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Argentine government sponsors bill to regulate roadblocks and pickets
Argentine President Cristina Fernández congressional group, 'Victory Front' submitted a bill in the Lower House to regulate street protests in a move that seeks to “guarantee and reinforce” the rights of citizens forced to deal with roadblocks and traffic chaos. The project bans the carrying of weapon by security forces during demonstrations too. Read full article
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Apr 17th, 2014 - 12:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0Hope this is enforced with cruise liners when they visit!
Convenient isn't it?
Apr 17th, 2014 - 12:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0The government gets a document identifying anti-government protest organisers.
To be used for retribution or legal prosecution later.
Hopefully, Macri, Massa, or no other political opponents are named, in the lead up to the election.
Wow, they sure learned from Maduro!
The govt is just getting back what it has been fueling in the last decade. As the social structure collapses as the economic crisis deepens, they lose the control of the streets they will become more repressive and authoritarian in turn.
Apr 17th, 2014 - 01:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0I dont support the pickets per sè but I think its only fair the govt sows what it has reaped.
The best is that the whole thing collapses the sooner the better and start over from zero.
CD2
Apr 17th, 2014 - 01:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0Unfortunately for you, “starting at zero” is better than staying with the Victory Party and starting in the bsmt.
Their corruption is bad enough, but their blind incompetence is staggering.
Sorry.
In time you will see a very discreate form of authoritarianism in what seems from afar as a anarchy.
Apr 17th, 2014 - 03:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0Peronists are good in controlling disorder.
This is why I preffer that it is a free for all and not a regulated anarchy
Now you will see “good and legit” pickets and “bad and unlegit”pickets.
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1682691-aviso-a-la-policia-mediadores-y-difusion-en-medios-publicos-las-claves-del-proyecto-del-kirchnerismo-para-reglamentar-manifestaciones
Dont get me wrong pickets are bad indeed, nowbody should hold the power to cut a road or a highway, however this is not Sweden, its Argentina and it is one of the very few mechanisms honest and working citizens as well as crooks have to defend themselves against the corrupt and monstrous state.
If it had not been for pickets in 2008 the 125 resolution would have been placed into law with not even passing by congress nor debated. Tens of thousands of farmers all over the country would have gone bust and the useless system would have well kept on confiscating the earnings of the farmers (even worse than they are doing nowdays in all possible ways.
The same logic can be applied with the lynchings. If a crook can shoot me or my family form 30 pesos and go loose in no time by a judge and that is the system, at least allow me to shoot and hit back.
5 CD2
Apr 17th, 2014 - 04:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0You know, CD, it is very apparent what is happening - they are putting in the mechanisms to make protest illegal and the protestors accountable and identifiable. Scary enough, but CFK's Praetorian Guard in the making, the 5,000 thugs, are a dangerous instrument, methinks.
Is the legislation about roadblocks, or all demonstrations? Do they get to decide whether a group can assemble or not? That wouldn't be good.
Apr 17th, 2014 - 06:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0“obliging organizations to provide the Police with information on the rally not less than 48 hours ahead of the protest.”
They get all the names, and the issues, and then decide whether it is “legitimate” or not.
Round the organisers up before, or prosecute them after.
Apr 17th, 2014 - 06:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0Sieg Hiel!
Apr 17th, 2014 - 07:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0Similarities with VeneCuba.
Apr 17th, 2014 - 10:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0A lot of talk about protecting Rights but the reality is one of control.
Ie: 'good' and 'bad' protests/marches.
All of these protests were fine until they started going against the Ks.
Apr 17th, 2014 - 11:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0Thuggery through and through
I don't think anyone paid attention to the protests (at least not the government). They only bothered the citizens trying to go about their business. And they were held for all kinds of reasons. I think that they should have been controlled long ago...but when the people get pissed off and take to the streets..as they will, laws prohibiting or not, won't stop them. Does the law apply to the Campora? Captain Itch says they are the “destiny of the country”. Good luck with that. The demonstrations are coming whether the government likes it or not.
Apr 17th, 2014 - 11:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0Going the way of Venezuela. For sure the K's will put one of their minions in the post of who decides whether a protest is legit or not.
Apr 17th, 2014 - 12:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They also need to have a clause for no weapons to be carried by protesters, with severe punishments for this.
Not much will change here, still stupid, banner waving, drum beating idiots blocking the roads.
@13 Yeah, “stupid, banner waving, drum beating idiots blocking the roads.” How terrible for you. It's a thing called “freedom”. Still, I'm sure your “government” will soon stamp it out.
Apr 17th, 2014 - 01:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Security forces will be told to lay down their normal weapons and crowd-control devices. No CS gas, no batons, no shields, water canon, no protection.
Apr 18th, 2014 - 12:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Any security personnel incinerated and killed by 'Molitov Cocktails' is just 'hard luck.
Even the gentle British Bobbies would not go undefended into 'street protests'.
@13
Apr 19th, 2014 - 07:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0You are telling us that there is no law for carrying weapons? It is illegal to carry wepons in most civilised countries. It is punishable by imprisonment. Why not in Argentina?
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