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OMG!!! I stumbled on this earlier and just had to share because it's so awesome!


http://www.ppsp.org/PledgePicket-index.asp


Now...let me say this first...I would rather this not to be turned into a debate on choice vs. life.


I simply think that this is a great thing. I see it as turning a negative into a positive (of course, from a specific viewpoint) and think it is pretty ingenious. I can think of a couple other places that could use this type of tactic, like the AIDS Hospice my friend used to work for.



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pledge a picket idea - genius.


i think a lot of the time some people just look for an excuse to protest,not actually genuinely caring about the cause. That's true- there is a big social aspect to protesting and, for the really committed, a full-on lifestyle.

That of course in no way invalidates protesting, but it's something to bear in mind.



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Wow! think of the money that could have been made off that whack job lady who sat outside the presidents ranch.

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Think of the time & money it would've saved if Georgie had the cajones' to just walk outside and talk with her...

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He did talk to her...and the circle of bull sh!% cycles again. We already talked about this. It's old news.

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So why'd ya bring it up?


Besides, the Sheehan debacle didn't start out as a protest, it was an exercise in tenacity. Like-minded people gathered to support her, some of them decided to make signs, the media labeled it a protest...And it just snowballed from there. And does Bush really need any more money?



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Wouldn't that be the definition of a protest?

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Niagara County has done Pledge-a-Picket for years. You can call 205-0704 X226 to sign up.


They debit my Discover card for about $12 a month.


It always does my heart good to drive by and see lots and lots of picketers out there. Each one of them means additional dollars for a good cause.




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What's the charity?

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www.ppniagaraco.org

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There is a few schools that could be picketed"I'D pay"

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The Family Planning clinic I used to drive by every day always had a coupla die-hards out there with their fetus posters and bible verses, shouting at passing cars.

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It is an original and clever idea.

Perhaps one slightly troubling thought though:

Part of why it seems such a genius idea is that it's combating something you disagree with in a intelligent way, but the same idea could be used to combat any form of protesting.

So, for example, the American government could set up a similar scheme whereby money is contributed per anti-war protestor; especially effective because many who support the war are very rich.

I don't know if that would be legal, but, if not, I'm sure there's ways around it.

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