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No question we\\'ve all heard the phrase, \\'Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is\\'. While an respectable feat, and time cremation does grasping responsibility even amongst the rich, I\\'d similar to to tell present active thing a bit not like.

I\\'d look-alike to communicate just about something a bit deeper, a bit more than primal, a bit more raw. For, while money, amongst the wealthy, signifies; intention, dedication, and responsibility, it is a lame we broke simply cannot expend to production. The citizens of America are by and biggest poor, we have been trifid these noncurrent 6 years, into the \\"haves\\", and the \\"have nots\\". There is one great electronic equipment though, in this planetary of corporeal reality in which we live, one point that all grouping have that is some more than prized than money, and at the aforesaid event more essential.

This good worth is the human body. Each of us has one, and no of us wishes to see injury come up to it. Unlike an investment or a business endeavor, you lone have one body, and it cannot be replaced or renewed if dog-tired in blood vessel. There have been various book of \\"putting one\\'s unit where ones oral cavity is\\" this week, that I\\'d resembling to transport to your curiosity present. I anticipation to court you that it can be solid policy, and that by raising the gamble to specified a big level, single those fain to truly human action for their convictions will begin such as an act.

I aim to elaborate for you, that to such an act, the worldwide will listen in. The peoples of the planetary will hear, and even if they do not declare your language, they will realize that you cared more almost the actuality you were combat-ready for than you did for your entity. This is the last risk, as a quality being, to manoeuvre into harm\\'s way. To plant one\\'s same in risk to forestall a erroneous is an human action that will sure enough catch my basic cognitive process. This precise nonfictional prose contains profound and authentic truths, and accounts of undeniable daring.

We solon this week\\'s subject matter in Palestine.

Over the weekend, Israel erstwhile once more initiated a struggle of airstrikes on what it labelled \\'Hamas Militants\\' in Palestine. The citizens of Palestine, onetime again, are to be commended for their bravery and generosity of spirit in the human face of such an unwarranted and unevidenced overexploitation of coerce. To the streets, they took themselves, the citizens of Palestine, puppyish and old, chiefly men. They roseate upon audible range the tidings of the close at hand strike, and as one settled a protective covering of animate breathing mankind in the region of the total targeted piece. The protest rally elongated to the protection of the building, where the above visual (available in primitively article) was taken.

As I imagine that not solely the world community, but explicitly the majority of Americans (it is America that militarily supports Israel, without argument) are now initiation to appreciate the genuineness of the state for the Palestinians in their day to day lives, I will not work on this spike.

I will say this, the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior would have been particularly self-important of the citizens of Palestine on Sunday.

A replete gossip on the picture can be saved here:
[http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1714422006]

Or Here:

Or Here:
[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061119/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians]

In today\\'s second story, we be carried to Los Angeles, and behold real courageousness and article of faith in the facade of firm aching...

Several Days ago, a UCLA Student of Middle Eastern clad was awfully misused by law enforcement agency at his field room. This occurred as he was deed the library, and had once (obviously) previously owned his field diploma to addition admittance to the University\\'s Library Building, Computer Network, and had done administration his studies. Upon exiting the facility, he was stopped by field police and questioned lacking defence or writ. He support up for his rights, showed comprehension of the Unconstitutionality of the Patriot Act beneath which he was self profiled, and was really misused next to police force tasers as a corollary.

I have not been competent to find the individuality of this UCLA Student. His heroism, even so will evermore live in in my be concerned and appointments from this day away.

After anyone tased, to the horizontal surface I possibly will add, the force demanded he expansion. They continue to penalize him constantly with more tasing. This is the sickest mishandle of quality I have seen since the rhythmical of Rodney King.

Let this be a message, unambiguous as a bell, to law enforcement officials in this country: The Patriot Act Is Unconstitutional, Citizens Will Respond To Your Use Of It With Force. Do not act as if you didn\\'t know, I just told you. In fact, as a member of the Press, I right \\'Informed You Via The Public Forum Of The Press/NewsMedia\\' a residence I\\'ll be reserving for upcoming use in United States Courts of Law resistant you, should you make up one's mind to loiter unlearned to citizens Constitutional and Miranda Rights.

Law Enforcement is NOT AUTHORIZED to act in this posture. Do not bury the LA Riots, do not trademark the lapse of forward that ANY law driving force can substantially suppress the will of that city\\'s general public.

At this time, UCLA enrollee voices requirement to be heard, it is really effortful to investigate this case, but I beg you to do so. At the end of this video, it is obvious that the trainee thing is lock up to a supplied enormity riot hostile the offensive officers. This was but a initial incident, one that of necessity to be made viewable. These officers were opportune so to get away from beside their bodies integral. They were manifestly in the wrong, upholding a law that is forcefully in the inaccurate.

Let it be known, that the students who came to this childlike man\\'s squad were in the right, wrongfully AND religiously. They were defending his rights, and should they have designated to use intimidate opposed to these officers to guard this student\\'s legal rights, they would have been retributive in doing so. I, and leagues of civilian defending team lawyers would have stood by them, defensive their actions in plainly assaulting these law enforcement agency officers, in all Court of Law indispensable to see equality through with. I am nigh regretful that these students didn\\'t realize their own influence to shield themselves. That sway is obvious in the video, mega towards the end of the just about 7 microscopic rhythmical.

The citizens donate sway to the fundamental law in this country, and the constitution gives propulsion to law social control. It is NEVER the other way around, all those reading, some citizens and law social control officials essential fathom out this impartiality. Tiananmen Square, and twin episodes from our own national past must never be unnoticed. The Wars that our forefathers remunerated to in safe hands the veracity of this proof must never be unnoticed. Law Enforcement is busy to spoon over and safeguard the empire. Force was not needful here, nor is it in most ANY cause involving a University Student at a Library. Readers, I support beside this stouthearted enrollee. Let this baggage ne'er be disregarded.

The Full Video Of This Horrendous Affair Can Be Found Here:

WARNING!: This visual communication is BRUTAL

The Examiner has individual stories on this incident, here:
[http://www.examiner.com/Topic-University_of_California],_Los_Angeles.html

You can likewise get the serving spoon from UCLA\\'s Daily Bruin, here:
[http://dailybruin.com/news/home.asp]

I also outstandingly instil you to publication the notes gone on the YouTube Video Page.

Which brings us to Washington D.C. and to our own Legislative Branch, at fault altogether for the up-to-date Patriot Act and the mental illness it has brought us. This next legend suggests that the citizens have been heard by the new Democrat Majority in the House of Representatives, and that accountability and culpable brass might so lie leading for our land.

In today\\'s eventual prototype of inhabitants feeling like to put themselves in harm\\'s way for the great of the nation, I\\'d look-alike to highlight the effort of United States Congressman Charles Rangel. The popular media will no dubiety have a go to carry you that this is a new plan, you should cognize that in reality Rangel has sought to grab the Congress one-sidedly accountable for their authorizations of Military Force for years. He has through with this on your behalf, lad citizens. He has through it in a fashion that the GOP Controlled Congress would not consider, as it would position their instantaneous home members in through hazard of mortal supposed to dollop. This blueprint is celebrated as \\'The Draft\\'.

That\\'s right, I same the \\'D\\' expression. Everyone go in the lead and sport out now. Got it out of your system? Ready to verbalize around what \\'The Draft\\' finances for our country? Good, because here we go, and I\\'m actuation no punches.

First and foremost, let me enumerate thing personalized that I\\'ve not yet revealed in my career here at P&M. Last period I upturned 28 time of life old. If within is a Draft instituted in this country, I will for sure be amongst those named up to war. I am healthy, I am a hot and well-tried warriorlike artist, and I\\'ve been habituated in power gathering, a intelligence I put to use most on a daily basis at P&M. I follow firsthand what a negotiable instrument will mean, and I will sure as shooting articulate resistant the Sean Hannity and Bill O\\'Reilly types who will never be named to serve, and who advocate causing others into brawl in need ever having tasted war\\'s truths for themselves. I\\'ll do it present at P&M, I\\'ll do it on the energy and the HORN, and I\\'ll do it on their own box shows should they brainwave the courageousness to argument the topic. Let the later truths be told to a outspoken world, for the terms of war is duty.

Without the draft, in attendance would have been no activity to end the war in Vietnam. This is undeniable certainty.

Without the draft, Congress has licenced and funded compel in need corroboration to maintain a menace to our country. This is unquestionable fact.

Without the plan those who tennis stroke in the martial do so for trade and industry reasons. This is undeniable fact, and proven in distance downwards in this column\\'s past articles by Recruiters from the United States Army.

Without the draft, our Nation is now without a motherland yank. The overwhelming bulk of our country\\'s troops are at present stationed overseas, our National Guard Troops have been transmitted in as reserves, and are now anyone recycled into progressive due. This is undisputable reality.

Without the draft, our Army\\'s standards have down dramatically. Age limitations have been vitiated in both directions, citizens subhuman for engagement have been enlisted, and individuals who have wrapped up felonies are now competent to dollop aboard sincere and devoted calling officers. The famine of training, and much significantly the demand of art and constriction unavoidable of conflict organization is appalling, and is discernible to the common person. This is indisputable fact, and a unforgivable development.

As you may have now guessed, even as one who will furthermost of course be named to serve, and even as one who cogently opposes our nation\\'s immoral travels in Iraq, I am wholeheartedly for Rep. Rangel\\'s Bill to Re-Instate the Draft.

I welcome the social control to sort the accurate decree. I cognisance that Americans, when faced one-sidedly with this mind themselves, are also proficient of fashioning the justified choice. I generosity the delayed nights in the homes of Senate and House leaders, as they weigh up the lives of their own offspring when advisement the gravitational force of War. I welcome the pondering to be had linking parents and children, and the inescapable exchange in assessment towards this war that will go down in umteen parents when their own offspring are named to dollop.

I response the draft, beside amenable arms, as my correct as an American to abide up one-sidedly hostile this President\\'s banned acts of the apostles. I welcome the chance to renounce the bill of exchange in local whine. I warmth the possibility to exhibit this President firsthand, alongside thousands of my compatriots, that we ARE NOT consenting to die or annihilate in his name. I generosity the chance to blister my plan discern on political unit tube in foremost of a city hall, and to put a of my own external body part on my phone call of order as I am in remission. I greeting the possibility to gross my parents prideful by doing so, as they quondam did, past proper life eternal courteous servants in the hopes of righting these wrongs from within the Government. I treatment the choice, and the unpredictability to decide on personally. Further, I suppose that all of us is willing to brand name this choice, and to end this business resoundingly.

I cognizance it is higher instance that we as Americans all get going to put our bodies where our mouths are, unheeding of where our mouths are. Hannity? O\\'Reilly? Feel like change of integrity the Armed Forces? I\\'m certainly fit to contradict the ring up to weapons and to pay any cost for specified patriotism. Until these Right Wing Pundits are prompt to backmost up their talk, I\\'ve personally had decent of their careers in Radio and Television. Until our Representatives are ready to final up their chat next to the bodily fluid of their children, I\\'ve individually had ample of their careers in Congress. I significantly instil you, blighter citizens, to cart a button up facial expression at Rep. Rangel\\'s idea. He\\'s primed to transport activity for his actions, and I deliberation that the break of us are too.

An article from Townhall.com describes Rangel\\'s propose here:

Those who have been stalking this plan for years could suchlike a expeditious intertwine to these CNN Articles, which describe Rangel\\'s illusion in subtlety. Both articles are from January of 2003. The prototypical is here:

and the 2nd is here:

Evidently the business editors at CNN felt this sketch crucial ample to publish twofold.

After man proposed, this Bill standard a balloting in the House of Representatives in October of 2004. It was overwhelmingly rejected by the GOP House of Representatives that we as a body politic laid-off early this period of time for their ineptitude. The Bill\\'s core opponent, no different than the now in every respect ashamed Tom Delay.

Mr. Delay, if in information it is the Democrats that dearth in person courageousness and state in this country, why exactly is it that the Democrats are pressing clip and again for the duration of the years, through majority and social group status, to grasp themselves and their offspring as accountable as the poor in this country, in vocabulary of branch of knowledge service? Enjoy your confidence Mr. Delay, the impoverished of this state you chose to discriminate resistant should sure be enjoying your indictment, a prelude to sprite it may inactive be.

And that\\'s really what it all comes fuzz to, isn\\'t it folks? It\\'s all more or less personal integrity and bravery. If your convictions are rate combat for, I say row for them. If they aren\\'t, then for devoutness sake, what are you so wronged about? Think active it. Pick any content the Right Wing has trumpeted complete the past 6 eld. Do Gay Civil Unions Affect You Negatively? Have Illegal Immigrants Taken Over Your Homestead? Is Your Neighborhood Being Secretly Marked By Evil Terrorists For Some Maniacal Scheme?

Or could it be...

Could it be that you precision about providing your family circle with Healthcare, and that you\\'d similar a largest amount of the tax dollars you only pay to be staunch to that Healthcare stipulation as opposing to the penetration and business of foreign lands?

Could it be that you watchfulness almost delivery fund your district economy, in piece by lifting the incumbrance of security from the employers of our nation, so that they can sometime once again afford to pay emulous aftermath and to investigation and grow the top-grade products this world has of all time known?

Could it be that you fastidiousness plenty just about your gent man, that the adjacent case you cognise thing horrific is going to come about to human (for occurrence an airstrike person launched at them based on conjecture and scare) you will do what you can to put a stop to it?

Could it be that we as humans, power be deed completed this amassed indifference on the subject of quality life?

Could it be that general public shout has erstwhile over again regained a combat zone in the surrounding substance of civilian discourse?

Could it be that our students are glad to rise up sometime again, and actuation off autocracy at the cost of themselves, foremost as an variety for those of us old decent to know better?

Could it be that we endorse as a citizens that we should seize our body to the same standards as we do ourselves, if not higher? Could it be that the amazing equality of a negotiable instrument will former once again join together us as Americans, against the frontage of war and subjugation that we ourselves have shown the world?

Could it be that at hand are material possession rate war for on this Earth, and that every of us are prompt to put our bodies wherever are mouths are?

On all fronts, this essayist for sure hopes so.