#bordc

[hairacrossthemoon]

“For someone to be assaulted and then arrested for asking a question, in a public library of all places, is abhorrent. The library should be a place where people of all points of view can feel safe and welcome.”

[tenthamendmentcenter]

On NSA "California is asserting a constitutional position, while Washington DC is asserting a Chinese or Soviet position."

Shahid Buttar of BORDC and OffNow.org - CRUSHES it.

[pandaunite-blog]

NDAA Resolution Introduced in San Francisco, CA

NDAA Resolution Introduced in San Francisco, CA

Actvists and local Grassroots groups scored a huge victory Tuesday. With San Francisco Supervisor and President of the Board David Chiu carrying the flag, an Anti-NDAA Resolution was introduced in San Francisco, CA:

"The resolution of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will uphold due process and articulate San Francisco’s opposition of the NDAA. Supervisor Chiu stated that the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA:

  violate our fundamental right to our presumption of innocence. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.  

The resolution, co-sponsored by  Supervisors  John Avalos, London Breed, David Campos, Jane Kim, and Eric Mar, is similar to legislation that has been passed in communities across the country. The language of the resolution emphasizes that San Francisco honors the civil liberties of all residents…"

http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=12065#.UR78p6U3vbh