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France Moves To Ban All Protests As PM Announces Major Crackdown On Yellow Vests

France Moves To Ban All Protests As PM Announces Major Crackdown On Yellow Vests

"France is signaling it's making preparations for a massive new crackdown on the gilets jaunes or "yellow vests" anti-government protests that have gripped the country for seven weeks. A new law under consideration could make  any demonstration illegal to begin with if not previously approved by authorities, in an initiative  already being compared to  the pre-Maiden so-called "dictatorship law" in Ukraine.

In the name of reigning in the violence that has recently included torching structures along the prestigious Boulevard Saint Germain in Paris, and smashing through the gates of government ministry buildings, the French government appears set to enact something close to a martial law scenario prohibiting almost any protest and curtailing freedom of speech.

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe presented the new initiative to curtail the violence and unrest while targeting "troublemakers" and banning anonymity through wearing masks on French TV channel TF1 on Monday. He said the law would give police authority crack down on  "unauthorized demonstrations" at a moment when police are already arresting citizens for merely wearing a yellow vest, even if they are not directly engaged in protests in some cases. ..."

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-08/draconian-french-law-ban-all-protests-pm-announces-major-crackdown-yellow-vests

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In 2013, Dem Senators Voted To Give $46 Billion To Secure Border, Build Barrier. 2006 Was Even Bigge

Hypocrites who only want control over every aspect of our lives. They are NOT working for our benefit. 

If the wall was good in 2006 and 2014 then its just as good now. Methinks it was lip service then and now Pres Trump has called them on it. 

In 2013, Dem Senators Voted To Give $46 Billion To Secure Border, Build Barrier. 2006 Was Even Bigger

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"....The  government shutdown over the border wall funding battle has seen a number of excuses from Democrats. One, however, has been cost for the wall. When Kentucky’s Democratic Rep.  John Yarmuth appeared on The Hill’s “Rising” on Friday, he admitted the amount requested is chump change compared to other amounts the Democrats have been willing to pay for border security...."

https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/2006-dem-senators-voted-50-billion-border-fence-2013-bigger/

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