Protestors Calling For Total Strike On 9/11 Anniversary
 Thursday, July 17th, 2008  by Connie T.

We're putting this on our calendar right now! Protestors have set up a website called VoteStrike, in which they are calling for a general strike nationwide on the upcoming anniversary of September 11th, 2001.

No school, no work, no shopping, no life as usual...not for the day.

"Sooner or later," the site reads, "All freedom-loving Americans will realize that the only way to stop those who would bleed our nation dry, dismantle our Constitution, and dissolve our national sovereignty is to say 'I will not work for you, buy from you, fight for you, or die for you, until the criminals are gone from the halls of our government.'" A-men!

The strike, dubbed "Lockdown USA," encompasses a variety of we've-had-enough issues, including but not limited to: the Iraq War, civil rights, possible election fraud, torture, surveillance, corporate media, the environment, and holding the President of the U.S. accountable for "lies aimed at legitimating or covering up abuses of power."

If we can start with just one day - and use that day to take an all-encompassing time-out to show that yes, the American People do still have the collective power our forefathers laid out for us - it could be a beautiful thing. However, it could also serve as a blow to our economy in very shaky financial times. What do you think?

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