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"A bill passed Monday in the US House of Representatives and Thursday in the Senate would make it a felonya serious criminal offense punishable by lengthy terms of incarcerationto participate in many forms of protest associated with the Occupy Wall Street protests of last year. Several commentators have dubbed it the anti-Occupy law, but its implications are far broader."
"The billH.R. 347, or the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011was passed by unanimous consent in the Senate, while only Ron Paul and two other Republicans voted against the bill in the House of Representatives (the bill passed 388-3). Not a single Democratic politician voted against the bill."
"The virtually unanimous passage of H.R. 347 starkly exposes the fact that, despite all the posturing, the Democrats and the Republicans stand shoulder to shoulder with the corporate and financial oligarchy, which regarded last years popular protests against social inequality with a mixture of fear and hostility"
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/mar2012/prot-m03.shtml
http://rt.com/usa/news/348-act-tresspass-buildings-437/
http://signon.org/sign/president-obama-dont-4.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=1114474
Why is it that crimes against the people always enjoy broad bipartisan support?