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This is outrageous and disgusting. They are trying to redefine protest and civil disobedience as acts of terrorism under the new PATRIOT ACT laws. We have to stop this now, or they will come for us next.

Call the following individuals and demand all charges be dropped:
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman 651-266-8510
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher 651-266-9333
Ramsey County Chief Judge Gearin  651-266-8266
Head of Ramsey County Jail Capt. O’Neal 651-266-9350 ex. 1

http://nyc.indymedia.org/or/2008/09/99669.html

Breaking: RNC 8 Charged with “Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism”

By Twin Cities

Ramsey County Prosecutors have formally charged 8 alleged leaders of the RNC Welcoming Committee with Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism. Monica Bicking, Eryn Trimmer, Luce Guillen Givins, Erik Oseland, Nathanael Secor, Robert Czernik, Garrett Fitzgerald, and Max Spector, face up to 7 1/2 years in prison under the terrorism enhancement charge which allows for a 50% increase in the maximum penalty.

In what appears to be the first use of criminal charges under the 2002 Minnesota version of the Federal Patriot Act, Read the rest of this entry »

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