Meanwhile in Russia, Putin passes law against protests

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Protesting on the streets of Moscow — or any other part of Russia, for that matter — will now not only cost a pretty penny, but could land you behind bars, after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law into effect criminalizing repeated street protests.

The law was one of a few measures Putin signed that are expected to increase the Russian government’s ability to control public discourse and the free exchange of information.

There was never really any question that Putin would endorse the measures, which have been going through the lawmaking process for months. But he made the measures official on a day when he also convened the Russian Security Council to discuss threats to the territorial integrity of the country, and at a time when international scrutiny is focused on what role Russia may or may not have played in the Ukrainian crisis that led to the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jet.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...inst-protests/

Well, that little "experiment" in democracy sure didn't last long. May as well just resurrect the position of "czar" while you're at it, Putin.

Nevermind what happened to the last czar...



"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." -- John F. Kennedy

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Wonder if 0bama has ever convened the American Security Council to discuss threats to the territorial integrity of the country.