Friday Issue Round Up-Issue 1: Protest

Two weeks from today, on December 19th, there will be a protest at the BLM Salt Lake City office. What are we protesting? The auction of land in southern Utah. The BLM has recalled some of the RPM's, but we want the land auctions delayed so that there can be more analysis on the land. Most of all, we want the land to be free of drilling, oil shale, and tar sands.

I have pictures here of women suffragates protesting, why? Because we respect the women suffragates, and what they did for us. We see them as noble. Today, thanks to the hippie movement, people often think of protests as something for those who are "crazy." Protests are for all of us...it is our duty as citizens.

"All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.--That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it." -Declaration of Independence

Basically, it is our DUTY to protest when the government infringes on our rights. I do not want the government to misuse this beautiful earth that is here for us to enjoy and to be stewards over. My soapbox: stop buying things you don't need, stop throwing away things that aren't broken, stop developing new homes (re-model instead), live close to all your shopping needs so you don't have to drive your car so much (and invest in one of these if you have kids).

SEE YOU AT THE PROTEST DECEMBER 19TH AT THE BLM SALT LAKE CITY OFFICE (time will be posted later).