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michaelbrainard Rookie Author Iowa Posts:23 Points:280 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 17, 2007 3:39:09 PM Ignore michaelbrainard Report Abuse Ladies and gents. NO GAS DAYS are silly. What you don't buy on monday, you will definately purchase on Tuesday. Now....a gas station FULL of protesters...to the point of human saturation....that may shake things up. A parking lot full of angry Americans....so many cars couldn't pull in if they wanted to...that will send a signal to the media. But to do it, we need numbers. One or two or 10 people won't cut it. We need 100's ....

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Ladies and gents. NO GAS DAYS are silly. What you don't buy on monday, you will definately purchase on Tuesday.

Now....a gas station FULL of protesters...to the point of human saturation....that may shake things up. A parking lot full of angry Americans....so many cars couldn't pull in if they wanted to...that will send a signal to the media.

But to do it, we need numbers. One or two or 10 people won't cut it. We need 100's ....

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jimmytwoguns Champion Author Kansas Posts:6,005 Points:847,515 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: May 12, 2008 11:34:12 AM Ignore jimmytwoguns Report Abuse Good way to get arrested...charge of criminal trespass on private property. Retired after 41 years in law enforcement as a Deputy Sheriff and State Trooper I've been involved in numerous crowd control situations and arrests for criminal trespass over the span of my career.. "Trespassing as it relates to real estate law means entering onto land without consent of the landowner. There are both criminal and civil TRESPASS laws. Criminal trespass law is enforced by local police and sheriff's departments." All States have statutes (750.552) which is the general state statute for trespass. This statute prevents anyone from trespassing upon the premises of another after having been forbidden to do so. Violation of the statute is a criminal misdemeanor offence, punishable by a fine of up to $50.00 and 30 days in jail or both. There are also several statutes which make it illegal to trespass and to damage property, block or restrict commerce (business) and under such statutes, someone who is found guilty of entering the Land of another without permission and destroying property or causing restraint of commerce is liable for actual financial damages caused by said trespass. [Edited by: jimmytwoguns at 5/12/2008 11:35:00 AM EST]
angrylopezs Rookie Author Wisconsin Posts:1 Points:120 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 12, 2008 9:36:32 AM Ignore angrylopezs Report Abuse Boycott no more!! All of us are angry about gas prices and it’s time for us to do something about it! Boycotting isn’t going to affect the oil companies’ bottom line; they’re making too much money now. We have to start talking, shouting and protesting. Talk to your friends, family and neighbors, tell them how angry you are, and ask them to do the same. We have to act and protect ourselves before we fall victim. Let’s protest together so our voices can be heard!
gas_slayer Rookie Author Indiana Posts:39 Points:4,735 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 11, 2008 7:22:42 PM Ignore gas_slayer Report Abuse ill do it ill protest set a date a place a time and gather ppl ill be thereyou got to fight for whats right And he is dead who will not fight; And who dies fighting has increase One strong wolf cannot defeat a pack of dogs; one strong arm cannot defeat many fist God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best When the enemy advances, withdraw; when he stops, harass; when he tires, strike; when he retreats, pursue There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest
BlueVanGroup Champion Author Colorado Posts:7,209 Points:1,529,470 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 11, 2008 1:04:50 PM Ignore BlueVanGroup Report Abuse Increasing the speed limit from 55 to 75 didn't change my car's mileage one whit, so I support the higher speed. Protesting oil companies is like shooting the messenger; if you want lower prices we need to increase domestic production. Protest Congress and the environmental groups that block increased drilling and refining. (Bonus points if you dress up like an oil rig.) Call your congresscritters and tell them to support increased domestic production efforts, such as S.2973, the "American Energy Production Act of 2008."
rodmiser Champion Author Missouri Posts:8,148 Points:2,025,235 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: May 11, 2008 11:00:54 AM Ignore rodmiser Report Abuse top speed 55 mph
ANDREWX Rookie Author Toronto Posts:15 Points:395 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 23, 2007 11:33:42 PM Ignore ANDREWX Report Abuse In order for any action to have an impact, this action has to be properly organized. This organizing force (party, trade union, etc) is missing. Without this force the results of any action will be negligible.
pappahoney Veteran Author Indiana Posts:462 Points:59,795 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: May 22, 2007 3:49:53 PM Ignore pappahoney Report Abuse Michaelbrainard is right, I have set back and read this forums a long time and didnt have anything new to add and one more person yelling about who to blame wasnt going to do any good. And everytime someone came up with an idea EVERYBODY said it wouldnt work. Well one day boycotts was a flop, there are buckets of reasons why. I think this is a great idea if for the first time we WORK TOGETHER and quit saying it wont work. How the hell do we know what will and wont work NOTHING has been done. Lets do something anything to see what goes. And if that fails do something else. I might get made fun of because of my new post status but It wont bother me as I,m willng to something and not sit behind my P.C and criticize every idea that comes along
Versa808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:11,148 Points:2,158,775 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: May 22, 2007 3:13:10 PM Ignore Versa808 Report Abuse Protest in front of the White House because of Bush! He owns oil companies. Note: you may be risking jail time in case of wild, out of control protests.
SpeedwaySucks Rookie Author Cincinnati Posts:31 Points:520 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 22, 2007 3:03:58 PM Ignore SpeedwaySucks Report Abuse I'm with Michellebrainerd. We need thousands upon thousands and even hundreds of thousands of people in all major cities in the United States to protest the gas gouging of the BIG Oil Companies! They've raped us long enough and this is the last straw! We need to show up not only at gas stations and block them out, but show up to the corporate offices of the BIG Oil companies, like Exxon, Super America and others and DEMAND they drop the price and maybe surround their plush cushy office buildings and not let them leave until they cut the price in half! We MUST do something and fast, because the American Economy is on the verge of collapse with gas this high!
Demolitioner Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,643 Points:618,395 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: May 18, 2007 1:52:16 AM Ignore Demolitioner Report Abuse haha yah right gas not worth jail time
HeavyDuty_cache Champion Author Omaha Posts:12,980 Points:2,484,435 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 17, 2007 11:26:11 PM Ignore HeavyDuty_cache Report Abuse Don't like it here move to another country, their gas cost more also.
katiewilliams Rookie Author Missouri Posts:62 Points:27,210 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 17, 2007 8:02:55 PM Ignore katiewilliams Report Abuse what about instead of doing gass outs during the work week (when people still have to get to school and work) doing it on the weekend so that the majority of the people can stay home and not use gas????
michaelbrainard Rookie Author Iowa Posts:23 Points:280 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 17, 2007 4:35:34 PM Ignore michaelbrainard Report Abuse Any more? Work on the people you know. Work on the people you don't know.
mhgarrett Rookie Author Michigan Posts:1 Points:120 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 17, 2007 4:22:30 PM Ignore mhgarrett Report Abuse I would be willing to protest in the Lansing area. Speedway gas stations in particular are completely out of hand. They'll go up 20-30c in one day - often raising their prices several times a day. My husband is in sales and drives all day - we're spending $800/mo plus in gas MORE THAN OUR MORTGAGE!!! It's killing us right now :0( Heck, I'll even help make some signs. All Lansing area protesters UNITE!!!
michaelbrainard Rookie Author Iowa Posts:23 Points:280 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 17, 2007 3:59:18 PM Ignore michaelbrainard Report Abuse Is ANYONE willing to take a day and protest???
tonyhubb Rookie Author Iowa Posts:39 Points:6,805 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 17, 2007 3:56:14 PM Ignore tonyhubb Report Abuse Well, it's about time the feds finally look into the gas prices (as of yesterday). This is the highest I think they've ever been and do we really have a shortage of gas that drives the prices of gas up 20-30 cents overnight?
michaelbrainard Rookie Author Iowa Posts:23 Points:280 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 17, 2007 3:46:05 PM Ignore michaelbrainard Report Abuse Funny isn’t it, how illegal immigrants can unite, organize and protest against Americans and the UNITED STATES !!! You know politicians listened! Yet we, as Americans can’t stand up for ourselves!