This DUmpass lit a fire for sure. He made the mistake of being honest and using his critical thinking. The clobbering has begun.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216370561Fri Feb 18, 2022, 07:44 PM
Sympthsical (3,317 posts)
Canadian Civil Liberties Association to sue federal government over Emergencies Act
I'm still a liberal who believes in civil liberties. Not going to give that up. That comes with the package, not when convenient.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ccla-lawsuit-emergencies-act-1.6355846
Mendelsohn acknowledged reports of "violent, racist and homophobic acts" occurring within the Ottawa protest but said the presence of those elements doesn't justify the introduction of measures the CCLA considers a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The act gives the federal government temporary powers to quell protests by, among other things, banning travel to protest zones and prohibiting people from bringing minors to unlawful assemblies. The act also allows the federal government to restrict protesters' access to bank accounts.
"Protest is how people in a democracy share their political messages of all kinds, whether they be environmental activists, students taking to the streets, Indigenous land defenders, workers on strike, people who know that Black lives matter, and others who oppose government measures of all kinds," Mendelsohn said.
"Not every person may agree with the content of every movement."
Response to Sympthsical (Original post)Fri Feb 18, 2022, 07:46 PM
Bernardo de La Paz (40,426 posts)
1. It's not a protest. It's a criminal blockade, infringement on rights of residents, interference,..nt
Response to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)Fri Feb 18, 2022, 07:48 PM
Sympthsical (3,317 posts)
3. Use as many shades as you wish to obscure
The sky is still blue.
Response to Sympthsical (Reply #3)Fri Feb 18, 2022, 07:51 PM
Bernardo de La Paz (40,426 posts)
5. Obscure what? You think I can park my car in your driveway because I protest your "__" sign?
Response to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #5)Fri Feb 18, 2022, 08:29 PM
Star Member former9thward (25,419 posts)
12. You may have forgotten that blocking traffic was common in the anti-Iraq war protests.
And depending on your age you may not remember the tactic was used in anti-Vietnam war protests. It was also used in the Floyd protests in 2020.
ooooh, that's gonna burn...
Response to former9thward (Reply #12)Fri Feb 18, 2022, 08:35 PM
Bernardo de La Paz (40,426 posts)
15. Blocking traffic for an hour is different from blocking a whole downtown for weeks. Not comparable
Further, I have never been in favor of blocking roads as a tactic. Why should other people's rights to freedom of movement be abrogated by people who can say the same things from the sidewalk?
Perhaps you've never been caught in a jam with important court papers for a deadline or a mother-to-be in labour or with a flight to catch to see a dying father? Fortunately I have not.
When innocent third parties have to suffer damages because of "free speakers" blockading roads, then it is not speech, it is criminal interference with third party rights.
I don't get to set up a tent and barbecue in your doctor's office because I want to protest the way you don't cut your grass on your lawn.
It goes on and on and on... they are simply too stupid to recognize their own epic lever hypocrisy. It really is astounding.
