Can no longer be donald trump s music. hold on, i m hold on, i m coming today today a federal judge in georgia ordered trump to stop playing that song by isaac hayes, because isaac hayes s estate said it did not approve of the use and did not give the trump campaign permission to play it. Of this would be one thing if it were just an isolated incident, but it is not. For example trump has already switched his music to the village people s ymca, which i should note is widely understood to be an anthem of the gay community and which the village people themselves have objected to trump using. They have also threatened legal action against donald trump. In fact isaac hayes and the village people are just two of the dozens of artist and artist the states that have object did to donald trump using their music and that list includes abba, adele, aerosmith, the beatles, beyonce, bruce springsteen, celine dion, creedence clearwater revival, earth, wind, and fire. Elton john. Foo fighters. P
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Cruz this subcommittee hearing is called to order. Welcome to the witnesses who good afternoon the subcommittee hearing is called to order. Witnesses. The. The First Amendment is first for a reason to guarantee not only the freedom of speech but the Peaceful Assembly of people peaceably matters a great deal in that protection. Without First Amendment rights, rights that protect the countless ways in which people can express their social and political views , democracy would work the demand changes to petition the government for grievances in the very best tradition of america. No history of the United States or no recounting of the struggle to live up to our founding promises to be complete without recognition of peaceful movements that have push this nation forward. From the abolitionist, suffragettes, to the countless souls who march in support the civil rights vemovement. Piece one dash peaceful assemblies have move mountains. When america saw the horrifying video of a Police Office
Officers involved in the shooting of breonna taylor. The police chief now coming out and calling this all a shock to the conscience. Taylor was shot eight times and killed by officers in her home on march 13th. Officers burst into her apartment using a no knock warrant during a narcotics investigation. No drugs were found at her home. She was studying to become a nurse. The fbi is back at her apartment today gathering evidence. What we know right now about the case against detective hankison is from a pretermination letter from the police chief which says the detective violated two standard operating procedures, obedience to rules and regulations and use of deadly force. Firing into a window and patio door that were covered. So he couldnt even see what or who was inside. Neither the chief or mayor is taking any questions right now. Unfortunately due to a from vision in state law that i very much would like to see changed. Both the chief and i are precluded from talking about what broug
That hopefully will get some important answers to. This issue could not be more urgent. Three weeks ago the New York Times article revealed that the fbi arrested Seven Members of an Organization Called the dangerous White Supremacist Group. Neonazis, the base is an acceleration list agonistic, and Arctic Antarctic group whose name speaks to the admiration for al qaeda and isis. They hate jews and africanamericans but they dont like President Trump or the United States either. Their goal is to use terrorism to start a race war and collapse the United States. Societal collapse, a sick fantasy but the reality is that domestic terror has claimed more lives than International Terror since 911. Lastly, fbi director, told the Judiciary Committee that he was elevated racially motivated and violent extremism, to a National Threats priority. That the same man with homegrown violent extremism and isis. Our enemies especially russia, exploit these racial tensions to divide and weaken American Soci