In LOVE Park, Philadelphia, PA on Saturday August 24, 2013 activists demonstrated against the NSA's surveillance program that has not faced its end yet. Also protested were Philadelphia's unreasonable stop and frisk policies that go against the Fourth Amendment and are warrant-less searches and violate our rights to privacy.
E THE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO ALTER OR ABOLISH THE GOVERNMENT & INSTITUTE NEW GOVERNMENT-THIS PETITION CALLS FOR IT.. From the Declaration of Independence. Not only do you have the right to overthrow your government, it is a responsibility placed on us by a founding fathers. If our government betrays us, acts other then in accordance to our wishes or we feel changes need to be made it is our obligation to do so.
"Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [i.e., securing inherent and inalienable rights, with powers derived from the consent of the governed], it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness." --Thomas Jefferson: Declaration of Independence, 1776. ME 1:29, Papers 1:315
E THE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO ALTER OR ABOLISH THE GOVERNMENT & INSTITUTE NEW GOVERNMENT-THIS PETITION CALLS FOR IT..
ReplyDeleteFrom the Declaration of Independence. Not only do you have the right to overthrow your government, it is a responsibility placed on us by a founding fathers. If our government betrays us, acts other then in accordance to our wishes or we feel changes need to be made it is our obligation to do so.
"Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [i.e., securing inherent and inalienable rights, with powers derived from the consent of the governed], it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness." --Thomas Jefferson: Declaration of Independence, 1776. ME 1:29, Papers 1:315
Thought you might like this as much as I do. (President Kennedy's secret society speech)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhZk8ronces
Thanks for the link, Caroline. Nice speech but I don't trust politicians including JFK. Just another sleaze bag that knew how to sound good.
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