Thread: The Citizen Strike

Doug Edelman
04/10/06 THE CITIZENS' STRIKE What began as a tongue in cheek
suggestion in a Sher Zieve article is blossoming into a real grassroots movement.
Pointing to the demonstrations and boycott threats by illegal aliens over
legislative actions in the arena of illegal immigration, Sher cited their talking
point that they're showing us how important they are to us... that we can't
survive without them. Sher then posed the idea of a counter-protest by the real
CITIZENS of the US, a Citizens' Strike in support of enforcing immigration law and
securing our borders. Sort of a "Take A Day Off For America" campaign. Though
originally posed merely as a rhetorical exercise to stimulate thought, there is
now grassroots movement to truly take the idea to the streets. May 5, 2006 has
been selected as the day for a 1 day "strike", where supporters will transact no
commerce. They will remain home from work, using vacation, leave, sick time or
whatever is available to them.
They will take no public transportation. They will transact no business. They will
make no purchases. Many will turn off TV, radio and their computers. For one day,
they will not contribute to the economy of the nation. For one day they will focus
on the home, family, books etc. This is to draw attention to their depth of concern
over illegal immigration, and their desire to see real action taken to secure the
borders and enforce immigration law. May 5th is a symbolic date, as it is also
Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday – ironically commemorating the defeat of an
invading army (and who's surprised that the defeated army was the French?) at The
Battle Of Puebla in 1862. A website dedicated to the effort can be found at
http://citizensonstrike.us Editor's Note: Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 8 of the US
Code relates that "The flag should never be displayed with the union down
(upside-down) except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to
life or
property."
I, Edward L. Daley, am of the opinion that the words and actions of a large number
of our elected officials cause us (the rightful citizenry of this country) dire
distress, because their insistence upon affording citizenship to illegal aliens does
indeed pose an extreme danger to our property, the United States of America.
Therefore, I am suggesting that on May 5, 2006, every American who intends to
participate in the aforementioned strike, also display their American flag inverted,
with the stars on the bottom.


http://users.adelphia.net/~thofab/edelman.htm

I am suggesting that on May 5, 2006, every American who intends to
participate in the aforementioned strike, also display their American flag inverted, with the stars on the bottom.

my poor old flag is missing stars and is tattered ... it's been hanging on my front porch for so long that it looks like Annie Oakley perfectly shot out the stars . . .

I thinking of replacing it with the state flag

They now have a radio spot.

Radio spot for Citizens Strike: http://www.wjdf.com/bobparks/

Please pass it on. Thanks!


Sher Zieve