Angeline Cheek is preparing for disaster. The indigenous organizer from the Fort Peck reservation in Montana fears that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline could break and spill, destroy her tribe’s water, and desecrate sacred Native American sites.
But environmental catastrophe is not the most immediate threat.
The government has characterized pipeline opponents like her as “extremists” and violent criminals and warned of potential “terrorism”, according to recently released records.
The documents suggested that police were organizing to launch an aggressive response to possible Keystone protests, echoing the actions against the Standing Rock movement in North Dakota. There, officers engaged in intense surveillance and faced widespread accusations of excessive force and brutality.
You can read the rest @
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/20/keystone-pipeline-protest-activism-crackdown-standing-rock
Everyone involved should review the meaning of these words:
US Constitution, First Amendment
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.
When did trespass and malicious mischief become acts of terrorism?
There seems to be a great contradiction here. On a daily basis, we are bombarded with warnings of the evils of global warming and climate change; yet instead of protecting our most cherished human rights the government has chosen to protect those who profit from the imminent destruction of our planet.
If we're going to IGNORE our constitution, then let's ignore the provisions for property rights and start taking steps to protect ourselves from the powerful forces driving us to extinction.
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