You Have The Right

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Category: News and Politics

You Have The Right…

By Darren Feagin Tuesday, March 28, 2006 6:17 pm CST



Earlier today, students from the Dallas metroplex area, mostly DISD but several from suburban districts such as Grand Prairie and Irving, conducted a peaceful protest against current immigration policy. They marched to Dallas City Hall and some are still there protesting. Two students were hospitalized from a car accident en route to the protest. Police and other officials were quick to attempt to silence the crowd, organize another peaceful "protest" on April 9, and criticized the students for demonstrating in the first place.

In statement, several Dallas City Council members said that, "any student who is caught protesting on a school day will be arrested for truancy." What is a truancy charge anyway? Students have a right to decide whether or not to come to school; if they don't show up they get arrested? That is un-American and wrong. So now they are using an already bogus charge in order to cease the protests.

Children, no matter how small or what age, are United States citizens. So therefore, under their 1st amendment rights, they have the "freedom of speech, religion, petition, assembly, and expression." The protests are protected under the 1st amendment, any state or even federal laws about truancy are void in this situation because it eliminates one of the constitutional amendments. The Declaration of Independence says that, "whenever a government becomes destructive of these ends [people's rights], then it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it." These documents are what started this nations government, and now our government has been completely ignoring our fundamental rights, liberties, and freedoms.

Mommy and Daddy rule should be provided and enforced by Mommy and Daddy.

...NOT the government.

Sadly, there are too many "Mommy and Daddy" out there who would use their own kid as a tool and extension.

If you're from Cuba, you get a visa for making it to American soil. If you're from Mexico, you can make it all the way to Wisconsin and you're still an illegal alien.

(gdZiemann, I agree. but is it one of OUR issues?

I don't want to sluff-off (or piss-off) those who oppose...

...oh crap,

I don't wanna become like Senator McCain who has already displayed he has to flim-flam for votes.

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SCREW that scene! I ain't ever running for office!

Sad, sad, sad...

"Is it one of our issues?"

Uh... no. But since it was already here I had to make a comment.

What I said is the truth. I didn't say it was right or wrong or good or bad. It's just the way it is.

It could be music-related if the topic swerved into the involvement of radio djs in getting the people out in the streets. LA, I think.

"It could be music-related if the topic swerved into the involvement of radio djs in getting the people out in the streets. LA, I think."

I think that would be pushing it.

Anyways, about it being vague, most of the time with what i put on my blog kinda gets that way...I'm usually too tired to care when I write stuff. But I am one of the best writers in the state. (not to "toot my own horn" or anything)

The question is not if we aggree or not with the demonsrators.

The question is about the constitution. The question is about the right of free speach and the right to peaceful assembly.

there are federal laws that make it a crime to persecute US and non US citizen in the exercise of their constitutional right.

I believe that some cops and "official" might deserve some jail time in Dallas if it can be proven that their behaviours constitute harassement.

Personaly I believe that it does.

For those that are not 18 the parents certainly have a world to say there but certainly not the cops or the city official!

Sorry, guys, but every state has truancy laws that govern attendance for students enrolled in the public school system.

Under compulsory education statutes, even homeschoolers need to show some proof of attendance and school study, if I read it right.

If the school district is prosecuting those students for skipping school and joining the protests, they are not persecuting anyone, they are *upholding the law.*

FYI...

The laws for school differ from state to state, city to city, and sometimes community top community... I have yet to hear of ANY law that allows a police officer to arrest the student for truancy. There's lawsuits in the works for an illegal arrest!!

Secondly, the laws for homeschoolers vary also from state to state, but almost none will require that a homeschoolers carry any sort of 'proof' with them regarding their homeschooling status. I was homeschooled all the way from 1st grade to 12th, and I NEVER had to carry 'proof'... There's lawsuits in the works for an illegal arrest again!

I don't know if the Dallas City Council members that said, "any student who is caught protesting on a school day will be arrested for truancy." knew about that 1st amendment rule... It's a pesky thing in their situation... In any case, I'm rooting for them - civil disobedience!!

" In any case, I'm rooting for them - civil disobedience!!"

civil disobedience?...no...i think not...i want to protest damnit im gonna protest...1st amendment gives us the right to...so, in other words, you have to arguement for that

In Texas, you have police corruption often. It's Texas!

Good luck to the students protesting.

MajorTreat said: "there are federal laws that make it a crime to persecute US and non US citizen in the exercise of their constitutional right. "

Non- US citizens do not have constitutional rights.

Truency laws: others uncosntitutional and nule law, hard or impossible to enforce not to say illegal.

Same with asking people for a permit for peacful assembly or carying a weapon!

Non- US citizens do not have constitutional rights.

You are wrong they do.

They don't have the right to vote though.

Maybe I'm having a lilttle case of brain fog.
Where in the U.S. Constitution does it state something about (Constitutional) rights, such as the Bill of Rights or whatever, applying to non-citizens?
I just recently re-read the whole thing; perhaps I'm losing some of my skills a bit lately. (Seriously, no sarcasm intended!)
I mean, I honestly want to know if I'm slipping or not.
(It's possible I am, getting up in years and all.)
George, somebody, help me out here.
TIA.