Rob Mulford : "Have you been to jail for justice? Then you're a friend of mine"

Stacey Fritz at No Nukes North in Fairbanks ,Alaska, sends a report of Rob Mulford . Rob has been inspired by Lt. Ehren Watada -the first commissioned officer to publicly refuse deployment to the unlawful war and occupation in Iraq who said,

"As the order to take part in an illegal act is ultimately unlawful as well, I must refuse that order."

Well Rob, who has had his in and outs on trespass with the local gendarmerie in Fairbanks, decided to to petition the government for a redress of grievance (i.e. the illegal, immoral war on Iraq).

So armed with a copy of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights to show to the officers the authority that gave him a right to be on public property "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." (First Amendment) --------------- he was arrested approximately 1:30pm March 13th ( Temp: About -30F, Ptly Cloudy Skies) for entering the doorway just inside the Federal Building in Fairbanks. The security officer said Rob was trespassing. The guard stated this because he Rob had been charged with trespass before.

You can imagine the rest ... but follow the story with pictures here and if you want send an e-mail in support to Rob mulford.rob@gmail.com After 24 hours he was released on bail of US$250.

Here's a damn fine song Anne Feeney wrote to commemorate Rob Mulford's attempt to redress a grievance in the US of A.

Was it Cesar Chavez or Rosa Parks that day?
Some say Dr. King or Ghandi
Set them on their way
No matter who your mentors are
It's pretty plain to see
That if you've been to jail for justice
You're in good company

Have you been to jail for justice?
I want to shake your hand
'Cause sitting in and laying down
Are ways to take a stand
Have you sung a song for freedom
Or marched that picket line?
Have you been to jail for justice?
Then you're a friend of mine

You law abiding citizens
Come listen to this song
Laws are made by people
And people can be wrong
Once unions were against the law
But slavery was fine
Women were denied the vote
While children worked the mine
The more you study history
The less you can deny it
A rotten law stays on the books
'til folks with guts defy it!

Have you been to jail for justice?
I want to shake your hand
'Cause sitting in and laying down
Are ways to take a stand
Have you sung a song for freedom
Or marched that picket line?
Have you been to jail for justice?
Then you're a friend of mine

Well the law is supposed to serve us
And so are the police
When the system fails
It's up to us to speak our piece
We must be ever vigilant
For justice to prevail
So get courage from your convictions
Let 'em haul you off to jail!

Have you been to jail for justice?
I want to shake your hand
'Cause sitting in and laying down
Are ways to take a stand
Have you sung a song for freedom
Or marched that picket line?
Have you been to jail for justice?
Then you're a friend of mine
Have you been to jail for justice
Have you been to jail for justice
Have you been to jail for justice
Then you're a friend of mine