"Enough" Sunday

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On Sunday, Wes Clark, Jr. and I will be going to the Federal Building in LA to start a simple protest. We just want to say "Enough!" (A TYT listener is selling "Enough" t-shirts at no profit.)

It's a simple message. Wes explains it in more detail on his Daily Kos diary here. It's nothing fancy, we just want to go out there and let people know that we have had enough of this runaway, lawless administration.

We're supposed to live in a democracy, unfortunately a lot of times the party you voted for won't represent your interests anyway. But we can't forget that people can make a difference. As Jesse Jackson said in a recent speech, "There is value in standing up."

So, we hope you stand up with us on Sunday between 12Noon and 1PM on the corner of Veteran and Wilshire (11000 Wilshire Blvd.).

More importantly, if you don't live in LA, please try to get a similar movement started in your local area. It just takes a couple of people to get together before things build. You can use this site and the forums here to organize on the local level. You can also use Daily Kos where people are already talking about how to get together in the comments section under Wes' diary.

If you do get together, take a picture and send it in to us and we'll feature it on the site. We want to do this every Sunday until we build momentum and perhaps a community. What's the worst that could happen, you meet a couple of people who are like-minded and share an hour on a lovely Sunday afternoon. Remember democracy? Remember what it felt like? Let's give it a try.

Do you believe?

Hope to see you there, either in person or through your pictures.

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Very good guys!!! (none / 0)
I would be there with you if I could!!!

by dblosmith on 07/04/2007 05:43:25 AM EST

Enough! (none / 0)
Do I believe?  HEll YES!  This is the it's done.  BRAVO!!!!

by kaths on 07/04/2007 07:13:41 AM EST

Does This Mean Mobilization Finally Here (none / 0)

I have been feeling like we are in a revolving door syndrome. In part by design and in part by our own in actions, we have been made dysfunctional. It seems the 2000 defeat of Al Gore crated a post spiral sense of hopelessness that continues today. Is it time to adapt another role? This hopeless one is getting old.

To be effective, you sometimes have to come from a sense of power. It is a wonderful thing seeing our nation in its power and might during WWII. We rose to defeat a terrible ideology then, and now we stand on the brink of a disaster. The villain now is not Hitler, Mussolini or Emperor of Japan. Our villain is Gorge W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

The first step on their agenda was to acquire as much power as they can consume. The power grab would insure little or no opposition, and they peaked out with all three official branches of government and one unofficial branch we called the media. To top things off, Chaney announced he was another branch for which we would call the fifth branch of government.

It is about time we present better then sheep. For too long, we did nothing but blame. When we got tired of blaming Bush and the Republicans, the liberal, sometimes called the “loony lift,” blamed themselves.  They are still blaming their own today. We have did everything but stand up and come from the position of power, which is an ability everybody can come from.

So, what do we have to lose? If the power play does not work, we can always return to our sheep position in full. Impeachment would be my first act of power we need to coordinate. This will take more then statements. Someone with the ability to lead will need to drive this project. We have the personal; we need only start the process.

Joseph

by jberry10 on 07/04/2007 07:49:14 AM EST

"Enough" T-Shirts online (none / 0)

Check out   http://www.cafepress.com/pl anetxena/3244772.

I set up this shop for everyone's convenience.  I get no profit off what people order. 

Enjoy and go forward!

by lizaronni1 on 07/04/2007 11:52:04 AM EST

Enough (none / 0)
Are permits needed?

by los guantanamosos on 07/05/2007 09:19:49 PM EST

This question definitely needs to be asked (none / 0)
... though small protests this weekend, without signs, wouldn't likely draw police attention.

by plooger on 07/06/2007 08:56:47 AM EST

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I checked (none / 0)
I checked on permits and they said we were okay as long as we kept it to the sidewalk. If it gets really big later and we need to spread out to the grass in front of the Federal Building, then we have to apply for a permit (which they assured me is an easy process).

by Cenk on 07/07/2007 12:02:12 PM EST

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Thoughs on "Enough" gathering(s) (none / 0)

Cenk, I love the "enough!" approach and hope to participate in a rally/gathering once I'm back in town (Chicago).  In the meantime, some thoughts...

You (we) really need a website -- however crude and/or manual -- to track protest site locations. The DKos, HP & TYT threads are too difficult to sift for information... and are getting way too overloaded w/ off-focus rants.

Also, it looks like Cindy Sheehan is planning a march to Washington, from Crawford, starting on July 10th, so maybe her march could be somehow coordinated to participate in an "Enough" gathering in some city during an intervening Sunday.  See here

If I lived in LA, I'd be there w/ ya.  In lieu of that, I've forwarded the info to an ex-gf down there.

Good luck. 

by plooger on 07/06/2007 10:20:51 AM EST

Arkansas? (none / 0)
Anybody in the Little Rock, AR planning to gather?

by megling on 07/06/2007 11:24:17 AM EST

Anyone in Memphis want to participate (none / 0)

by betsyinelvistown on 07/07/2007 09:08:40 AM EST

Media Coverage (none / 0)
What can be done to make sure that TV and print news shows up to cover this?

by jarett on 07/07/2007 03:23:39 PM EST

I don't want to involve the media yet (none / 0)
I hope it happens organically and the media has to cover it eventually. But for the moment being, I don't want to hype it up and build up expectations.

I want people to do this even if it's just one or two people, both becuase I think it will build momentum naturally on its own and because this is something worth doing for its own sake.

by Cenk on 07/07/2007 07:00:15 PM EST

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Sunday event (none / 0)

by Sooz on 07/07/2007 05:42:03 PM EST

North San Diego County, anyone? (post won't print) (none / 0)

by Sooz on 07/07/2007 05:52:29 PM EST

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ENOUGH locations (none / 0)
I've posted a list of ENOUGH locations picked up from posts at various sites. I will update it as we go along. If you know of any that are not listed, please post the street and city/state in this thread. Thanks. List here: http://www.awesclarkdemocra t.com/2007/07/enough.htm

by awcd on 07/08/2007 05:32:48 PM EST

How did you know about LR? (none / 0)
I posted everywhere I could think of??  Where did you see Little Rock, AR information????

megling

by megling on 07/08/2007 06:40:54 PM EST

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It was posted in a dKos thread (none / 0)
I'm picking them up when I see them. Anybody who shows up can just get started, though, or decide on a different site. There are no leaders is my understanding.

by awcd on 07/10/2007 10:08:31 AM EST

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Location: San Diego/Poway, CA Pomerado/Twin peaks (none / 0)

by Sooz on 07/09/2007 09:53:04 PM EST

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San Diego group was small, but GREAT! (none / 0)
At noon there were two of us but soon there were 6 and near the end we added three more. With few people notified and almost no advance notice, that was a GREAT turnout. This is a fairly conservative area of San Diego North County. We'll do it again next week. It is at the corner of Twin Peaks and Pomerado Rd. on the San Diego/Poway border. Our location is a very busy intersection; we had many very enthusiastic honkers, wavers, thumbs uppers, and very few negatives. Most ignored us!

by Sooz on 07/08/2007 07:03:11 PM EST

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