More of St. Paul via I-Witness Video

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http://iwitnessvideo.info/blog/index.html

Twin Cities: Police State

Blogging about blogging that blogs about blogging is ridiculous, but this is well wroth the read. I can't stand it when the government takes away our rights.

Twin Cities: Police State

via ACLU Blog: Because Freedom Can't Blog Itself: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union by Suzanne Ito, ACLU on 9/2/08

Scary news has been coming out of Minneapolis since Sunday, where police have been
raiding homes and making mass arrests. Glenn Greenwald has been all over the story. He writes:

Beginning [Sunday] night, St. Paul was the most militarized I have ever seen an American city be, even more so than Manhattan in the week of 9/11 — with troops of federal, state and local law enforcement agents marching around with riot gear, machine guns, and tear gas canisters, shouting military chants and marching in military formations. Humvees and law enforcement officers with rifles were posted on various buildings and balconies. Numerous protesters and observers were tear gassed and injured.

McCain's Police State

McCain is suggesting application of military tactics, which are questionable at times, in our neighborhoods. Scary...

As the election rolls forward, it is still unclear who will win (see the latest polls). I continue to be skeptical about the democrats ability to win--what should be--and easy election. I do not support McCain, but I do not underestimate the down home republicans and closet racists in this country. In short, don't be surprised when the government forcibly restricts you further in the freedom and safety.

On Friday at the National Urban League, McCain suggested he'd fight crime using "tactics somewhat like we use in the military."He went on to describe how it would work: "You go into neighborhoods, you clamp down, you provide a secure environment for the people that live there, and you make sure that the known criminals are kept under control," he said. "And you provide them with a stable environment and then they cooperate with law enforcement."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/mccains-cure-al.html