The Right Scoop- KenInMontana
Arkansas State Constitution Article 2 Section 4. Right of assembly and of petition.
The right of the people peaceably to assemble, to consult for the common good; and to petition,
by address or remonstrance, the government, or any department thereof, shall never be abridged.I’m pretty sure this backs up the Mayor’s position.
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As if that is even necessary. I hope they get sued by every person in the city.
- http://punditpawn.wordpress.com PunditPawn
Yes, you can sue. But the taxpayers shoot themselves in the foot paying for private attorneys while public city attorneys act against them with impunity. Basically a lawyer’s wet dream.
- http://poorrichardsnews.com Poor Richard
There’s got to be a conservative rights group that would do this pro-bono, right?
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-Florey/100002543536293 Mike Florey
Actually, I think the ACLU would be obliged by their charter to defend the citizens in this case. Anyboby remember Skokie and the NAZI march?
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Dave-Kawasaki/1798183858 Dave Kawasaki
It appears that parasites are attracted to government. Who knew?
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-Florey/100002543536293 Mike Florey
Hey Dave, the ambulance chasers and shark-bait lawyers have found their niche. What can I say?
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Dave-Kawasaki/1798183858 Dave Kawasaki
Yep. That reply was meant for Persephone, sorry.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-Florey/100002543536293 Mike Florey
Actually relevant in both cases, Dave.
- Anonymous
Natural selection gets them there, apparently, and then they are attracted to us. The suck the life out of us, while they get fat. I think it is like an addictive drug to them. Suck our blood and get high, the do.
- Persephone
Little piggies to the trough.
Once is never enough.
If you try to pull them off…
They go “sqweeeeee!
You’re killing me!”
And then they say “That’s my trough!”[~By me, Persphone...Heehee.]
- Anonymous
minor correction to your observation Dave …..
Parasites live in the government – they are attracted to taxpayers.
- Anonymous
minor correction to your observation Dave …..
Parasites live in the government – they are attracted to taxpayers.
- Anonymous
ACLJ (Jay Sekulow)? The legal eagles that Pat Robertson started.
American Center for Law and Justice. They have done some awesome work and have won many cases at the Supreme Court. - KenInMontana
Being as the Mayor is the “chief executive officer” of the city, he has the city attorney’s office at his disposal I believe.
- http://www.kennethballard.com Kenneth
Actually the ACLU would take this on in a heartbeat. They love cases where there is a clear First Amendment violation, and merely mentioning ACLU during the City Council meeting might just be enough to get them to back off.
- Anonymous
Doesn’t need to be conservative. The ACLU would jump all over this
- KenInMontana
Ah but that gives the people “standing”, which we constantly hear from the courts as a requirement for legal action.
- http://www.jewpoint.blogspot.com JPeditor
“I hope they get sued by every person in the city.”
They should be arrested, tried and deported.
- Persephone
As well as basic 1st Amendment [US Constitution] right of free speech, I would think.
- KenInMontana
Ah but you see the US Constitution specifies that “Congress shall make no law…” ,which is why the states recognized this shortcoming and authored Constitutions of their own to reinforce those rights with protection from a broader range of assaults. By specifying “The right of the people…. shall never be abridged, they gave a much broader protection to that right.
- Anonymous
They must think that document to be a dinosaur of the evolving legal system. Its all relative. Why do you have to go around trying to restrict these people? They are just much smarter than the rest of the masses, and are doing this for their own good. Why don’t you want good things to happen? Hee, hee.
- Anonymous
Unless they are willing to return to slavery, I believe the citizens of Gould, Arkansas HAS reached the BREAKING POINT for civil war.
Like a scene from the movie “Resident Evil”…
An incurable commie toxin have infected a community turned many into cannablistic zombies. To save the innocent, the only humane solution left is to quarantine and EUTHANIZE this zombie city council and its RABID supporters.
- KenInMontana
Actually it was closer to 70 million.
- Paul Dunn
i live in the hell known as arkansas, this is a Dem stronghold simply because the people are of low intelligence and accept anything as long as it doesn’t interfere with the flow of welfare, meth and booze
- Anonymous
Maybe you should get the people together to go outside of city limits and discuss local public policy. Just outside the city limits would be preferable. If you advertise it, you would then be guilty of conspiracy to commit the crime of first amendment exercising. So be careful.
- Persephone
That’s a really good idea, Elmer.
Let’s hope they think of that. - Persephone
That Quartzite, Arizona case is turning out to be another situation like Ball, CA…where the town councilmembers have been milking the town dry.
That’s why they’ve been trying to gag anyone who starts asking questions.This sounds like it could be another similar situation.
- Anonymous
You’re exactly right Persephone, they’re only cooking up this scheme to cover up some malfeasance in Bell,CA and it looks as if the greedsters are at it in Arkansas as well, Say, isn’t that the former home of another sleazy couple?
- Persephone
Yep.
You mean Whitewater Bill and RoseLawFirm Hillary?
Those two certainly knew how to milk the system, didn’t they. - Anonymous
Persephone, why did you use the past tense?
- Persephone
Haaa…you’re right.
Those two are still at it.
They cut their teeth on Arkansas though. - Anonymous
Yup, don’t you wish we could throw the whole lot on the land fill heap?
- Anonymous
There is definitely a trend going on here. Government knows that they are outside the will of the populous, and therefor are taking more steps to exclude them from the process.
- Anonymous
Quite right Persephone. “Transparency in government” another example of an Orwellian attack on language. What that really means is lets hide what we’re doing from the uneducated masses.
- Anonymous
We are not necessarily uneducated, just dumbed down and kept in the dark.
- Anonymous
Correct. Forums like the internet are opening a lot of eyes to the truth. Wait till you see the rationalization that comes before they come after this means of spreading the news of what’s really going on in this country. It will probably take the form of national security.
- Anonymous
Seems like national security is what is shaping the country. Probably a big part of our economy as well.
- Persephone
Every time I hear about another big ‘hack attack’ against a large business or governmental department…it gives me pause.
We are being herded in so many little ways, into giving up freedoms in the name of ‘security’
Shutting down the internet, or severely curtailing our ability to communicate freely, could be done for the same reason…in the interest of eliminating a proclaimed ‘threat’ to our national security.
When, how do we know that the increased threat of cyber-hacking wasn’t something that was orchestrated to create yet another faux ‘crisis’? - Anonymous
This problem is happening in other places, I wonder if it is coordinated? Look at what is happening in Quartzite, AZ.
The danger is that it takes so little effort for these tyrants to impose these rules and such a great effort to fight it. This kind of thing will lead people to decide to shortcut the legal system and decorated the lamp posts of their fair city with “Councilmen” ornaments. A much quicker response than a months long legal battle. I see this coming and it won’t be pretty.
- Anonymous
Some believe that we are currently living in a mild state of martial law, and this is due to this kind of thing. Others just think that this is preparing for martial law. I do believe that there is some sort of coordinated effort coming down from the feds to get local government to comply with such tactics that resemble martial law, or are leading to it. The reason I believe this is because of all the training that they receive that has been made public. Not to mention the people I know that have had this training. Even larger business managers I know have had to go to it. A couple of police I know have as well. When you look at the big picture, it is hard to conclude that there is not a plan for some future move on the federal government side.
- Anonymous
Has anyone noticed the gradual paramilitary appearance of local law enforcement over the last 10 years or so? Military high and tight haircuts etc? The speed of the team is the speed of the leader. His royal highness currently living in your White House has said he wants a “Domestic Security Force, as well trained and financed as our standing military” Everywhere you care to look you see attacks on our rights and our Republic form of government which, in the past has made us the light of the world and the greatest country that ever existed. History shows that great countries decay from within, maybe they also can be saved from within.
- Anonymous
You darn tootin’ we are going to save it from within! We’ve got to. It already feels like a soft dictatorship. I for one have had it. If I didn’t see the stories every day, I simply would not believe this of the country I was raised in. Nobody could compete with us. We are being destroyed from enemies of the domestic kind. There can be no doubt that Evil is afoot. It is more blatant with each passing day. Here is the triple threat IMO.
1. Progressives
2. Unions
3. IslamI am ready for young people to rise up too and rebel against the current system as they did in the 60′s, only this time, the system is Marxist. Another great generation…time to suit up.
- Anonymous
Rshill7: Progressives (liberals) and unions are intertwined, cause and effect. Radical Islam is ready to pounce seeing the destruction of our country as a result of them. As for our young people, they have been attacked for a long time, poor schooling, teachers unions, indoctrination by liberal teachers, electronic game distractions, gratuitous grade promotions (have to be aware of their self esteem) lack of expectations, poor examples (look at the Atlanta school fiasco, which is probably the tip of the iceberg) and in so many different ways. You are right. Something has to happen to save this country. It’s not going to be pretty but it will be worth it. 1776 showed that.
- Anonymous
I see it as:
1: Globalists
2: Federalists
3: NationalistsThey all use the other useful idiots for their purposes.
- http://profiles.google.com/larry.gibby Larry Gibby
Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dorhn, Cass Sunstein, Van Jones, Samantha Power and their patron, George Soros.
- Anonymous
Oh yeah. You betcha. I have a brother in law who works for the Fed Bureau of Prisons, and go to church with a couple of local law enforcement people. They all say that the feds are getting ready for something. They are even beefing up their weapons and ammo stores. The kinds of weapons are not normal for their departments, and nobody really knows why it is happening.
The Police State series is a good one to look into. I think they are on youtube. Police State 4 is the most recent one. There is also a good documentary out on Fema Camps. It is called Camp FEMA.
I was thinking it might be a good idea to get a bunch of riot gear. Before too long there will be so many on the street that you will need it to blend in.
- http://profiles.google.com/larry.gibby Larry Gibby
Yep. I’m a victim of these NAZI bastards.
- http://www.theancient.us The Ancient
10 Years???? This has been going on since the Start of the Drug War…
Almost all Violation of Personal Liberty and Freedom can be traced directly back to the start of the Drug War, this gave the government a population that willing gave away their essential liberty in favor of perceived safety and solutions to a over hyped non-problem. Then 10 years ago on Sept 11 2001 the government got MORE people in that population to give away MORE of their essential liberty in favor of perceived safety and solutions to a over hyped but real security problem.
And now people stand back and say “How can they do this” the answer is WE GAVE AWAY OUR LIBERTY, and now we will never get it back, at least not in my lifetime…..
- mreastla
Next election cylce vote these bastards out, simple, if the residents of Gould are dumb enough tpo elect these fools again they deserve to be enslaved by the state, unbelievaalbe.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3S535BCKXMAFKKE7NATPNWJBXA Barbara
I feel like we dont even live in the USA anymore. What the hell is wrong with people? Cant they see this is unconstitutional? Do they want to live with gags on their mouths? What is it going to take for people to wake up? Its like I live in bizarro world. So depressing.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000220027383 Troy La Mana
I doubt any of them will be re-elected.
- http://www.theancient.us The Ancient
You have more faith in the people than I do…. I bet the majority of the population supports the new ordinance.
This is democracy at work.
- Anonymous
That’s why they push the term “democracy” rather than “republic”.
- Josie
Crap on court – why wait for someone else to tell you your rights? We know what our rights are – why do we keep asking them for their approval. if these citizens don’t just say “NO WAY” then they deserve to loose their rights. Strop the nicy nice crap, we can’t afford it any longer.
- http://profiles.google.com/larry.gibby Larry Gibby
This should be DOA.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TBUD62GQ5MFR25CQNV2YBCEWJM Don
How about they contact Liberty Counsel http://www.LC.org Their phone number: 800-671-1776
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TBUD62GQ5MFR25CQNV2YBCEWJM Don
The people might try contacting Liberty Counsel. http://www.LC.org Their phone number: 800-671-1776
- http://www.theancient.us The Ancient
This is the reason why our founders did NOT create a democracy…. This is the result of democracy.
- Anonymous
Very true. Most people would say we are a Democracy but that is not true. We are a Republic. There is a big difference. Look it up folks.
- Anonymous
Unless they are willing to return to slavery, I believe the citizens of Gould, Arkansas HAS reached the BREAKING POINT for civil war.
Like a scene from the movie “Resident Evil”…
An incurable commie toxin have infected a community turned many into cannablistic zombies. To save the innocent, the only humane solution left is to quarantine and EUTHANIZE this zombie city council and its RABID supporters.
Historically, once the commies seized enough power, they ALWAYS turn violent and murderous against citizens who oppose them (ie. Over 20millions Chinese were massacred by Mao during the Cultural Revolution). This is coming to America. Only question is: WHO WILL SHOOT FIRST.
- http://www.theancient.us The Ancient
No the question is, will the local police force stand with the Oath’s they take to uphold the constitution, or will they stand with their political paymasters on the Town Council???
This is a simple, non-violent action by the Council and a good test case as to if what people like Glenn Beck and other Police Defenders believe is true, that the police will in the end stand with the people and freedom, or if people like Me are correct and that the Police will do anything they are told to do by their masters even if it is unconstitutional, immoral or unjust as long as there is a “legal” order to do so.
- Anonymous
I agree with your assertion that most law enforcement will just follow orders. There are those who go against the grain, but they are a minority by far. I just watched Camp FEMA 2 on youtube. There is one such police officer on there who speaks about his training. Pretty scary stuff.
- KenInMontana
I think how the police forces react will depend a great deal on what city they serve, large metropolitan forces will most likely follow the government’s lead as these forces are more often than not staffed by a majority of officers from other locales who do not feel connected to the city in which they serve, where as smaller municipalities and towns tend to be made up from a majority of local people that are more closely tied to their communities.
- Anonymous
First thing I’d do is assmble myself right in front of a board member’s house. That’s what ACORN does.
- Anonymous
This type of fascism is why I cringe whenever I hear Tea Party types talk about how “local government” is so much better than the Big Bad Evil Federal Government. Too many conservatives use “states rights” and “local control” as a panacea to the ill of federal power. This romanticized notion of small town politics is just that. Anyone who has ever had to deal with a local zoning board knows you can’t get any closer to tyranny than that.
That said, I have to say that I found this story extremely frustrating. I went to the stations website and I tried Google and I was unable to find any article that fleshes out this story. The story makes no sense the way it is presented in the video and the two articles I found written by the reporter in the video were poorly written and had no details that explained anything beyond what the video says. Bad Journalism 101.
- Anonymous
Jaynie59: “This type of fascism is why I cringe whenever I hear Tea Party types talk about how “local government” is so much better than the Big Bad Evil Federal Government.”
————Jaynie, If the Constitution of the United States is followed, it protects us from such tyranny, at all levels of government. That City Council appears to be ignoring the 1st Amendment and is in violation of the Constitution. I do not speak for the Tea Party, but the Tea Party works to influence government at all levels, to follow the Constitution.
- Anonymous
You should be able to talk about city “bidniz” wherever and whenever you like.
Tar and feathers are in order for the city council
- Anonymous
You should be able to talk about city “bidniz” wherever and whenever you like.
Tar and feathers are in order for the city council
- Anonymous
“bidniz”…that’s a good one!! LOL
Quick…somebody BLAME BUSH!!
I’d pay money to see “gangsta” councilwoman Sonja Farley and her commie cohorts rounded up and publicly flogged/ bitch-slapped by her own race of thugs hired from detroit, compton and harlem.
- Anonymous
You should be able to talk about city “bidniz” wherever and whenever you like.
Tar and feathers are in order for the city council
- Anonymous
Councilwoman Sonja Farley….doing the repression of civil rights that white people won’t do any more. From the video this town looks to have a large black population. Why does Sonja want to step on her brothers and sisters like this? Could it be that loyalty to one’s race is not as powerful as political power?
If this were a white councilwoman defending such a law, the story would be national news.
- Anonymous
Right on, jw362!!
I’m tired of black-on-black crimes. Where the hell is Jesse Jackson/ ACLU/ NAACP on this one??
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XIGUBTMBHJEL7CBK2J5YZA7BH4 Rocky Mountain
This won’t last long but it’s amazing what a little power will lead people to do.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XIGUBTMBHJEL7CBK2J5YZA7BH4 Rocky Mountain
This won’t last long but it’s amazing what a little power will lead people to do.
- Anonymous
Do you remember what the 1960 hippie freaks that are in power now used to call government, fascist pigs. They are the new FASCIST PIGS. THESE PEOPLE NEED A BOOT UP THEIR FASCIST BUTTS, RIGHT OUT THE DOOR.
- Anonymous
Okay, this is what you do:
You tell the powers that be to go stick it where the sun don’t shine and DO IT ANYWAY!
Are they going to arrest the whole town? I don’t think so. We’ve got to start sticking to the statists to turn our country around.
- Anonymous
Okay, this is what you do:
You tell the powers that be to go stick it where the sun don’t shine and DO IT ANYWAY!
Are they going to arrest the whole town? I don’t think so. We’ve got to start sticking to the statists to turn our country around.
- http://twitter.com/Alvin691 Alvin691
RS, this appears to be bigger than a First Amendment battle. This sounds like an attempt to draw the federal government into states rights again. The Bill of Rights is an explanation of the restrictions on the Federal govt. The Federal Govt cannot rule on an issue between citizens and state govt. This must be handled at the state level. As Ken said below, if the council passes this ordinance they are in direct conflict with their own state constitution. The Governor of Arkansas can and should have them served.
- http://twitter.com/vettegal14 Robin Carmack
We are quickly becoming China with the idiots we have running the country. Unreal
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3NXP55PELTR7XKZ4SX6XWLOM7A David W
You voted them in so vote them out , but not brfore you turn their tactic back on them.
- http://www.facebook.com/tdabella Tina DaBella
I’d start suing the city council for the Unconstitutionalitly. Then I would start gathering a group together everyday to discuss the removal of city council.
- Anonymous
07-18-11, 11:58am: for me, this video plays an ad and stops.
- Anonymous
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You are all missing the real solution here, a good sheriff can end all this madness. The sheriff is the check and balance for all government in any county.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TZ5VOPKPUJ2BVLAR6CSXL57NAU Jeremy
You are all missing the real solution here, a good sheriff can end all this madness. The sheriff is the check and balance for all government in any county.
This story sounds like something you would hear out of China, not the United States. In Gould, Arkansas the city council is planning to pass an ordinance that forbids any group from forming or gathering that will discuss city matters without first getting city council approval – a clear violation of the First Amendment.
They mayor is dead set against it but it appears from the video that they can override him:
This is tyranny on steroids. I can’t imagine this will stand up in court but it appears that the city council wants to test that theory. Just unbelievable that they would even do this. They must be really crooked if they want to silence people in this manner.
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