Celebrate the death of HABEAS CORPUS on HALLOWEEN.

[pnwmom]

I'm thinking tombstones in the front yard.

Rest in Peace
Habeas Corpus

Rest in Peace
The United States Constitution

Rest in Peace
The Bill of Rights

Rest in Peace
The Genevation Conventions

Rest in Peace
600,000 dead in Iraq

Any other ideas?

[Thickasabrick]

1. Best idea ever - how would someone go about making

tombstones?

[pnwmom]

2. Maybe cut a flat version out of sheets of foamboard from a craft store.

Prop them up between rocks. I haven't thought the details through.

I'm sure there are artistic types out there with better ideas.

[Ilsa]

3. There are some nicely made ones at Target, etc. You might have

to paint over part of the styrofoam or whatever, though. Also Walgreens, etc.

I love this idea.

[pnwmom]

4. Here is a video on making one out of a foam kickboard (as in swimming)

http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/585/quick_fake_tombstone_craft_for_halloween.html

It's pretty funny, actually.

[patrice]

5. Styrofoam? Foam-core board?

From a craft store. You'd need something to stick it in the ground with, yard sign wires or tent stakes.

[Thickasabrick]

9. Thanks everyone for the great ideas!!! I've never been "crafty"

[elare]

6. We make our own every year ...

Get a piece of styrofoam, carve it from a rectangal into a tombstone shape, use gray spray paint to make it look like stone, then use a black marker to do the writing. We use metal spikes (you could probably use straightened out wire coat hangers) to anchor them into the ground ... slide one end into the bottom of the tombstone, then stick the other end into the ground (do it slowly and carefully though ... it's easy to puncture the back of the tombstone)

If you don't puncture the tombstone with the wires, you can then spray paint over this year's message next year and use the other side for a new tombstone.

(I hope I explained this clearly ... we've been doing it for so many years that it just seems very easy to me)

[pnwmom]

7. Thanks, elare!

[davekriss]

8. I like it!

A Halloween tombstone with "Here lies the writ of habeas corpus, killed by Republithug vote! 1215-2006".

[elare]

10. just giving this a little nudge ... n/t

[cybildisobedience]

11. How about

Rest in Peace
Democracy
July 4, 1776 - Dec. 12, 2000

[pnwmom]

12. Good one. n/t

[jean]

13. Here's a headstone one of our DUer's made - "RIP Habeus Corpus" - - -

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=2452965

[The Brethren]

14. it would certainly get

folks attention and make a pt. But one of the sad things is I think a lot of people don't even know what Habeas Corpus is. But they will if they get arrested for being "hostile" towards their country and demand to speak to their lawyer.