Could this be a renaissance of Civil Disobedience?
This is an important opportunity for the netroots to rise up and make enough noise to give US Attorney General Brett Tolman pause to reconsider how closely he wants to identified with Bush's unforgivable attempt to break all the china on the way out the door.
In the meantime, here's just Tim's interview sliced from the whole show for you convenience. Its fantastic! As usual, Amy is great.
I will post the charges here as soon as we find out (today).
Please pass it around as broadly as possible and go here and post your thank you.
Posing As A Bidder, Utah Student Disrupts Government Auction of 150,000 Acres Of Wilderness For Oil & Gas Drilling
In a national broadcast exclusive, University of Utah student Tim DeChristopher explains how he "bought" 22,000 acres of land in an attempt to save the property from drilling. The sale had been strongly opposed by many environmental groups. Stephen Bloch of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance said: "This is the fire sale, the Bush administration’s last great gift to the oil and gas industry."
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Here are the other DailyKos posts on the breaking story.
Holiday oil and gas sale & civil disobedience
Remember This Name: Tim DeChristopher
Thank You Tim DeChristopher!