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Tx4obama

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12. There is a difference between protesting and disturbing the peace.

Reply to Arctic Dave (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 03:48 AM

Jan 2013

A person can peacefully protest at the right time and place without breaking the law,
if they make a conscience decision to break the law then they should be prepared to pay fully for their decision.

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Police charge tree-climbing inauguration protester [View all] dkf Jan 2013 OP

The judges need to stop giving him a slap on the hand and put his butt into jail long term. Tx4obama Jan 2013 #1

I hope you are kidding. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #2

No I am not kidding. I have no sympathy for the anti-abortion nuts that want to take women's Tx4obama Jan 2013 #8

While I do agree with your sentiment, I disagree with your idea Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #11

There is a difference between protesting and disturbing the peace. Tx4obama Jan 2013 #12

So you would jail Code Pink for an extended period ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #13

But, he's Occupy Tree jberryhill Jan 2013 #4

exactly, put this troublemaker in jail and throw away the key quinnox Jan 2013 #5

I don't agree with Berserker Jan 2013 #3

The people below the tree didn't come to hear him jberryhill Jan 2013 #6

A few rocks Berserker Jan 2013 #7

Same could be said about the many of the Code Pink protests ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #14

So? jberryhill Jan 2013 #16

When he has a vagina AND able to bear children then we will listen to 'him' Tx4obama Jan 2013 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author LeftInTX Jan 2013 #10

Except that I feel bad for the people below him if he prevented them from hearing ... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #15