Arrested RNC 8 National Call-In Days of Action: Tues 12/16 and 12/17

[annm4peace]

http://twincities.indymedia.org/2008/dec/phoneemail-against-phony-charges-susan-gaertner

Arrested RNC 8 National Call-In Days of Action:
Tuesday, Dec 16 (9-5) and Wednesday, Dec 17 (8-1) - all Central Time
The RNC 8 cases have now been consolidated under Judge Salvador Rosas. This
Saturday, Ramsey County amended their complaint against the 8 to include 4
felony counts of conspiracy:

Count 1 - conspiracy to riot in the second degree in furtherance of terrorism
(the original charge)

Count 2 - conspiracy to riot in the second degree (without terrorism
enhancement)

Count 3 - conspiracy to damage property in furtherance of terrorism

Count 4 - conspiracy to damage property (without terrorism enhancement)

If convicted, they are facing over 2 decades in prison. The RNC 8 have their
next court date all together on Wednesday, December 17th at 1:00pm. During this
time, the 8 will sit down with their lawyers, the prosecution and the judge to
begin scheduling the future dates of their trial. In solidarity with the 8 and
the other RNC arrestees facing felony cases, please take time to call or e-mail
Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner's office Tuesday and Wednesday December
16th and 17th. We are demanding that ALL CHARGES BE DROPPED.



Friends of the RNC 8 are asking you to again take five minutes of your time to demand that all charges be dropped against the eight alleged “leaders” of the RNC Welcoming Committee. In what appears to be the first use of criminal charges under the 2002 Minnesota version of the federal Patriot Act, Ramsey County prosecutors like Gaertner have set a dangerous precedent for the future of political organizing.
Please take time to call or e-mail Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner's office Tuesday and Wednesday December 16th and 17th. We are demanding that ALL CHARGES BE DROPPED.

Call [phone] or e-mail [e-mail] (cc: [e-mail])

and demand that Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner drop the Felony charges against RNC arrestees. Tell her that you are watching the "RNC 8" case very closely and that no good DFL gubernatorial candidate would prosecute anyone for political organizing of this kind. Here are a couple of ways you could address this to the Ramsey County Attorney's office:

"Hi, I'm calling because I have been watching the case of the RNC 8 very closely, and I'm joining the thousands of people who demand that the charges against them be dropped. As part of the progressive community, these charges appear politically motivated and only serve to stifle dissent, not put actual criminals behind bars. The RNC 8 are respected members of my community and I will work as hard as I can for their defense; if your office wants to retain any legitimacy and not waste taxpayer money, you should drop the charges immediately.”


(this is the crazy part, how can she think she can run for Governer as DFL if she can even protect the constitution)

"I'm also aware that Susan Gaertner is running for governor of Minnesota in 2010, and I would like her to know that I will never support her campaign so long as she continues with charges resulting from the Republican National Convention."

You can also reach Susan Gaertner's campaign specifically by e-mail or phone at:

Susan Gaertner for Governor:
[e-mail] (cc: [e-mail])
[phone]
[phone]

[SoCalDem]

1. They'll be too busy shopping...supporting the economy..dontchaknow?

I think many, if not most, freepy types are pretty bummed out by the whole thing, and may be hibernating & hunkering down for the holidays..

[stillcool]

2. The freeper types wouldn't go near this..

they actually like people getting arrested 'preemptively' for possible 'rioting' or 'protesting'... especially if it is at the Republican National Convention. I watched the video's of what happened to the protesters in that city, and was shocked..Being 'shocked' is kind of hard to do these days..but I could not believe what I was seeing..that this shit was going down in the United States.

[sandyd921]

3. This isn't about freepers

The RNC 8 are lefties who were arrested at the RNC convention (most for doing nothing more than exercising their right to protest).

[SoCalDem]

4. whoops.. I saw RNC & thought they were doing the calling in..

Proves that watching tv, reading & typing are too much for me today :rofl:

[sandyd921]

5. When I first read it I thought the same.

Had to read a lot further to make the connection with the RNC protesters. :hi: