A call to arms for the citizens of the UK

People of the United Kingdom,

You have been systematically lied to by the current Government headed by David
Cameron !he Prime "inister himself has lied to you about the deficit
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!he
Conservatives lied to the voting public before the election in order to gain po$er and
then did the opposite of $hat they $ere elected to enact
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!he Conservatives have
ta&en steps to hide their duplicity by purging their $ebsite of all speeches and videos
dating from before the General 'lection in %(#(
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"any high ran&ing members of the Cabinet have cherry*pic&ed statistics to bac& up
their assertions and ignored the Government+s o$n statistics that sho$ the truth, the
biggest culprit being -ain Duncan .mith and the D/P
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George 2sborne claimed that austerity $ould lead to economic recovery and
steadfastly &ept to his policy even $hen it $as obvious it $as failing
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2sborne also
claims that people are better off $hen it is 5uite clear that they are notunless they are
rich
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!he current Government claimed that the austerity measures $ould only last for a fe$
short years but they no$ claim that austerity measures $ill not only last longer but $ill
be permanent despite Cameron+s claims that he 7didn+t come into politics to ma&e cuts8,
the fact of the matter is that austerity has al$ays been ideological for the Conservatives
and that they $ill continue $ith their nefarious policy regardless of the damage it does
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!he Government has stated that the nation+s coffers are empty hence the need for the
austerity measures but then seemed to be able to find the money to pledge to spend
7$hatever money is needed8 on flood relief
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-f there+s no money in the coffers, $here+s
that money coming from:
-ain Duncan .mith sho$s not only contempt for the people $ho voted him into po$er
but also the fello$ members of Parliament $ho form the oversight committee for his
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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ramesh-patel/growth-cameron-austerity_b_2007552.html
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http://welfarenewsserice.com/twele-!ai!-cameron-"uotes-will-make-bloo!-boil/
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http://www.theguar!ian.com/politics/201#/no/1$/tory-website-purge-youtube-webcameron
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http://ilegal.org.uk/threa!/725%/serious-flaws-goernments-statistics&page'1$(scroll)o'2151*
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http://www.theguar!ian.com/politics/201$/mar/1%/mps-criticise-!wp-spin-statistics-benefit-claimants
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http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/+ohncassi!y/201#/12/by-george-britains-austerity-e,periment-
!i!nt-work.html&mobify'0
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http://mikesiier.wor!press.com/201$/01/0-/osborne-wants-a-year-of-har!-truths-heres-one-hes-hi!ing-
the-truth/
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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/alan-wyllie/george-osborne-uk-economy_b_$1---##.html&
utm_hp_ref'tw
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http://www.scriptonite!aily.com/201$/01/0-/osborne-to-a,e-welfare-state-with-25bn-of-new-cuts-whats-
he-coming-for-ne,t/
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http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/201$/02/camerons-!eclaration-money-no-ob+ect-has-!estroye!-
his-austerity-message
department
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Duncan .mith has also lied about the e;tent of the problems
surrounding his flagship Universal Credit $hich has cost millions of pounds despite only
being claimed by a mere handful of claimants
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!his Government uses rarely used Prime "inisterial veto po$ers to prevent the
publication of embarrassing or damning reports so that it may press ahead $ith costly
and inefficiently run Government bac&ed pro<ects
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!he current Government is $asting public funds hand over fist over $asteful media
$or&
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, costly computer problems
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and $elfare =reforms+ that cost more than they
save
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You have had your rights ta&en from you > the right to ?egal Aid severely curtailed
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, the
$or&er+s rights that have been long fought for eroded, the right to a free higher
education that many members of the Government en<oyed has no$ been denied to the
current generation, the freedom of speech ta&en a$ay so that organisations and
individuals may not campaign on issues deemed =political+ during the run up to an
election
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@and any sub<ect can be deemed =political+A and the social security benefits
paid for by the people removed from those $ho need them
!he Conservatives are planning on ta&ing a$ay even more of your human rights by
pulling out of the 'uropean Convention on Buman Cights if they gain a ma<ority
Government at the ne;t General 'lection
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!his $ill leave the door open to removing
not <ust the rights of foreign criminals but also the rights that $e hold dear for our o$n
citizens, allo$ing the Conservatives to enact even more horrifying legislation
!he Dational Bealth .ervice, the <e$el in the cro$n of this once great country, is being
systematically dismantled and sold off to private healthcare organisations for them to
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-2-020025
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http://www.theguar!ian.com/politics/201$/feb/0#/iain-!uncan-smith-uniersal-cre!it
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http://ampp#!.mirror.co.uk/201$/02/0-/a-recap-of-the-gigantic-mess-that-is-iain-!uncan-smiths-
uniersal-cre!it-scheme/
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/roa!-an!-rail-transport/1051%$%$/)he-scathing-./2-report-
ministers-want-to-hi!e.html&fb
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http://www.!ailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/#7$-*%/0ain-1uncan-/mith-s-2ou)ube-channel-costs-oer-
#0-000-!espite-haing-no-iewers
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http://www.computerweekly.com/news/22$02121$5/134-to-spen!-further-*0m-on-much-criticise!-
5niersal-6re!it-0)-system
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/be!room-ta,-ta,payers-fork-out-##000%*7.58f-
m7k79:$.facebook
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http://www.in!epen!ent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/new-legal-ai!-reforms-en!-+ustice-for-all-lawyers-
warn-%5*12#$.html
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http://anotherangryoice.blogspot.co.uk/201$/01/the-tory-gagging-bill-is-passe!.html&m'0
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http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_an!_comments/commentators/22-1%7#/our_bosses_+ust_re!uce!_o
ur_ability_to_oppose_them_by_--.html
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conseratie/10#$5$**/)ory-manifesto-will-promise-to-scrap-
;abours-.uman-:ights-<ct-says-)heresa-=ay.html
profit
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"any members of the current Government have financial interests in those
private healthcare organisations
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!he $elfare system once meant to protect the most vulnerable is being destroyed, piece
by piece, leaving thousands to die
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or $ith no choice other than to commit suicide
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because of the changes to the $elfare system all in the name of austerity .ome
people have been left $ith little or no income at all
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and little hope of finding a <ob
!hese changes have also driven up the levels of poverty > child poverty, food poverty
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,
fuel poverty
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'ven the $or&ing poor are being
forced into greater poverty due to the rise in the cost of living
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!he Government even denies the increase in food poverty and their part in creating it to
the point that they turned do$n an 'U food ban& subsidy
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and $ill openly attac& and
smear any organisation that dra$s attention to the problem
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and the Government+s part
in it
!he Government lied $hen it said that the most vulnerable people $ould be protected
from the e;tra cost of the Eedroom !a; $hen it failed to set aside enough money for the
emergency fund for those most in need
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And it is the most vulnerable and the poorest
$ho are hit by the Eedroom !a; $hich allo$s the least amount of living space available
and costs a percentage of their Bousing Eenefit for any =spare+ bedrooms even if those
rooms are needed for things such as a medical clean room for home dialysis
"ean$hile, the architect of this insidious attac& on the poor lu;uriates in a massive
home > rent free
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!his Government has the hypocrisy to have praised the UK+s paralympians during the
?ondon %(#% 2lympics and then $aged $ar against the disabled community $ith harsh
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-1-##7*0$
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http://socialinestigations.blogspot.co.uk/201$/0#/compilation-of-parliamentary-financial.html
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http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/inestigations/2012/0$/#2-!ie-a-week-after-failing-in.html
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http://blacktrianglecampaign.org/2012/10/0$/10-00-sick-!isable!-people-!ie!-last-year-within-si,-
weeks-of-their-claim-en!ing/
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http://calumslist.org/
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http://www.!ailymail.co.uk/news/article-25*221$/3e-wrong->oernment-a!mits-not-a,e!-!isability-
benefits-<spergers-sufferer-stare!-!eath-+ust-four-months-later-weighing-fie-half-stone.html
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-2$5#-%17
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http://www.!ailymail.co.uk/news/article-2$7%11$/?uel-poerty-9ritain-2$k-!ie-winter-rising-energy-
prices.html
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http://www.theguar!ian.com/society/201$/mar/2-/poor-families-welfare-reforms-new-!ebt
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http://rt.com/op-e!ge/britain-poor-!enie!-work-$25/
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http://rt.com/news/uk-refuses-eu-help-$-7/
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http://politicalscrapbook.net/201$/0$/tories-go-on-warpath-in-sickening-attack-against-foo!-bank-
charity/
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http://www.in!epen!ent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/e,clusie-new-chapter-in-be!room-ta,-saga--now-
councils-run-out-of-emergency-fun!s-to-help-worst-cases-*2#*7--.html
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/be!room-ta,-iain-!uncan-smith-17*$517
and unnecessary benefit changes
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.anctions against disabled people are harshly
enforced even $hen the claimant is complying $ith the rules
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!he D/P have also
ta&en people to court over the Eedroom !a; even $hen the claimant $as ruled to be
e;empt on human rights rules by a <udge
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Dot only that but this Government has also closed a number of Cemploy sites
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, pushing
previously employed disabled people out of $or& and onto benefits and then slashed
their meagre income
!he Government lied about setting targets for Fobcentre staff to get as many people off
of benefits as possible
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!his Government has created a ne$ slave labour force $ith their $elfare =reforms+
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that
have ta&en <obs out of the <ob mar&et, removed many $ho $ere $or&ing in paid
employment on minimum $age and pushed them onto the unemployment line to be
made slaves for the unscrupulous =employers+ $ho the Government have chosen to
benefit
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You have been used and conditioned to accept all these in<ustices by a constant stream
of anti*poor, anti*disabled
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, anti*$elfare propaganda in $hich the fraudulent fe$ are
held up as the norm in relation to those forced by circumstances beyond their control to
rely on benefits !his constant media propaganda has created a culture of hate against
people on benefits
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$hich is tantamount to a vicious Government*led hate campaign
that has divided the citizens of the country !hey have also pulled and $arped the
'nglish language into a parody of itself, into a &ind of 2r$ellian De$ .pea&
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, to ma&e
their insidious $or& more palatable to the general public
!his Government has done all this but have allo$ed billions in ta; revenue to remain
unpaid by corporations
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and individuals $ho use legal, but morally reprehensible,
loopholes to save themselves a large ta; bill
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http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/201#/11/5-benefit-changes-goernment-!ont-want-you-know-
about
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http://www.publicfinance.co.uk/news/201#/0$/!isability-benefit-changes-will-cut-income-of--00000-
people/
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sick-benefits-claimant-heart-attack-#0*%21*
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http://une"ualmeasures.com/201#/11/01/i!s-taking-!isable!-la!y-to-court-oer-be!room-ta,-!espite-
human-rights-ruling/
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan!-scotlan!-business-2#1%#211
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http://welfarenewsserice.com/e,-+obcentre-worker-a!mits-staff-encourage!-protect-public-purse/
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http://www.!ailyrecor!.co.uk/news/politics/tory-minister-charge-cruel-benefits-#$71-#-
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http://rt.com/op-e!ge/britain-poor-!enie!-work-$25/
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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/hari-coert/criminalising-!isability-in-the-me!ia_b_$$$*#0%.html&
utm_hp_ref'fb(src'sp(comm_ref'false
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http://!ai!robertshaw.wor!press.com/201$/01/2*/the-great-british-hate-off/
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http://richar!hutton.wor!press.com/201$/0$/02/a-gui!e-to-!wp-euphemisms/
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http://www.!ailymail.co.uk/news/article-22%721-/:eeale!-@ne-5As-companies-pay-ta,.html
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http://www.!ailyrecor!.co.uk/news/uk-worl!-news/gree!y-big-businesses-aoi!-#5-#2*7*27
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http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/11/ta,-aoi!ance-+ustice-network
!his Government has enacted illegal legislation and then enacted retroactive legislation
to legalise their $rongdoing
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!his Government has stood by and accepted an ##G pay rise for "Ps
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$hilst public
sector $or&ers are limited to a #G pay rise
1%
as have those on benefits @if they have
managed to retain their benefit at allA And, to ma&e matters $orse, the ma<ority of their
fello$ Parliamentarians, regardless of party affiliation, voted for the increase in their o$n
pay $ith only ten "Ps opposing it
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!his Government, led by David Cameron, have sho$n themselves to be purely in

politics for their o$n personal profit
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@or that of their rich friends and benefactors
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and $ith their o$n personal agendas $hich conflict $ith their duty to protect the citizens
of the United Kingdom
-t may be true that other administrations have also acted in such a cavalier fashion and
$ith their o$n interests at heart but this is the only administration that has &illed
thousands of innocent people, people $ho should have been protected from harm due
to poverty, illness or disability
-t no$ seems to be appropriate to 5uote from the American Declaration of
-ndependence $hich states thatH
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object
evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their
duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future
security.
-n simple terms, the above 5uote says that if there is something $rong $ith your
Government, those $ho have the ability to ta&e action have the responsibility to ta&e
action
Citizens of the United Kingdom,
!his Government has sho$n itself to be corrupt and it should be removed from po$er
-t has sho$n itself to be rife $ith abuses and it has sho$n itself to be contemptuous of
the people it is supposed to defend
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http://www.theguar!ian.com/commentisfree/201#/mar/21/+obseekers-bill-cait-reilly
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http://www.guerillapolicy.org/politics/201#/12/15/mps-pay-how-will-an-11-pay-rise-help-oters-when-we-
arent-e,actly-getting-alue-for-money-now/
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http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/bu!get201#/article#71%$*5.ece
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http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/201#/12/+ust-10-mps-sign-parliamentary-motion-opposing-pay-
rise
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/richest-mp-britain-slams-welfare-#17%0%*
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-e,penses/%$$275-/=4s-who-repai!-e,penses-got-
money-back-in-secret-!eal.html
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fury-tory-party-!onors-han!e!-#12#$-*7.5860e@?01:k.twitter
!he political system that bred such an administration is itself corrupt -t is time for a
change -t is time for the people to ta&e bac& control of our country and our
Government
/e need to stand shoulder to shoulder and demand political change /e need to stand
up for <ustice, compassion and e5uality
/e need to create a ne$ system of governance that does a$ay $ith the breed of self*
serving politicians that $e have no$ and replace them $ith people $ho are $illing to
serve the citizens of the United Kingdom in the $ay that they should be served
Ceplaced by people $ho are $illing to lead by e;ample and not force their personal
agendas on the general population
-t is our time to rise, to ta&e bac& our country from the despots $ho grind our faces in
the dirt as they laugh at the people they step on
/e must commit acts of civil disobedience /e must protest /e must raise our voices
so that they cannot be denied or ignored /e must claim bac& our right to democracy
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