• LIVE: End of Occupy Boston's "Occupation" at midnight tonight
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Live news coverage: [url]http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/29957643/detail.html[/url] (use IE; requires a plug-in for FF & Chrome) Occupy Livestream: [url]http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston[/url] [release]Occupy Boston protesters are facing eviction after the city's mayor gave them a deadline of midnight to leave their encampment. Demonstrators have been camped at Dewey Square since late September, but on Wednesday lost a bid to legally remain in the space. Mayor Tom Menino has previously been sympathetic to the occupation, but issued the midnight ultimatum on Thursday morning. Occupy Boston swiftly responded by calling for people to gather at their camp tonight to try to prevent an eviction. The Boston Globe reported that Menino made the comments before a news conference this morning. "If not, we'll take further action," the Globe quoted Menino as saying. A spokeswoman for Menino told the Guardian the deadline of midnight Wednesday was accurate. She was unable to elaborate on whether protesters would be forceably evicted. Occupy Boston had previously been granted a restraining order which prevented Boston police from evicting the protest from Dewey Square, however this was overturned yesterday. At the same court hearing the group's motion for a preliminary injunction, which would also protect them from eviction, was rejected. On Wednesday night Menino said following the decision "the city will act appropriately to fulfill our duty to preserve the public's peace and safety." The @Occupy_Boston Twitter feed was swift to respond to Menino's ultimatum, posting: "If you support #occupyboston please come to camp tonight and help defend the 1st amendment and the 99%." Before this week Menino had said he had no plans to evict protesters, but on Tuesday he appeared to be losing patience with the city's occupation, telling reporters the group were "aiming their fire at the wrong place". "Mayors can't do much about what they're talking about. It's the Congress and the Senate but nobody's talking to them at all. They come at mayors," the Boston Herald quoted Menino as saying.[/release] [url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/08/occupy-boston-protesters-midnight-deadline]Source: The Guardian[/url]
Mayor's should not be allowed to supersede the Constitution. [quote]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.[/quote] Isn't the Constitution supposed to be the supreme law of the land, or is it just another piece of (hemp) paper that's in the line to be used as toilet paper?
Implying a protest is going to get up and leave just because you said so.
Why do these evictions always take place as I'm about to fall asleep. Can't you guys wait until daytime to crack some skulls?
Gonna watch for the police brutality. Everyone will hopefully be tuned in and the nation will know just how much of a police state we live in. Ha, who am I kidding? This will never make it higher than local news.
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[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;33636933]Why do these evictions always take place as I'm about to fall asleep. Can't you guys wait until daytime to crack some skulls?[/QUOTE]I imagine that's the point; you have a better chance to get away with skull-cracking when most people are asleep and everyone else have to depend on artificial lights to see what's going on.
[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;33636903]Mayor's should not be allowed to supersede the Constitution. Isn't the Constitution supposed to be the supreme law of the land, or is it just another piece of (hemp) paper that's in the line to be used as toilet paper?[/QUOTE] That's very vague, to be honest. It doesn't explicitly protect the right for groups to occupy public property for extended periods of time.
[video=youtube;CdqoNKCCt7A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A[/video] Seemed fitting at the time if they all get kicked out :v:
[QUOTE=Gordy H.;33636968]That's very vague, to be honest. It doesn't explicitly protect the right for groups to occupy public property for extended periods of time.[/QUOTE] [quote]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; [b]or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.[/b][/quote] Who gives a fuck how vague it is.[b]IT'S THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE SUPPOSED SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND THAT NO ONE LISTENS TO ANYMORE.[/b]
Keeping the stream open hard to see whats going on though.
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;33636933]Why do these evictions always take place as I'm about to fall asleep. Can't you guys wait until daytime to crack some skulls?[/QUOTE] so everyone is asleep when the police start breaking the law.
[QUOTE=Rofl my Waff;33637068]so everyone is asleep when the police start breaking the law.[/QUOTE] Just like real criminals
Terrible camerawork.
[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;33637035]Who gives a fuck how vague it is.[b]IT'S THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE SUPPOSED SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND THAT NO ONE LISTENS TO ANYMORE.[/b][/QUOTE] Sigh. The Judge ruled that the First Amendment, while allowing them to assemble, doesn't allow them to occupy that land. I agree. Stop sensationalizing their eviction, it's not the end of the protest. For all of the trumpeting people around here do about "you can't throw an idea in jail" you treat them having to move like it's the death knell of the whole protest. While it is a cynical attempt by the city government to try and break up the protest, they can only legally evict them from that place.
[QUOTE=Bryanrocks0;33637072]Just like real criminals[/QUOTE] ba-zing
[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;33636903]Mayor's should not be allowed to supersede the Constitution. Isn't the Constitution supposed to be the supreme law of the land, or is it just another piece of (hemp) paper that's in the line to be used as toilet paper?[/QUOTE] Read that very closely. It says [B]Congress[/B] can't make laws against free speech. Therefore, going by the 10th Amendment, states can decide what they want to do about this.
[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;33637136]Read that very closely. It says [B]Congress[/B] can't make laws against free speech. Therefore, going by the 10th Amendment, states can decide what they want to do about this.[/QUOTE] You're right, but wait a minute. [quote]The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.[/quote] [quote=Wikipedia]The Tenth Amendment, which makes explicit the idea that the federal government is limited only to the powers granted in the Constitution, is often considered to be a truism. In United States v. Sprague (1931) the Supreme Court asserted that the amendment "added nothing to the [Constitution] as originally ratified."[/quote] The 10th Amendment doesn't give the States rights to dictate free speech,expression, and assembly, only the Constitution can and it's pretty clear despite your assertions of "vagueness".
[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;33637136]Read that very closely. It says [B]Congress[/B] can't make laws against free speech. Therefore, going by the 10th Amendment, states can decide what they want to do about this.[/QUOTE] Actually under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment most of the Constitution applies to states as well.
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Traffic on Atlantic Avenue is now being blocked by Occupiers.
What's this about switching to Ustream? Is that the person controlling the stream linked above or one of the sub streams? If it is the mainstream, anyone have a link to their Ustream?
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;33636933]Why do these evictions always take place as I'm about to fall asleep. Can't you guys wait until daytime to crack some skulls?[/QUOTE] Because the eviction is on December 9th. Not halfway through December 9th. As soon as it turns to the next day, the protestors are officially and legally evicted.
So, nothings happening? Can I go to bed now?
[QUOTE=Rastadogg5;33637680]So, nothings happening? Can I go to bed now?[/QUOTE] Yep. I think Boston police bailed. Yay! +1 for the occupiers.
[QUOTE=jaaaaymeeeen;33637706]Yep. I think Boston police bailed. Yay! +1 for the occupiers.[/QUOTE] That's what the live stream is saying They're putting their tents in the streets now. The cops might go back in now.
Give me rainbows if you're reading this and you live in the Boston area. edit: forever alone
[QUOTE=imarawrus;33637829]That's what the live stream is saying They're putting their tents in the streets now. The cops might go back in now.[/QUOTE] :| That makes me mad. I'm all for this protest, but if they're putting tents in the street? Not right.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;33637533]Because the eviction is on December 9th. Not halfway through December 9th. As soon as it turns to the next day, the protestors are officially and legally evicted.[/QUOTE] Except Occupy Wallstreet was taken down at 2am.
[QUOTE=Rofl my Waff;33638108]Except Occupy Wallstreet was taken down at 2am.[/QUOTE] Oh, then I'm wrong.
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