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Unions give Wall Street protesters support

World Oct. 06, 2011 - 06:51AM JST ( 30 )

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Jared NormanOct. 06, 2011 - 07:19AM JST

protesting is not a crime
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globalwatcherOct. 06, 2011 - 08:07AM JST

protesting is not a crime

Absolutely not. This is one of their individual right guaranteed by the Amend.1 from the Bill of Rights.

Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

These protesting groups are quite different. They have a clear objectives and goals in mind. They are not looking for troubles.

I am sharing weblink here, so you can read the most updated news about it.

Academics Help Wall Street Protests Gain Credibility

Nobel-winning economist, Harvard law prof among those attempting to articulate demonstrators'

goals.http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/10/05/occupywallstreetstiglitzlessigwestlendprotestsintellectu.html?from=rss/&wpisrc=newsletter_slatest
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unreconstructedOct. 06, 2011 - 08:59AM JST

protesting is not a crime

At least not when the media is on your side.
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yabitsOct. 06, 2011 - 09:15AM JST

Among those planning to join the clamor were members of the Chinatown Tenants Union and the Transit Workers Union, the liberal group MoveOn.org, and community organizations like the Working Families Party and United NY.

Ah....diversity!
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SerranoOct. 06, 2011 - 09:34AM JST

"the liberal group MoveOn.org"

That group is bad for America.
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globalwatcherOct. 06, 2011 - 09:46AM JST

This demonstration is quite different from others in the past. There are no party line, no leader but they tweet each other.

These listed below are protesting in many cities in US.

Students who cannot find jobs. Jobless workers who lost their houses. Senior citizens who cannot pay bills. Workers whose 401k investment for retirement shrunk (60% of 401k investors lost some). They are the Mainstreet people against the Wall Street crooks.

They are protesting and trying to stop a CRIMINAL IMMUNITY (PARDON) request for the Wall Street crooks who tank US into bankruptcy.
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globalwatcherOct. 06, 2011 - 09:56AM JST

SerranoOct. 06, 2011 - 09:34AM JST

Serrano, your comment here is missing reasoning and conclusion. Why so?
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WolfpackOct. 06, 2011 - 09:58AM JST

America is becoming more like Greece every day. The Socialists will hit the streets and demand that the government give them more; which of course would put the country ever more in debt and create permanently high unemployment and drive businessws away. 50% of Americans are already getting a check from the government every month. How many more handouts can the half of the nations taxpayers provide to the half that pay nothing?

Let's just hope that there are enough sane people left in the US to pull the country back from the brink of collapse. I do not begrudge these "protestors" the right to cause a ruckus. But they are protesting the wrong street. They should try protesting on Pennsylvania Avenue instead. They are the ones that created the mess in the first place.
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SerranoOct. 06, 2011 - 10:09AM JST

globalwatcher, for starters, MoveOn.org supports Obama for re-election, and that's bad for America. Heck, even Obama has admitted the country is not better off than before he was immaculated.
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globalwatcherOct. 06, 2011 - 10:11AM JST

You are right, Walfpack. I guess there are three streets in US.

The Wall Street, Pennsylvania Avenue and Main Street. LOL.
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Photoman333Oct. 06, 2011 - 10:27AM JST

Wolfpack: They should try protesting on Pennsylvania Avenue instead. They are the ones that created the mess in the first place.

The financial meltdown that caused a world-wide recession several years ago wasn't caused by Bankers, it was caused by the Administration? Is that what you're saying? What planet did you just arrive from?
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globalwatcherOct. 06, 2011 - 10:41AM JST

Obama has admitted the country is not better off than before he was immaculated.

Serrano, the main objective of Obama's speech in Dallas yesterday is that the Republicans are blocking American Jobs Act to pass

The Rep. are not willing to come back to the table with their own version of Job Act while the Democrats did with their modified version of Job Act proposal to the President yesterday.

There are many Americans who are financially struggling here in US. We need to pass this act.

If the republicans do not like Obama's proposal, then republicans need to come back. They need to modify or resubmit their own Job Act version to Obama. It is so shame many are not really informed what's going on behind the curtain in Washington.

The Republicans need to start behaving like civilized politicians as they were elected to do. They produce NOTHING.
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globalwatcherOct. 06, 2011 - 10:58AM JST

Serrano, I forgot to add whey we need to pass this American Jobs Act now. He is trying to prepare jobs for troops returning from from Afganistan and Iraq. Of course he is doing this for the Mainstreet jobless people here in US. So that these people will be able to continue living with dignity and pride. We owe it to them.
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Jared NormanOct. 06, 2011 - 11:14AM JST

The Republicans do not care about us vets.
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Jared NormanOct. 06, 2011 - 11:15AM JST

they only care about the greedy wall street.
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Piltdown ManOct. 06, 2011 - 11:21AM JST

I'm glad the unions have finally taken up this cause.

This is the origin of all labor abuses — at the very top salaries and top management, the point from which the nation's wealth is supposed to 'trickle down'.
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globalwatcherOct. 06, 2011 - 11:32AM JST

Jared, I agreed. Many social programs for Vets were introduced by Democrats.
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JapanGalOct. 06, 2011 - 12:22PM JST

Camping in NYC for two weeks is a tough one to handle. Toilets are not user friendly. But the Sabrett hot dog carts are. Sure could use a dirty water dog right now with the works.
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unreconstructedOct. 06, 2011 - 12:27PM JST

they only care about the greedy wall street.

Wall Street backed Obama in the last election. Why are the people playing protester not in DC? Goldman Sachs lurvs Obama.Obama lurvs Goldman Sachs...
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unreconstructedOct. 06, 2011 - 12:37PM JST

Serrano, the main objective of Obama's speech in Dallas yesterday is that the Republicans are blocking American Jobs Act to pass

The main point of the speech was to tell more lies to the American public.

The Daily Beast: "Barack Obama continued his sales blitz across the country Tuesday, touting his jobs plan and scolding Republicans in Congress more than once to "pass this bill."

"There was only one rather embarrassing problem: his $447 billion proposal was blocked in the Senate - by his fellow Democrats."
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techallOct. 06, 2011 - 12:58PM JST

we are th 99%

1000 people does not sound representative of 99% of american tax payers. A lot of idealistic college students here who are not in the job pool.
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SuperLibOct. 06, 2011 - 01:15PM JST

Their success will depend on how well they can craft their message and who leads it. If the show a lot of screaming kids or Michael Moore giving a lot of empty speeches then they are doomed to fail. Advertising for groups like MoveOn.org is a bad idea as well. They need an intelligent messenger who is not polarizing.
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globalwatcherOct. 06, 2011 - 11:01PM JST

A lot of idealistic college students here who are not in the job pool.

techall, many of them who seek higher education are they want to be a problem solver. Some of them want to be like Steve Jobs of Apple with full of hope, dream and future in life.

Their investment (time, money, effort) has been already committed. They need jobs. I can understand their motivation in protesting. FYI
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globalwatcherOct. 07, 2011 - 01:24AM JST

globalwatcher, for starters, MoveOn.org supports Obama for re-election, and that's bad for America

Serrano, sound like you never had any bad investment experience with the Wall Street, didn't you? Experience is the best teacher.

The General Attorney has been investigating all Wall Street wrong doings since 2008. The truth will come out shortly.That's the reason the Wall Street crooks are now requesting the CRIMINAL IMMUNITY to all 50 states now.

If the wrong doings are found and truly committed, they need to be prosecuted as well as everyone else. Good citizen should be awarded and bad citizens should be punished in criminal law.

Americans have been cheated by the Wall Street hedge fund managers so called "Deadly Derivative cocktail" that nobody understand how it works. The Wall Street needs to get rid of "garbage" out.

As far as banking industry, there are so many hidden charges on credit cards. The Bank of America has just introduced $5/month for a debit card use. If you use ATM, there is a charge. If you overdrawn, then there is another charge. American consumers are all fed up with bankers abuses for years.

That is one of the objectives that the protestors are trying to change. Serrano, you are on the wrong side of street with a bunch of crooks. I see your investment, if any, will disappear gradually and you will wonder why so.
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techallOct. 07, 2011 - 12:15PM JST

Some of them want to be like Steve Jobs of Apple with full of hope, dream and future in life.

And dependent on Wall Street to capitalize there endevors!
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arrestpaulOct. 07, 2011 - 01:47PM JST

globalwatcher - the main objective of Obama's speech in Dallas yesterday is that the Republicans are blocking American Jobs Act to pass

And yet it was Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D) that refused to allow O'bama's bill to be debated on the Senate floor. A Democrat blocked O'bama's bill.
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arrestpaulOct. 07, 2011 - 01:53PM JST

globalwatcher - many of them who seek higher education are they want to be a problem solver. Some of them want to be like Steve Jobs of Apple with full of hope, dream and future in life.

Those aren't the students who are wandering aimlessly protesting.
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lostrune2Oct. 07, 2011 - 08:19PM JST

The 2nd version of the Tea Party!
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globalwatcherOct. 08, 2011 - 01:05AM JST

And yet it was Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D) that refused to allow O'bama's bill to be debated on the Senate >>floor. A Democrat blocked O'bama's bill.

arrestpaul, the Dem. has just presented their own version of the American Jobs Act yesterday while the Rep has no plan to do so. Both parties (Congress) have to bring their own proposals, as they were elected to do, to the President ( Executive branch).This is a part of process. FYI
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arrestpaulOct. 08, 2011 - 07:11AM JST

globalwatcher - the Dem. has just presented their own version of the American Jobs Act yesterday while the Rep has no plan to do so. Both parties (Congress) have to bring their own proposals, as they were elected to do, to the President ( Executive branch).This is a part of process. FYI

There is no requirement that both parties bring their own version of a bill to the same House. Both parties can change or add to Bills by adding amendments. The "other" party does have the option of presenting their own version of a bill.

Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (Democrat) has now BLOCKED Obama's job bill from coming to the Senate floor - TWICE. Reid either doesn't have enough Democrat support to pass the bill or Reid doesn't think much of Obama's job bill.