Occupy Boston is being evicted!!!!

kokonut said:
They need to talk to Obama first.

Obama plans to turn anti-Wall Street anger on Mitt Romney, Republicans - The Washington Post

And Democrats, too....

Democrats Seek to Own 'Occupy Wall Street' Movement - ABC News

Hence, the irony I mentioned with the link I provided earlier.
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Hm, no, they don't need to talk to Obama first. Nothing in those two articles said OWS affiliates themselves with the Democrats, in fact, it's accusing Democrats of associating with OWS to further agendas.
 
DeafCaroline said:
Hm, no, they don't need to talk to Obama first. Nothing in those two articles said OWS affiliates themselves with the Democrats, in fact, it's accusing Democrats of associating with OWS to further agendas.
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Thanks for the explanation. I didn't bother reading it. :giggle:
 
DeafCaroline said:
Hm, no, they don't need to talk to Obama first. Nothing in those two articles said OWS affiliates themselves with the Democrats, in fact, it's accusing Democrats of associating with OWS to further agendas.
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Nope. Never did say that. In case you hadn't noticed, it's the other way around, in a manner of speaking. Yet DNC doesn't want them at the DNC convention. :wave:
 
Beowulf said:
It is for the common good, one of the guidelines for being a tax-exempt charity.
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You realize of course that Tax exempt and Tax Deductible are not the same thing....

But anyway, If they are uasing another organization, basically as their board, so that they can be tax deductible, things just got even more interesting. It will be fun to watch.
 
TXgolfer said:
You realize of course that Tax exempt and Tax Deductible are not the same thing....

But anyway, If they are uasing another organization, basically as their board, so that they can be tax deductible, things just got even more interesting. It will be fun to watch.
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True, they are not the same thing, but OWS is a new organization made up of a large number of individuals, so they will be tax exempt since they will not pay taxes. However, the argument can be made that they are a social welfare organization, so they will probably be tax deductible as well.
At least, I think so.
 
Beowulf said:
True, they are not the same thing, but OWS is a new organization made up of a large number of individuals, so they will be tax exempt since they will not pay taxes. However, the argument can be made that they are a social welfare organization, so they will probably be tax deductible as well.
At least, I think so.
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That's where it gets interesting. To qualify as tax deductible OWS would have to have the type of organizational structure that they say they oppose. Then again they could try to piggy back off of another Org as your Blaze Blog reported and that would provide the structure but then they better make sure their policies closely align with that org. Another interesting element is how the IRS would define the homeless they are claiming to help....Especially if those same homeless people are protesting. And this is just the beginning, you'll remember in another thread I mentioned that I did not start my homeless project as a non-profit although that was my original plan.... the IRS definitions are a major part of the reason why.
 
Well, they are back again, but the police have Dewey blocked off and the group does not have a permit to protest. It's likely there will be a confrontation.
 
There can be time, place, and manner restrictions on free speech. In large cities, usually there is a permit requirement for protests.
 
sallylou said:
There can be time, place, and manner restrictions on free speech. In large cities, usually there is a permit requirement for protests.
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Yes, it appears to be more of a logistical thing and is regulated by the city. It doesn't stop the protest so much as keep the peace, reroutes traffec, etc. It does give the government some control, but (looking at answers from the web) most protest want the cops to control things as well.

I'm not sure this is true in Canada, but look what happened after the Stanley Cup this year.
 
sallylou said:
There can be time, place, and manner restrictions on free speech. In large cities, usually there is a permit requirement for protests.
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I don't think it can affect speech itself, but it can certainly affect location and perhaps the ability to be heard.
 
VacationGuy234 said:
Yes, it appears to be more of a logistical thing and is regulated by the city. It doesn't stop the protest so much as keep the peace, reroutes traffec, etc. It does give the government some control, but (looking at answers from the web) most protest want the cops to control things as well.

I'm not sure this is true in Canada, but look what happened after the Stanley Cup this year.
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canada is so embarrassing when it comes to hockey fans, it really is. we have riots even when we win. i don't understand that at all!
 
We get the same thing, mostly because we are a college city. But it can get dangerous, the cops killed a young woman a few years ago. And, some guy ran down people with his car because he thought they would tip it(probably would have). You've got to be careful..

On topic, I guess the permit thing can be a good thing, in some cases.
 
VacationGuy234 said:
We get the same thing, mostly because we are a college city. But it can get dangerous, the cops killed a young woman a few years ago. And, some guy ran down people with his car because he thought they would tip it(probably would have). You've got to be careful..

On topic, I guess the permit thing can be a good thing, in some cases.
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There is a HUGE difference between a sports fan parade and protesting!
 
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