[Peace-discuss] News-Gazette LTE: Davis on right side of Cuba question

[E. W. Johnson via Peace-discuss]

"They who hold us captive demand of us mirth" Dept.:

     from the US Gov't web site on travel to Cuba:

> Cuba is an authoritarian state that routinely employs repressive 
> methods against internal dissent and monitors and responds to 
> perceived threats to authority. These methods may include physical and 
> electronic surveillance, as well as detention and interrogation of 
> both Cuban citizens and foreign visitors. Human rights conditions in 
> Cuba remain poor, as the Cuban government limits fundamental freedoms, 
> including freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.  U.S. citizens 
> visiting Cuba should be aware that any on-island activities may be 
> subject to surveillance, and their contact with Cuban citizens 
> monitored closely.

The United States of Amerika is an authoritarian state that routinely 
employs repressive methods against internal dissent and monitors and 
responds to perceived threats to authority. These methods may include 
physical and electronic surveillance, as well as detention and 
interrogation of both U. S. citizens and foreign visitors. Human rights 
conditions in U.S. remain poor, as the federal government limits 
fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression and peaceful 
assembly.  Citizens visiting the U.S. should be aware that all 
activities may be subject to surveillance, and their contact with U.S. 
citizens monitored closely.


On 12/23/2014 09:43 AM, E. W. Johnson via Peace-discuss wrote:
> The notion that the US Government should usurp authority over
> the mobility of sovereign citizens is absurd.
>
> The whole idea that the Federal Government or any other government should
> say to a person "you can't leave here to go there because we dont like 
> them" ought to be
> recognized as the shameful nonsense that it is.
>
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> On 12/23/2014 08:48 AM, Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss wrote:
>> http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letters-editor/2014-12-22/davis-right-side-cuba-question.html 
>>
>>
>> Davis on right side of Cuba question
>> Mon, 12/22/2014 - 3:39am | The News-Gazette
>>
>> I was glad to see our representative, Rodney Davis, take a strong 
>> stand in support of President Obama's move to restore diplomatic 
>> relations with Cuba and ease the U.S. embargo on Cuba ("Davis praises 
>> Obama's action; says it will help families, farmers," Dec. 18.)
>>
>> Rep. Davis has long advocated easing the blockade to make it easier 
>> for Illinois farmers to export to Cuba, as your article noted.
>>
>> Unfortunately, hostile Republican reactions like that of Sen. Rubio 
>> got the most national press attention. But other Republicans joined 
>> Rep. Davis in welcoming President Obama's move, like Arizona Sen. 
>> Jeff Flake and Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
>>
>> I hope Rep. Davis will work vigorously with both Republicans and 
>> Democrats in Congress to end the embargo completely, eliminating 
>> restrictions on the ability of all Americans to travel freely to 
>> Cuba. As Rep. Chaffetz noted, "we should allow all Americans to make 
>> those choices. You can travel to North Korea, you can travel to some 
>> pretty awful places, Americans should be able to make those decisions 
>> all by themselves."
>>
>> ROBERT NAIMAN
>> Urbana
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>> Robert Naiman
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>> Just Foreign Policy
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