Shut the #$^% up!

That's what we have been told by American law makers. For those who are unclear as to what our constitution says about this, I offer the First Amendment:
    Amendment I
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. 

I don't know if you can see where I am going with this or not. There are many who like to talk about how the current movement against the government is ridiculous or a waste of time. To those people, I say: "WAKE UP!"  As of today at 12am our freedom of speech and press was infringed upon. Today the federal government has chose to have YouTube censor it's videos.  This is in no way censorship of profanity or nudity.  It is a censorship of the press. The press however, isn't any longer FOX or MSNBC.  No, it is Americans with video cameras capturing raw footage of police brutality, or the number of multitudes encamped at every occupation in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.  I, myself, have participated in 2 of these occupations, Los Angeles and Portland.  While I must admit, being at either of them the message can be vague, I must agree with their right to voice it.  
So what does this have to do with censorship? It is very clear to me how the two coincide. The Occupy Movement gains support through Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. This is by either reporting police brutality or by showing it's numbers and successes. The government wants this cut off. The reason they want it cut off is so Americans will keep believing that they are powerless against their government.  


The First Amendment coupled with the Second Amendment (The Right to Bear Arms) was put into place so that the people of this nation may be able to over throw their government at any moment. They planned it to happen in the case of such neglect and inequality.  Thomas Jefferson even wrote "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."  They honestly believed that revolution was a necessity every so often. Even to go so far as Noah Webster saying "The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States."

Obviously, when the First Amendment is diluted then the Second Amendment isn't as available and ready to act accordingly due to the lack of information at hand. Anytime a government is restricting the flow of information it is a sign that they are beginning to fear their people.  A great example of this is the insurrections in Libya and Egypt.  When they were under the assumption of revolt, they shut down all communications between their citizens. This was their way of trying to avert any resistance to the government.  Subsequently, this worked not in their favor, but against them. They would have done much better to have just left things alone.  

Now in America, the good ol' USA, when there is a sign of resistance the same things are happening slowly but surely. When YouTube was inundated with police brutality and multitudes of protesters, our own government who applauded the efforts of the aforementioned countries are now censoring and condemning the same actions within its own boarders.  Now, some may say "I see no problem with this because there are ways to circumvent it."  This however, is not by any means the point.  As the old phrase says "Give them an inch and they will take a mile."  This has been apparent since the days of the Homeland Security Act and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.  These guys have been seen at the Occupy Protests along with the Anti-Terrorism Task Force. When we relinquished our civil liberties we set a precedent for other freedoms to be taken from us. We no longer have privacy and now our First Amendment rights are at stake and if you cannot stand behind the occupiers cause then you have to at least stand behind their (your) rights. For, if these rights are not exercised they will be taken from us. 

The government is corrupted with the money of corporations, until recently they believed that we as the people were blind to it. Now that we are aware, because of their blatancy, they work against anyone who would oppose the negation of American vote which is true democracy. One must realize that corporate bribes, such as exorbitant campaign contributions, sway a vote more so than the voice of any peoples. This too, is a depletion of our inalienable rights.
So lets list the rights that have slowly been taken from us and are continued to be taken.
1. Freedom of Speech
2. Freedom of Assembly
3. The Right to Bare Arms
4. Freedom of the Press
5.Democratic Voice
6. Freedom of Privacy
With these things said, I beg anyone reading this entry to wake up if you haven't already. Comprehend what is at stake these days and try not blame the protesters for messing up a park, or blocking traffic. If you don't want to camp in the park with them or support them, please, do not speak ill of them because they are trying to insure that no other of YOUR rights are taken from you. Speak because it is your right. Assemble, because it is your right. Report! Even in non-violence be prepared to protect yourself.  Make sure your vote is counted and privacy is respected.  Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness is moving from within your reach each day. 






“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.”
George Washington