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REASON TO IMPEACH OBAMA

U.S. claiming TREATY VIOLATIONS!................................The ONLY Treaty that they keep is the one with England...........THE RUSH BAGGOT TREATY....

Thanks for posting the news about the Cherokees and the Problematic U.S. moves to push the former SLAVES their way:

Chief C.W. Long Bow (right) of the Cherokee Nation (Getty)

Steve Olafson of Reuters is reporting that the Cherokee Nation is refusing to cooperate with the U.S. government, which warned that the results of the Sept. 24 Cherokee election for principal chief will not be recognized by the U.S. government if the ousted members, known to some as "Cherokee Freedmen," are not allowed to vote.

After the Civil War, in which the Cherokees fought for the South, a treaty was signed in 1866 guaranteeing tribal citizenship for the freed slaves. The U.S. government said that the 1866 treaty between the Cherokee tribe and the U.S. government guaranteed that the slaves were tribal citizens, whether or not they had a Cherokee blood relation.

African Americans lost their Cherokee citizenship last month when the Cherokee Supreme Court voted to support the right of tribal members to change the tribe's constitution on citizenship matters. The change meant that Cherokee Freedmen who could not prove they have a Cherokee blood relation were no longer citizens, making them ineligible to vote in tribal elections or receive benefits. 

"The Cherokee Nation will not be governed by the BIA," Joe Crittenden, the tribe's acting principal chief, said in a statement responding to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Crittenden, who leads the tribe until a new principal chief is elected, went on to complain about unnamed congressmen meddling in the tribe's self-governance.

There would be no meddling if the Cherokee Nation were not copying what white Americans did to slaves by denying them citizenship after they were freed, thereby preventing them from fully participating in this nation. The Cherokees, who should know better and do better, we might add, are now doing the same thing. Blacks were slaves and guaranteed Cherokee Nation tribal citizenship after they were freed -- period. To change the rules now is incredible, not to mention racist.

It is ridiculously sad that the same racist ideology that drove white Americans to attempt to extinguish the native population is being invoked to ban blacks from voting in the Cherokee Nation. Now the tribe doesn't want to listen to the government. They had no problem listening when they were fighting with the Confederates so that they could keep their slaves. It sounds like Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed should be required reading for the so-called leaders of the Cherokee Nation.

Read more at Reuters.

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p.s.  This is the RUSH-BAGGOT Treaty 

Rush–Bagot Agreement, (1817), exchange of notes between Richard Rush, acting U.S. secretary of state, and Charles Bagot, British minister to the United States, that provided for the limitation of naval forces on the Great Lakes in the wake of the War of 1812. Each country was allowed no more than one vessel on Lake Champlain, one on Lake Ontario, and two on the upper lakes. Each vessel was restricted to a maximum weight of 100 tons and one 18-pound cannon. The agreement was ratified unanimously by the Senate in 1818. With some modifications, it has remained in force to the present day and has formed the basis of peaceful border relations between the United States and Canada.

What Did the Rus-Bagot Treaty do?

Treaty of 1818

Treaty of 1818

Convention respecting fisheries, boundary, and the restoration of slaves
United States territorial border changes
Signed	1818
Location	London, England
Signatories	British Empire United States
Languages	English
Treaty of 1818 at Wikisource

The Convention respecting fisheries, boundary and the restoration of slaves between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, also known as the London Convention, Anglo-American Convention of 1818, Convention of 1818, or simply the Treaty of 1818, was a treaty signed in 1818 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It resolved standing boundary issues between the two nations, and allowed for joint occupation and settlement of the Oregon Country, known to the British and in Canadian history as the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company, and including the southern portion of its sister for district New Caledonia.

The treaty marked the last permanent major territorial loss of Continental United States, the northern most tip of the territory of Louisiana above the 49th parallel north, known as the Milk River in present day southern Alberta. Britain ceded all of Rupert's Land south of the 49th parallel and west to the Rocky Mountains, including the Red River Colony.

[edit] Treaty provisions

The treaty name is variously cited as Convention respecting fisheries, boundary, and the restoration of slaves,^[1] Convention of Commerce (Fisheries, Boundary and the Restoration of Slaves),^[2] and Convention of Commerce between His Majesty and the United States of America.^[3][4]

• Article I secured fishing rights along Newfoundland and Labrador for the U.S.
• Article II set the boundary between British North America and the United States along "a line drawn from the most northwestern point of the Lake of the Woods, [due south, then] along the 49th parallel of north latitude..." to the "Stony Mountains"^[3] (now known as the Rocky Mountains). Britain ceded the part of Rupert's Land and Red River Colony south of the 49th parallel. This settled a boundary dispute caused by ignorance of actual geography in the boundary agreed to in the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War. That earlier treaty had placed the boundary between the United States and British possessions to the north along a line going westward from the Lake of the Woods to the Mississippi River. The parties failed to realize that the river did not extend that far north, so such a line would never meet the river. The new treaty also created the anomalous Northwest Angle, the small section of the present state of Minnesota that is the only part of the United States outside Alaska north of the 49th parallel.
• Article III provided for joint control of land in the Oregon Country for ten years. Both could claim land and both were guaranteed free navigation throughout.
• Article IV confirmed the Anglo-American Convention of 1815, which regulated commerce between the two parties, for an additional ten years.
• Article V agreed to refer differences over a U.S. claim arising from the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, to "some Friendly Sovereign or State to be named for that purpose". The U.S. claim was for return of, or compensation for, slaves that were in British territory or on British naval vessels when the treaty was signed. The Treaty of Ghent article in question was about handing over property, and the U.S. claimed that these slaves were the property of U.S. citizens.^[3]
• Article VI established that ratification would occur within at most six months of signing the treaty.

[edit] History

The treaty was negotiated for the U.S. by Albert Gallatin, ambassador to France, and Richard Rush, minister to the UK; and for the UK by Frederick John Robinson, Treasurer of the Royal Navy and member of the privy council, and Henry Goulburn, an undersecretary of state.^[4] The treaty was signed on October 20, 1818. Ratifications were exchanged on January 30, 1819.^[1] The Convention of 1818, along with the Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1817, marked the beginning of improved relations between the British Empire and its former colonies, and paved the way for more positive relations between the U.S. and Canada, notwithstanding that repelling U.S. invasion was a defence priority in Canada until the Second World War.

Despite the relatively friendly nature of the agreement, it nevertheless resulted in a fierce struggle for control of the Oregon Country in the following two decades. The British-chartered Hudson's Bay Company, having previously established a trading network centered on Fort Vancouver on the lower Columbia River, with other forts in what is now eastern Washington and Idaho as well as on the Oregon Coast and in Puget Sound, undertook a harsh campaign to restrict encroachment by U.S. fur traders to the area. By the 1830s, with pressure in the U.S. mounting to annex the region outright, the company undertook a deliberate policy to exterminate all fur-bearing animals from the Oregon Country, in order to both maximize its remaining profit and to delay the arrival of U.S. mountain men and settlers. The policy of discouraging settlement was undercut to some degree by the actions of John McLoughlin, Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver, who regularly provided relief and welcome to U.S. immigrants who had arrived at the post over the Oregon Trail.

By the middle 1840s, the tide of U.S. immigration, as well as a U.S. political movement to claim the entire territory, led to a renegotiation of the agreement. The Oregon Treaty in 1846 permanently established the 49th parallel as the boundary between the United States and British North America to the Pacific Ocean.

[edit] See also

• Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, between U.S. and Spain, resolved borders from Florida to the Pacific Ocean.
• Oregon boundary dispute, concerning the joint occupation of the Oregon Country by U.S. and British settlers.
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which established most of the southern border between the US and Mexico after the defeat and occupation of Mexico in 1848, ending the Mexican-American War.
• The Gadsden Purchase, which completed the acquisition of the southwestern United States and completed the border between Mexico and the US in 1853 at the 32nd parallel and the [Rio Grande].

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Note:  England and the U.S. never did separate...which is why English newscasters at the time of Prince Philip's and his former mistress turned wife were to visit the U.S. stated 'they would visit the colony of the Crown'.  The date, time, newscast was recorded in my notes.

This article has to do with the Slaves as well because the U.S. and England did finance the American Civil War on both sides and were financed by the Bank of England from which George Washington and wife Martha were stock investors of............Robert E. Lee, Confederate General or Pro Slavery was one of the heirs of George and Martha Washington.............which means that their descendants ARE THE STOCKHOLDERS of THE BANK OF ENGLAND including current U.S. President BARACK OBAMA! 

"oh say can you see, what bright eyes they do scheme?    Wake Up People!" 

Know that the BANK OF ENGLAND/International Bankers FUND BOTH SIDES OF WAR which includes the U.S. President BARACK OBAMA Funding PERPETUAL WARS which he, and others BENEFIT OFF OF!

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It's about time

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Ret. Col. Ann Wright Take Action! Occupy Freedom Plaza     Find a Local Event     Share on Facebook       Tweet This:   RT @CODEPINKalert: 9/11 was used to justify unjust wars. Sign petition to #StandwithPaulKrugman http://ow.ly/6tg3N   Buy a War $$ Home T-Shirt     September 16, 2011 Dear Amelia, On October 6, we will have been fighting in Afghanistan for 10 years! If you, like me, think our endless occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq are wrong, then join me in DC   , starting on October 6, for an ongoing occupation of Freedom Plaza to demand an end to these wars.   When I volunteered to be part of the team that reopened the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan in December 2001, I believed the U.S. actions in Afghanistan were justified. But I later realized that the presence of U.S. troops was only fueling the cycle of violence. And when President Bush decided to invade Iraq on the basis of what I knew were lies, I resigned from the State Department after 16 years of service. It was with a heavy heart that I watched the Bush administration commit torture and completely ignore the Geneva Conventions and the Constitution. I am delighted that CODEPINK continues to call for accountability for those war criminals. Whether interrupting speaking engagements   across the country, pressuring the Justice Department to take action or moving Cheney's book into the Crime Section   , we can take action.   We must also come to the aid of those who are attacked for telling the truth. The latest object of such attacks is Nobel Prize-winning writer Paul Krugman, who dared criticize the post-9/11 actions of our leaders. Sign this petition   , and watch CODEPINK's defense of Krugman on Fox News   .   It's critical that we stand up to abusive power. If you can't make it to DC, perhaps you can help occupy Wall Street on September 17   or join an action in your city   .   As founding father James Madison wrote, "No nation can preserve its freedom in the midst of perpetual war." Let's honor all those who died on 9/11 and the ensuing years by ending the wars that are tanking our economy, killing our loved ones and sullying our reputation worldwide. Onward for justice, Ret. Col. Ann Wright

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Human Rights Violations:

For Immediate Release:

Social Justice Organizations Demand

STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS! 

EMERGENCY: PROTEST SET FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 in Los Angeles Part of Global Day of Solidarity Actions for Troy Davis

When: 5pm Friday, September 16th
Where: Westwood Federal Building - 11000 Wilshire Blvd (Wilshire & Veteran)

Contact: John Parker (323) 899-2003 or Dedon Kamathi (323) 646-4814

Initiating Organizations: All African Peoples Revolutionary Party-S; Human Rights Advocacy; Anti-Racist Action; Unión del Barrio; Southern California Immigration Coalition; Puerto Rican Alliance; Workers World Party; Humanitarian Law Project; International Action Center

“If I knew then what I know now, Troy Davis would not be on death row. The verdict would be ‘not guilty. ’ ”

— Brenda Forest
juror in Davis’ original trial

"This is nothing less than the legal lynching of yet another Black man by a system that is hell bent on racist and class terror against all working and poor people and especially people of color, especially during an economic crisis. But we're not alone, millions have emailed and signed petitions on Troy's behalf and actions all over the country and beyond are being planned," said John Parker of the International Action Center.
#30

I will never forget you, to the end of my life

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amelia,

Did you have a chance to read this note by former prisoner of conscience Eynulla Fatullayev? Reading his words, I thought of Troy Davis, who is scheduled to be executed in Georgia next Wednesday despite serious doubts about his guilt. Eynulla's letter inspires me to continue standing up for unjustly imprisoned individuals around the world, and I hope it does the same for you. Please consider sharing it with your friends and family.

Sincerely,

Larry Cox
Executive Director, Amnesty International USA

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	I will never forget you, to the end of my life Dear amelia, First they beat my head with steel rods, and I nearly died. They arrested me. Fined me. Harassed me. Charged me with absurd and inconceivable accusations. My editor-in-chief, Elmar Huseynov, was assassinated. I am a journalist who challenged my government, and paid a terrible price for it. Four years of my life were stolen. In prison, I was between life and death. Life in a torture chamber became pointless, ceased its normal rhythms. Violence obliterated all signs of vitality. On May 26 of this year, I regained my cherished liberty. I am absolutely confident that it was the tireless campaigning of Amnesty supporters like you that enabled me to return to my life. For me, notions of Amnesty and good are identical. I am saved, but there are still people who must be rescued. They are expecting your help. Please bring good to this world. Become a member of Amnesty.   Just when it seemed everybody had forgotten me, unexpectedly I received hundreds of postcards from Amnesty USA. I was full of joy because I understood that such an influential organization was supporting me. I had not been forgotten. I was greatly surprised at postcards from children. Three-, four- and five-year-old children sent me pictures made by them personally. It was so touching and tender. These children are sure to fight for human rights and justice. No one can take that consciousness away from them. I am grateful to you. You have saved my family from death, and I'll never forget you to the end of my life. It is my mission to serve the ideals advocated by Amnesty International every hour, every day, every year. Please join me.     Yours respectfully, Eynulla Fatullayev JOURNALIST, FORMER PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE, AZERBAIJAN
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