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Quote of the Day: Civil Disobedience

posted by Ethan Nichtern | 10:48am Saturday May 16, 2009

Civildisobediencebecomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. Anda citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption andlawlessness…Everycitizen is responsible for every act of his government…Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty ascooperationwith good…

-M.K. Gandhi

On an unrelated note, if you are in NYC by any chance, join us in Tompkins Square Park Sunday May 17 to help put an end to the ecological disaster of plastic bags.

Reverend Billy (below) and No Impact Man will be there, will you?



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posted May 17, 2009 at 1:12 pm


r statment is a fony as the politition that wants your vote!



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posted May 17, 2009 at 10:13 pm


SOMETIMES,IN THE CIVIL WORLD OR IN OUR SOCIETY,OUR FINANCIAL FUTURE
DEPENDS ON THE LEADERS WE HAVE VOTED,EACH COUNTRIES REPRESENTS THEIR
OWN LEADERS.THE PRESIDENT OF EVERY NATION MUST ACT ACCORDINGLY WITHIN
THE PREMISES OR BY THE POWER VESTED UPON HIM THROUGH LAW OF THE LAND OR CONSTITUTION.THE PRESIDENT AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
OF THE GOVERNMENT,HE MUST USE THE FULL FORCE OF THAT LAW TO EXECUTE
ANY ACT PERMITTED BY VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE GOV’T.WHEN THE PUBLIC
ARE NOT BEING SERVED WELL,THERE IS A CIVIL DISORDER.IT IS IMPORTANT
ALSO TO KEEP BOTH THE NATIONAL INTEREST AS WELL AS THE HOMELAND SECURITY,SO,THE PRESIDENT I SUPPOSE MUST HAVE A DECISIVE ACT OF BALANCE TO PREVENT ANY CIVIL WARS TO OCCUR BY HIS USE OF EXECUTIVE POWER.A PRESIDENT IS A PERSON I BELIEVE HAS A DEVINE APPOINTMENT TO LEAD THE PEOPLE OF GOD TO THE PROMISED LAND,THAT IS GOOD LIFE,AND
WHENEVER A LEADER BECOMES NOT,GOD IS STRONG TO REMOVE KINGS OUT OF THEIR THROWN TO REPLACE THEM WITH A BETTER KING TO LEAD HIS PEOPLE.



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