The Sons and Daughters of Liberty

another okie · June 30, 2002, 03:36 PM

Surprise! They're a leftist group, not a militia.

They don’t seem to have had a Second Amendment speaker, but at least they do say “The Bill of Rights,” not “All the Amendments except the Second.” They don’t have a clue yet, but they appear to be aware that clues do exist. Excerpt below, whole article at:

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0226/hentoff.php

Nat Hentoff
'All of Us Are in Danger'
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty
In 1756, in Boston and other cities and towns, the coming of the American Revolution was speeded by mechanics, merchants, and artisans who organized against British tyranny. Calling themselves the Sons of Liberty, they set up committees of correspondence in the colonies to spread detailed news about British attacks on their liberties. They focused on the general search warrant, which allowed customs officers to invade and ransack their homes and offices at will.
In the spirit of the Sons of Liberty, on February 4 of this year, some 300 citizens of Northampton, Massachusetts, held a town meeting to organize ways to—as they put it—protect the residents of the town from the Bush-Ashcroft USA Patriot Act. On that night, the Northampton Bill of Rights Defense Committee began a new American Revolution. Similar committees are organizing around the country.
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One result of that meeting was a petition, signed by over 1000 Northamptonites, urging the town government to approve a "resolution to defend the Bill of Rights." Thanks to a persistent organizing drive, that resolution passed the Northampton city council by a unanimous vote on May 2. It targets not only the USA Patriot Act but also all subsequent actions by Ashcroft and others that "threaten key rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens and noncitizens by the Bill of Rights and the Massachusetts Constitution."
Among those key rights: "freedom of speech, assembly, and privacy; the right to counsel and due process in judicial proceedings; and protection from unreasonable searches and seizures."

June 30, 2002, 03:36 PM	#1
another okie Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2001 Posts: 273	The Sons and Daughters of Liberty Surprise! They're a leftist group, not a militia. They don’t seem to have had a Second Amendment speaker, but at least they do say “The Bill of Rights,” not “All the Amendments except the Second.” They don’t have a clue yet, but they appear to be aware that clues do exist. Excerpt below, whole article at: http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0226/hentoff.php Nat Hentoff 'All of Us Are in Danger' The Sons and Daughters of Liberty In 1756, in Boston and other cities and towns, the coming of the American Revolution was speeded by mechanics, merchants, and artisans who organized against British tyranny. Calling themselves the Sons of Liberty, they set up committees of correspondence in the colonies to spread detailed news about British attacks on their liberties. They focused on the general search warrant, which allowed customs officers to invade and ransack their homes and offices at will. In the spirit of the Sons of Liberty, on February 4 of this year, some 300 citizens of Northampton, Massachusetts, held a town meeting to organize ways to—as they put it—protect the residents of the town from the Bush-Ashcroft USA Patriot Act. On that night, the Northampton Bill of Rights Defense Committee began a new American Revolution. Similar committees are organizing around the country. ... One result of that meeting was a petition, signed by over 1000 Northamptonites, urging the town government to approve a "resolution to defend the Bill of Rights." Thanks to a persistent organizing drive, that resolution passed the Northampton city council by a unanimous vote on May 2. It targets not only the USA Patriot Act but also all subsequent actions by Ashcroft and others that "threaten key rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens and noncitizens by the Bill of Rights and the Massachusetts Constitution." Among those key rights: "freedom of speech, assembly, and privacy; the right to counsel and due process in judicial proceedings; and protection from unreasonable searches and seizures."