Posted on 08/22/2017 4:48:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin
By filing a lawsuit against the activists in U.S. District Court in North Dakota on Tuesday, the Dallas-based oil and gas company Energy Transfer Partners became the second firm to accuse Greenpeace of breaking a federal organized crime law used to try members of the mafia, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO Act.
The Obama administration’s decision to halt construction followed months of protests from the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and other Native American groups over concerns the 1,172-mile pipeline, meant to deliver Bakken shale oil to Midwestern refineries, would imperil drinking water and disturb sacred burial and archaeological sites.
But Energy Transfer Partners accused the individuals and organizations named in the lawsuit — labeled “putative not-for-profits and rogue eco-terrorist groups” in a court filing — of fabricating GPS coordinates for cultural and religious artifacts found along the pipeline route. The company also accused Greenpeace and others of falsely claiming that the company encroached on tribal treaty lands.
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But perhaps the most provocative charge was that the environmentalists, through two of the groups named in the lawsuit, Earth First! and Red Warrior Camp, violated the U.S. Patriot Act by attempting to sabotage the pipeline, acts that, according to the company, amounted to “serious terrorist threats.”
The ultimate goal of the environmental campaign, according to the pipeline company, was to hoodwink donors and grant-makers into giving money to the environmental organizations by creating a media fury.
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Excellent strategy.
huh?
About damn time someone turned the tables on these radical insane libs.
I hope they’re all sued out of existence and the leaders jailed for life.
The state should also charge them the expenses of cleanup of the camp site, since they violated the terms of their protest permit.
Time to help the baby lefties, trustafarians and their masters grow up a bit and accept responsibility for their actions.
Sure they will.
Way past time to start effectively using the RICO statues to prosecute Leftists. They need to see that the litigation “door” swings both ways. Bleed these people white with criminal lawsuits. Civil suits can be paid off by big money Leftists like Soros and Steyer, but they can’t buy them a “get out of jail free” card.
Way past time to start effectively using the RICO statues to prosecute Leftists. They need to see that the litigation “door” swings both ways. Bleed these people white with criminal lawsuits. Civil suits can be paid off by big money Leftists like Soros and Steyer, but they can’t buy them a “get out of jail free” card.
Way past time to start effectively using the RICO statues to prosecute Leftists. They need to see that the litigation “door” swings both ways. Bleed these people white with criminal lawsuits. Civil suits can be paid off by big money Leftists like Soros and Steyer, but they can’t buy them a “get out of jail free” card.
YESSSS!
Soros paying to clean it up would enroach on his Antifa budget. All these hired hand rioters should be considered a Rico act event, or sedition.
SPLC and all the Soros-funded groups deserve to be next.
What’s the rallying cry? “SUE THE BASTARDS!”
This tool should be used against many of these leftist groups on a routine basis. Boiler plate the law suits and hit them with it on a regular basis.
Win...good sue Greenpeace...
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