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British vigilantes fighting revenue-driven traffic enforcement

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“Meet the NoTo Mob, a group dedicated to fighting what they see as unfair parking tickets and charges. During the week they’re normal blokes (and the odd woman).  But on Saturdays they come together for a common cause. They follow council CCTV cars, or ‘spy cars’, then stand nearby holding signs to warn drivers about the presence of a CCTV vehicle and potential fine if they break the rules.  It’s opposed to what it sees an unfair parking enforcement. The group targets ‘honey pots’ – high-ticket areas with confusing road markings or unclear signs where the CCTV cars are most likely to operate.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/9863442/Vigilantes-fighting-revenue-driven-traffic-enforcement.html

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Jury Nullification Activist Jailed 145 Days for Distributing Info

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“Vietnam Era Veteran, peaceful freedom activist, and local small businessman, Mark Schimdter, has been jailed for 145 days by Judge Belvin Perry. Schmidter’s sentence began Thursday after he was found guilty for distributing jury nullification info outside of Perry’s self-imposed ‘free speech zone’ during the Casey Anthony trial.  Furthermore, the very rule he was found to be in violation of has been overturned.”

http://libertycrier.com/government/jury-nullification-activist-jailed-145-days-for-distributing-info/

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Opponents vote to shoot Egypt’s president Morsi into space

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“Opponents of Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi are voting to send him where no Islamist leader has gone before: outer space.  Morsi on Saturday was leading the field in Egypt in an online contest sponsored by deodorant makers Axe to send a lucky few on a shuttle operated by space tourism company Space Expedition Corp.  Egypt’s opposition movement April 6 entered Morsi into the competition.  ‘With God’s help, and under His care, Morsi will soon be launched to the moon,’ the group said on its Facebook page, along with a picture of the president in a spacesuit.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/23/opponents-vote-to-shoot-egypts-morsi-into-space/

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Locksmiths and firemen refuse to aid evictions in Spain

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“Locksmiths and firemen in Spain are rebelling against a wave of evictions in the economic crisis by refusing to help bailiffs open ruined homeowners’ doors to throw them out.  A wave of evictions of mortgage-holders ruined by the recession has prompted several suicides and sparked a protest movement that last week brought a motion to parliament for a law to end the procedure.  With the locksmiths refusing to take part, some authorities have been asking the fire service to step in and break open the doors of those resisting eviction.  [..] When the firefighters arrived they refused to open the door and some of them joined in the protest.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/22/locksmiths-and-firemen-refuse-to-aid-evictions-in-spain/

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In China, Widening Discontent Among the Communist Party Faithful

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“Barely two months into their jobs, the Communist Party’s new leaders are being confronted by the challenges posed by a constituency that has generally been one of the party’s most ardent supporters: the middle-class and well-off Chinese who have benefited from a three-decade economic boom.  Ordinary Chinese buy into a grand bargain: the party guarantees economic growth, and in exchange the people do not question the way the party rules. Now, many whose lives improved under the boom are reneging on their end of the deal, and in ways more vocal than ever before. Their ranks include billionaires and students, movie stars and homemakers.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/world/asia/in-china-discontent-among-the-normally-faithful.html?pagewanted=all&_r=4&

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Washington state bill would forgive all minor marijuana convictions

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“Washington state Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D) has a novel idea: now that marijuana is legal in the state, he wants people convicted of minor, state-level marijuana offenses to get a clean slate.  Fitzgibbon introduced H.B. 1661 on Feb. 5, a bill that he told Raw Story was inspired by Washington prosecutors who dropped all of their pending misdemeanor marijuana cases in December following legalization’s passage at the ballot box.  Many times a marijuana conviction can disqualify one for numerous jobs, public housing opportunities and educational financing: harms Fitzgibbon hopes to undo by allowing prior offenders to petition for their charges to be vacated.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/21/washington-state-bill-would-forgive-all-minor-marijuana-convictions/

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Illegal Drugs: The great experiment

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“Decriminalising consumption does nothing to break the grip of gangsters over the drug business. For that to happen, production and distribution also need to be legalised. That is why the experiment under way in the United States is so important. Colorado and Washington now have the chance to create a legal but regulated market in marijuana, similar to those for tobacco or alcohol.  One immediate consequence is that the United States will be in breach of the UN Convention. Good. It should now join Latin American governments in an effort to reform that outdated document to allow signatories room to experiment. Imposing a failed policy on everybody benefits nobody.”

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21572197-last-drug-prohibition-being-challenged-fresh-thinking-great-experiment

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Doors swing open for advocates of marijuana legalization on Capitol Hill

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“Advocates for the legalization of marijuana plan to step up their political giving and lobbying efforts now that members of Congress are taking an interest in changing federal drug laws.  The lobbyists say lawmakers who wouldn’t give them the time of day are suddenly interested in meeting with them and introducing legislation following the approval of ballot initiatives in Colorado and Washington that legalized recreational use of the drug.  Lobbyists say the battle that is brewing over drug laws will be far-reaching and not confined to recreational use of marijuana.”

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/282029-doors-swing-open-for-marijuana-advocates-on-capitol-hill

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Bugger The Bankers THE OFFICIAL VIDEO

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Bugger The Bankers THE OFFICIAL VIDEO

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Police Chief Wants Citizens As ‘Reserve Force’ To Defend Against Feds

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Police Chief Wants Citizens As ‘Reserve Force’ To Defend Against Feds

“Law enforcement officers at the local level are making their stand and they want you to be a part of that. While I’ve written on various sheriffs that have made their own stance to protect their citizens from anyone attempting to confiscate guns, I recently ran across Police Chief Mark Kessler of the Gilberton Borough Police Department in Pennsylvania. He wants citizens to join with his police department in building a ‘reserve force’ that will aid his police force should the need arise to resist Federal authorities when it comes to the Second Amendment.”

http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/02/police-chief-wants-citizens-as-reserve-force-to-defend-against-feds/

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