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One of the new laws will also require officers to use force only if it is “necessary and proportional.” The move, a win for police reform advocates, comes amid a national reckoning with policing after the death of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer last year. Many states […]
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Maryland becomes first state to repeal police Bill of Rights, overriding Hogan veto
April 11th, 2021 
Awake Goy Repeal; ReRight; ReConstitute; Peoples Republic of India
March 4th, 2021 Awake Goy We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable-but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Ursula K. Le Guin Despite narratives of inferiority imposed by the dominant elites the peasant farmers are creating lasting landscapes of resistance, arising from a new consciousness leading […]
Legislature votes to repeal law against loitering for purpose of prostitution
February 5th, 2021 Awake Goy “There’s no doubt that this language has been used and abused,” said Assemblymember Andy Goodell (R-Jamestown), but “prostitution is not a great occupation … We have people who are acquitted of murder — we don’t legalize murder! Yet here we are saying ‘we have people arrested under the statute wrongly, let’s eliminate the statute.’” The […]
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No Comments »New Mexico Committees Advance Bills to Repeal 1969 State Law Banning Elective Abortions
January 30th, 2021 Awake Goy Photo Credit: Jude Beck/Unsplash SANTA FE, N.M. — House and Senate committees in New Mexico have approved bills to do away with an existing, but unenforced, state law that bans elective abortion. According to reports, the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee voted 5-3 along party lines on Monday to advance Senate Bill 10 to the full […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: advance, banning, bills, Committees, Mexico, repeal, state No Comments »PUCL and 100 Organisations demand the repeal of the UAPA
January 24th, 2021 Awake Goy Activists, Advocates and commoners came together virtually to discuss and demand the repeal of the UAPA and underlined the legal, socio-cultural issues around it in a consultation organised by the People’s Union of Civil Liberties. ——– IN a session packed with human stories of abuse and misuse of law where activists and commoners were abused, […]
While Repeal of Three Controversial Farm Laws is a Must, A Wider Vision is Also Needed Urgently
January 24th, 2021 Awake Goy While the union government inexplicably finds it so difficult to agree to the simple, straightforward and well-justified demand of repeal of three controversial farm laws, social movements as well as public spirited intellectuals have been quickly reaching near consensus on supporting this most emphasized demand of the farmers’ movement. One point of consensus is that […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: controversial, needed, repeal, three, vision, while, wider No Comments »Admiral Ramdas Appeals The Government To Repeal The Farm Laws
January 16th, 2021 Awake Goy [embedded content] I am Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas, former Chief of the Naval Staff . I served the country in Uniform for 45 years and came straight to this village from Delhi after retirement. First of all let me begin by offering shraddhanjali to all those who have paid with their lives during these two months […]
Refusal of the Government to Repeal Farm Laws is Proving Very Costly
January 9th, 2021 Awake Goy Women protesting against the Farm Bills (Image for representative purpose) Disappointing the very large number of people who had high hopes that the stand-off with farmers’ organizations will be resolved soon, the government has not accepted this main demand after even 44 days of peaceful and disciplined protests by farmers at five places on Delhi […]
Democratic Chairwoman Calls for Repeal of Hyde Amendment Barring Taxpayer Funding of Abortion
December 12th, 2020 Awake Goy Photo Credit: Laurie Schaull/Wikipedia During a congressional hearing this week on “abortion affordability,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., who will lead the House Appropriations Committee beginning next year, argued that the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits using taxpayer dollars for elective abortions, is “discriminatory” because it places a financial obstacle in front of low income mothers seeking an […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: amendment, barring, Calls, chairwoman, democratic, repeal, taxpayer No Comments »Pelosi: House Will Vote on ‘Long Overdue’ Hyde Amendment Repeal in 2021
December 11th, 2020 Awake Goy During a press conference on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said the House will vote on repealing the Hyde Amendment in 2021 and that she believes “it’s long overdue” to repeal the Hyde Amendment. Pelosi responded to a question on whether repealing the Hyde Amendment will come up before the whole House in 2021 […]
US House Passes Resolution Calling for Worldwide Repeal of Blasphemy, Apostasy Laws
December 9th, 2020 Awake Goy Photo Credit: Yejun Kim FI WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling for the worldwide repeal of blasphemy, heresy and apostasy laws, some of which have resulted in the imprisonment and/or deaths of Christians accused of speaking against Islam. House Resolution 512, presented by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., was passed […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: blasphemy, calling, house, passes, repeal, resolution, worldwide No Comments »Respect The Democratic Right Of Protest, Repeal The Recent Anti-Farmer Legislations
December 4th, 2020 Awake Goy The People’s Union for Civil Liberties is committed to the defence and promotion of civil liberties in India, irrespective of differences regarding the political and economic institutions that maybe suitable for the country. The aim of the PUCL is clearly to uphold and promote by peaceful means the democratic way of life throughout India. To […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: democratic, farmer, protest, recent, repeal, respect, right No Comments »Ireland Votes to Repeal Abortion Ban
May 29th, 2018 Awake Goy Irish voters overwhelmingly repealed a constitutional ban on abortion, according to an exit poll by the state broadcaster, a sweeping change that caps an emotion-filled debate and marks another significant step away from the country’s historic Catholic influence. If confirmed by the official vote count, Ireland is expected to join the U.S. and much of the rest […]
Obamacare repeal may not be dead after all: New repeal plan could bring wave of GOP voters to the polls
April 30th, 2018 Awake Goy (Natural News) Perhaps you’ve heard the saying before: “Go big or go home.” Congressional Republicans may be prepared to do just that in making a new attempt to repeal Obamacare. And if they’re successful, not only will American health care get far less complex and far more affordable, it could drive GOP […]
CNN’s Cuomo Slammed For Saying ‘No One Is Calling For Repeal Of Second Amendment’
March 29th, 2018 Awake Goy CNN’s Cuomo Slammed For Saying ‘No One Is Calling For Repeal Of Second Amendment’ “This is a lot of bunk.” Steve WatsonPrison Planet.com March 28, 2018 Following a weekend of anti-gun marches replete with people holding signs and placards calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment, and following a call by retired Supreme Court […]
Posted in World News, World Politics Tags: amendment, calling, cuomo, repeal, saying, second, slammed No Comments »Ex-Supreme Court Justice Calls For Repeal Of Second Amendment
March 28th, 2018 Awake Goy Retired U.S. Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, 97, called for the repeal of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – which gives Americans the right to own and bear firearms. Stevens, who sat on the country’s highest court for 35 years prior to his 2010 retirement, contends that repealing the […]
Opposition To The Repeal Of Net Neutrality Is Broad
November 30th, 2017 Awake Goy FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Chief Ajit Pai has announced that on December 14, the body will vote to pare back net neutrality rules. Internet freedom activists and progressive organizations immediately responded to the announcement with a wave of opposition, as was expected. But more interestingly, in some of the most right-wing and Trump-supporting corners of the internet, there is […]
After the latest Obamacare repeal failed, Trump says let’s try Rand Paul’s free market idea instead
September 29th, 2017 Awake Goy After the latest Obamacare repeal failed, Trump says let’s try Rand Paul’s free market idea instead Rare September 29 2017 On Tuesday, I made the case that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was right to oppose the latest Republican Obamacare repeal effort, known as Graham-Cassidy, in the hope that a more free-market approach could emerge. Just […]
Posted in World News, World Politics Tags: after, failed, latest, market, obamacare, repeal, Trump No Comments »Protesters Rise Up To Block Health Care Repeal
September 27th, 2017 Awake Goy Above photo: Colleen Flanagan of Boston, center, and others in wheelchairs with a group called ADAPT, rally prior to a hearing by the Senate Finance Committee on the Graham-Cassidy health care repeal, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. J. Scott Applewhite. Washington, DC – With the September 30 deadline for the budget reconciliation […]
Obamacare Repeal Officially Dead After Cruz Says No
September 25th, 2017 Awake Goy In a sudden change of heart that kills senate Republicans’ effort to pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare before a rule allowing Republicans to circumvent a Democratic filibuster expires at the end of the month, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is now saying he won’t support the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill. […]
