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Zimmerman Verdict Protesters Hold ‘People’s Session’ At State Capitol (W/Jesse Jackson)
WFOR-TV ^ | July 31, 2013

Posted on 07/31/2013 6:42:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

More than two weeks after George Zimmerman was acquitted charges for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, a group of protesters continue to stand their ground in the hallway near Governor Scott’s office in Tallahassee.

“We’ve really made ourselves at home here waiting on the governor to show some leadership,” said Philip Agnew, the director of the Dream Defenders, the protesters that remain in Tallahassee.

The protesters, after Governor Rick Scott continues to deny their demands to call a special legislative session, have taken matters in their own hands by holding a People’s Session.

Rev. Jesse Jackson gave the protesters a hand Tuesday who visited the students and pledged to join them in sleeping at the Capitol as they continue to bring attention to their cause.

The People’s Session was considerably shorter than an official session. It took about 15 minutes for the opening day processions, held in the Senate side of the historic Capitol. The normal moment of prayer was observed and the Pledge of Allegiance recited, and then a series of resolutions — more nonbinding than usual because of the nature of the event — were approved unanimously by the group of protesters.

One called for Trayvon Martin Day to be observed every Feb. 5. Another called for the pardoning of Marissa Alexander.......

(Excerpt) Read more at miami.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: jessejackson; rickscott; trayvon; zimmerman
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1 posted on 07/31/2013 6:42:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What will all this nonsense accomplish?


2 posted on 07/31/2013 6:44:30 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Doesn’t it remind you of the Occupy movement?


3 posted on 07/31/2013 6:45:24 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The “Peoples”...meaning not WE (the American peeps)...but just the black socialist ones? THOSE peeps?


4 posted on 07/31/2013 6:45:28 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Whitey is Responsible for all our Problems” Day


5 posted on 07/31/2013 6:46:19 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Young Black Men: 3% of the population. 50% of the murders.


6 posted on 07/31/2013 6:49:56 PM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

How many? Wonder what they’d do it 10x would show up and surround them???


7 posted on 07/31/2013 6:52:59 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I can get behind the Marissa Alexander thing. The rest is crap.


8 posted on 07/31/2013 6:53:37 PM PDT by beef (Who Killed Kennewick Man?)
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To: hoosiermama

Shart.


9 posted on 07/31/2013 6:55:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: beef
I can get behind the Marissa Alexander thing.

Why?

10 posted on 07/31/2013 6:57:09 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Play the 'Knockout Game' with someone owning a 9mm and you get what you deserve)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

I’m sure they want money or some program, or a law making it illegal to shoot a black attacker.


11 posted on 07/31/2013 7:01:34 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Trayvon Martin day ... every February 5th.”

As far as I’m concerned, every day I strap on my piece is ‘TM day.’
Gotta go around armed. Can’t have anything nice, unless it’s locked up.

If Scott was any kind of leader he’d have ‘bum-rushed’ these clowns out the door days ago.
This isn’t ‘civil rights’; this is horse s***.


12 posted on 07/31/2013 7:08:13 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Someone at the Capitol just needs to play the tape of Zimmerman’s walkthrough over and over all day long on the speakers at the Capitol — it will drive them out of there like garlic to vampire.


13 posted on 07/31/2013 7:17:54 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A few hours with Old Google Eyes and they’ll want out


14 posted on 07/31/2013 7:23:36 PM PDT by molson209 (Hillary Clinton)
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To: VeniVidiVici

Her conviction was proper but she didn’t deserve 20 years. I’d go for a commutation.


15 posted on 07/31/2013 7:24:51 PM PDT by mlo
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
The “Peoples”...meaning not WE (the American peeps)...but just the black socialist ones? THOSE peeps?

Could be The Judean People's Front. Hopefully it's not the People's Front of Judea...bunch of wankers.
16 posted on 07/31/2013 7:25:39 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

What will all this nonsense accomplish?

Increased Heart Rates among a large segment of Ghetto-Americans.

SOLIDARITY!! Much of that be must assured.

another reason to PARTEE


17 posted on 07/31/2013 7:27:19 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Macabre Crumpet of Caucasian Ethnicity)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

About every hour they demonstrate, somewhere in the U.S. a young, black child will be shot and killed by another young, black child.


18 posted on 07/31/2013 7:44:21 PM PDT by driftless2
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that white woman Not so Much!
19 posted on 07/31/2013 7:51:23 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Macabre Crumpet of Caucasian Ethnicity)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trayvon got justice twice, once at the point of a gun and the second time at a trial by jury.

In reality, the Constitution calls for a trial by “a jury of one’s peers,” but I guess they couldn’t find 6 brain dead, dead end, thugs to do the work.


20 posted on 07/31/2013 8:38:21 PM PDT by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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