Occupy Nashville -Senate, House Committees Approve Bill To Remove Occupy

Police arrest 29 Occupy Nashville protesters at capitol plaza

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/28/us-tennessee-occupy-arrests-idUSTRE79R4FU20111028

 

Cudoos to Mr Nelson

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500188_162-20127440/occupy-nashville-protesters-arrested-again/

 

Occupy Nashville sues Governor Haslam with help from ACLU

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2011/10/31/occupy-nashville-fights-back.html

 

Members of Occupy Nashville created a scene during a panel discussion featuring former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld

http://www.tennessean.com/article/2...y-Nashville-creates-scene-during-Hilton-event

 

I bet that made his butt cheeks pucker.... lol

 

Oh, you know it did...:2thumbsup:

I'll bet his tweekin' S.S. bodyguards had their fingers to their ear too! :smoking:

 

Occupy Nashville now is drawing national attention as a man-bites-dog oddity.

http://blogs.knoxnews.com/humphrey/2011/12/occupy-nashville-notes-ready-t.html

 

Senate, House Committees Approve Bill To Remove Occupy Camp

Tennessee lawmakers are poised to hold final votes on legislation that would remove Occupy Nashville protesters from the state Capitol, after a pair of votes in which they also increased penalties to up to a year in jail.

The Judiciary Committees in the state House of Representatives and Senate approved a ban on unauthorized camping on public grounds, in a bid to force the four-month-old Occupy encampment from War Memorial Plaza. Lawmakers also approved amendments to the bill that would classifies violations as a Class A misdemeanor, which carries the highest penalties short of a felony.

Lawmakers voted in a pair of hearings Tuesday in which representatives from Occupy Nashville argued that the bill – which specifically bans the use of items such as tents, tarps, sleeping bags and camp stoves – would criminalize homelessness. They also said the tents they have set up on the plaza are a form of protest that should be protected by the First Amendment.[/quote]

Full story: http://www.tennessean.com/article/2...rove-bill-remove-Occupy-camp?odyssey=nav|head

 

I agree. The amount of dictatorial abuse happening in this country, especially to the protesters, is SO unbelievable and infuriating that I cannot see why these protesters aren't taking this to court and being more vocal about how fundamentally unconstitutional it is to arrest people for protesting. It just seems to be getting worse and worse...

 

what can I do? I'm a broke common man and I feel helpless. my thoughts are with the people that are trying to raise the awareness.

 

Same here Captain......