience as a form of political protest.   
   >>   
   >> "Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws   
   >> across the US"   
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   >>   
   >> "Civil disobedience is a form of political protest that involves   
   >> breaking the law in a planned, symbolic way – which activists and rights   
   >> experts say is part of the bedrock of a democratic society and in the   
   >> tradition of civil rights movements.   
   >>   
   >> The months-long investigation by the Guardian found that companies and   
   >> lawmakers sought to increase the threat of criminal action against   
   >> activists to protect oil and gas expansion – even as deadly and   
   >> destructive extreme weather events hit communities nationwide.   
   >>   
   >> Last year was the hottest on record, and wildfires, baking temperatures,   
   >> deadly floods and rising sea levels struck communities across North   
   >> America – and the rest of the world. Under the Biden administration, the   
   >> US has handed out more than 1,450 new oil and gas licences, accounting   
   >> for half of the total globally, and 20% more licences than those issued   
   >> by Donald Trump, who has promised to “drill, baby, drill” should he   
   >> return to the White House.   
   >>   
   >> The findings from dozens of freedom of information requests suggest that   
   >> the right to peaceful protest is under attack in the US – much like in   
   >> other major democracies including the UK, Germany, Canada and   
   >> Australia."   
   >>   
   >> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/anti-protest-laws-   
   >> fossil-fuel-lobby   
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   > You have to guarantee the right to private property in the Constitution.   
   > Private property is not to be seized without permission, or fair   
   > compensation.   
      
   University campuses are where college students meet,  speak and   
   therefore protest. Of course, their protests obstructed other members of   
   university from using the facility. But then all protests, would   
   obstruct other members of the community from using the same space.   
      
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