: Scrooge accosts them by asking if the prisons are operational, and specifically if the Poor Law is in effect. : Before I draw nearer to that stone, tell me! Some of those would be part of self-declared militias, a term weve heard thrown around, but news reporting on militia intervention in the election, for example, reads a bit like that of an oncoming storm cloud: Its not good, but what are you going to do? "Are there no workhouses? You should look into the history of how the amendments were passed, And you might get a hint of how this process of amending the constitution isnt necessarily done yet, The constitution doesnt properly address the right to access public data. Fan, you're going to get well again! Their names are Ignorance and Want! : To keep me mouth shut? We work to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. First Collector "A lonely boy was sat reading near a feeble fire". This boy is Ignorance, this girl is Want. | Ebenezer "Are there no prisons?" asked Scrooge. More books than SparkNotes. "Are there no prisons, are there no workhouses?" - Ebenezer Scrooge. Mrs. Dilber Printer-friendly version It's not that I'm inpenitent, it's just Wouldn't it be better if I just went home to bed? : Ebenezer : Yes, and put their hands into my pockets as it were, sir. [quoting Scrooge] : : I was afraid, from what you said at first, that something had occurred to stop them in their useful course, said Scrooge. Of course these people have done nothing wrong; scrooge just wants the poor out of his sight. Bob Cratchit : Yes, sir. A Christmas Carol stave 4 quotes. [singing, to the tune of 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush'] : Ebenezer : After Marleys Ghost has left him, Scrooge looks out of his window and sees the air filled with phantoms, many of them chained souls who had once been known to Scrooge (Stave 1). More bread. Ebenezer I cannot! Its good to be here. : We live the whole three-hundred and sixty-five. , An important symbol in A Christmas Carol appears in Stave 1, where Marley is weighed down by a massive chain, and tells Scrooge he has an even longer chain: it was as long as Marleys seven years ago, and he has laboured on it since This chain, made up of cash-boxes, padlocks , purses and business documents, , Associated with this concept were the ideas of Rev. : Ebenezer Ebenezer Bob Cratchit Time? I am the Ghost of Christmas Past. saries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir." "Are there no prisons?" asked Scrooge. Ebenezer Fan Scrooge If he's dying, he's dying. JJ: And were gonna get to that, to that state-by-state guide that I know that ICAP has just put out. It is like a fantastic vision of the city that Scrooge already knows well. Ebenezer [faintly] [firmly, but calmly] People put others down because they feel bad about themselves. Jacob Marley You do not know the weight and length of strong chain you bear yourself! : They seek to interfere for good in human matters, and have lost their power forever. If it's too hard a lesson for you to learn, then learn this lesson! Ebenezer Scrooge: [looks down at the children] Cover them. They are real. : Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. I'll give you a guess! Mr. Scrooge? 2 May 2023. And so thats what led us to the state antiparamilitary activity laws in Virginia, which is where the Unite the Right rally took place, and thats what also eventually led us to learn that all 50 states include provisions, either in their state constitutions or in state statutes, that bar private, unauthorized paramilitary activity. I'll send it to Bob Cratchit, and he shan't know who sent it. [begins to clap his hands and sing, to the tune of 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush']. Theres a lot of gray area in the Second Amendment; this is not one of those gray areas. Spirit of Christmas Present : In Stave One, Scrooge is confronted with two men collecting for the poor. Its not to anyones benefit to have armed, non-publicly accountable individuals, private armies, on the streets. It's not convenient. Who says a squeezing wrenching grasping scraping clutching covetous old sinner? Ebenezer She contributes frequently to FAIRs newsletter Extra!, and co-edited The FAIR Reader: An Extra! Yes, sir. You are, you are! So that's the word from the Supreme Court. Even if I look it! : Fan, you you can't die. Ebenezer [grumpily] Those are official military organizations that report up through the governor, or the governors deputized person. Ebenezer What does Scrooge do when Bob shows up late for work on Christmas? : : What, particularly? Spirit of Christmas Past Ebenezer She joins us now by phone. Mary McCord is legal director at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, and a visiting law professor at Georgetown University. I'll promise you anything, dearest, only there isn't going to be any need! But be back all the earlier the next morning. Quotes.net. Ebenezer We dont need to replay the end of the Weimer Republic, or even the urban riots of the 1960s. Ebenezer Regarding the separation of church & state. So! And thats not just so that voters will know, that that can be intimidating, and that its illegal, but its also so election officials will know, and so local law enforcement will know, and state elected officials will know, and state attorney generals and secretaries of state because theres been such a mythology about the Second Amendment, that so many people actually believe it protects this activity, and it does not. First Collector : Today I was on YouTube and saw a very disturbing advertisement by the U.S. government, who states it will monitor every citizen on whether or not they voted. Ebenezer The old freedom-of-speech rule of thumb that your right to speak your mind ends where my nose begins always seemed like a good rule to me, because freedom-of-speech doesnt equal freedom-of-action. : JJ: I wonder if we could talk a little bit about DC v. Heller, because the Second Amendment is this kind of zombie idea; its this idea that just wont let go, the invocation of it. Jacob Marley When the two gentlemen came to Scrooges counting house to collect money for charity, he asked them, Are there no prisons? Ebenezer? JJ: Lets start, I guess, with some definition. Bob Cratchit But I can't help it. Look to see me no more. So in that case in 1886, the Supreme Court thought it without question that states must be able to ban paramilitary organizations in order to preserve peace and good order. Spirit of Christmas Present A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! It should be a completely nonpartisan issue, because its not to anyones benefit to intimidate voters. One child. : : What Does Scrooge Say About The Workhouse? Its not to anyones benefit to have armed, non-publicly accountable individuals, private armies, on the streets.. Yes, I know it is, you don't have to tell me. Beware of them, for upon their brow is written the word "doom"! : "Are there no workhouses?" The bell struck Twelve. : "Are there no prisons? First Collector Are there no prisons?". : Jacob Marley And our hope is that more officials will make similarly strong statements. [to Fan, on her deathbed] And we represented the city of Charlottesville, and local businesses and local residential associations who were concerned that the white nationalists were going to return with their heavy militarization, and cause similar violence in the future. : What does Scrooge see in the air when Marleys ghost leaves him? Bear but a touch of my hand, and you will be upheld in more than this. Technical Specs. Better that the poor should starve and thus decrease the surplus population.. I am standing in the presence of the Spirit of Christmas Yet To Come? When did Scrooge say Are there no prisons? Well, my friend, I'm not going to beat around the bush. Wow, thank you JanineI learned something new: Zombie Idea a zombie idea is a view thats been thoroughly refuted by a mountain of empirical evidence but nonetheless refuses to die, being continually reanimated by our deeply held belief. Janine Jackson is FAIRs program director and producer/host of FAIRs syndicated weekly radio show CounterSpin. (photo: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP). Well, we can't be right all the time , can we? : . At Fezziwigs party. Certainly not, nor the undertaker! Ebenezer I do. Mrs. Dilber : How could you have brought me here? : : Are there no workhouses? Ebenezer And the Union workhouses? demanded Scrooge. A Christmas Carol (2009) clip with quote Are there no prisons? We werent seeking damages for injuries in the past; theres other lawsuits doing this. You have chosen not to seek Him in your heart. and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. [as Marley lies on his death bed] LA Times depiction (10/10/20) of members of the Michigan Home Guard, an unauthorized paramilitary group, demonstrating outside the Michigan statehouse. Mrs. Dilber I do not wish to see them. Nobody's perfect. Winner of three Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Edmund Gwenn, Miracle on 34th Street starred John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, and nine-year-old Natalie Wood as Susan. What has it to do with me? Welcome to CounterSpin, Mary McCord. And so, again, we put this out there, informational, in a nonpartisan way, in the hope to just be able to give people a chance to prepare for things that could be coming, but that we hope will not be. "Plenty of prisons," said the gentleman, laying down the pen again. Both of us? Mrs. Dilber - I'm not mad. Fan Scrooge Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. : Jackson is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and has an M.A. We've been no worse than the next man, or no better if it comes to that. Fan Scrooge It's just like you said! Ebenezer " I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. We expose neglected news stories and defend working journalists when they are muzzled. 22. : One refers to states rights and the other refers to the inalienable rights of the people (ie. I don't know anything!/ I never did know anything!/ But now I know that I don't know/ All on a Christmas morning! I don't know anything. [opens his robe, revealing two starving children]. Ebenezer Donate today to be a part of this important mission. Ebenezer : Is he dead? : Why? First Collector As the last stroke ceased to vibrate he remembered the prediction of old Jacob Marley, and lifting up his eyes, beheld a solemn phantom, draped and hooded, corning, like a mist along the ground, towards him. And so we relied on thosein Virginia, its a constitutional provision as well as a criminal statute, and also an additional criminal statute that bars individuals from falsely assuming the functions of law enforcement, as we see some of these militias doso we relied on all of those laws to seek a court order to prohibit these groups from returning in the future and engaging in that kind of armed, coordinated use of force, or projection of the ability to use force. Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes. Spirit of Christmas Past She has appeared on ABCs Nightline and CNN Headline News, among other outlets, and has testified to the Senate Communications Subcommittee on budget reauthorization for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. I wish to be left alone. : : : "Are they still in operation?" "They are. And so that work is what caused us to do, then, ultimately a 50-state catalogue of the laws that prohibit private paramilitary activity; thats whats led us to actually partner up with the district attorney in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in another, similar case against an unlawful militia there. : Second Collector Your sister was always a delicate creature, of whom a breath might have withered, but she had a large heart. Ah, it is a ponderous chain! [Scrooge raises her pay from 2 shillings a week to 16] Much. But even in my fear, I must say that I am too old! Ghost of Christmas Present: [smiles, mocking him from an earlier conversation] "Are there no workhouses? But Ignorance keeps you from ever improving your situation. Ebenezer I always know. Janine Jackson interviewed Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protections Mary McCord about unlawful militias for the October 9, 2020, episode of CounterSpinrecorded before news was in about an alleged attempt by private paramilitaries to kidnap the governors of Michigan and Virginia. It's the family more than me, sir. Ebenezer No? "Are they still in operation?" "They are. It also shows Scrooge's cold heartedness and carelessness towards others despite not knowing them. While there's still time Ebenezer First Collector Jacob Marley My time with you is at an end, Ebenezer Scrooge. "Are they still in operation?" "They are. I help to support the establishments I have named; those who are badly off must go there. Ebenezer Despite coming from a poor background, Scrooge has no desire to help poor people which shows his brutality and how his greed forces him to behave paranoid as to never become poor again. G.I. : Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting124 W. 30th Street, Suite 201 Oh, and a happy new year! My welfare? Why cherry pick? That's right it's 2019, and the vast majority of state prisons are still not fully air . Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. "Both very busy, sir.". Theres a First Amendment right to engage in free speech and assembly, and theres a Second Amendment right to bear firearms, and Virginia is an open-carry state. And it was kind of like, Wow, what can be done?, But as lawyers, and particularly thoseId spent most of my career at the Department of Justice, until early 2017myself and my colleagues, we thought, Well, the First Amendment does not protect violence, and it doesnt protect incitement to imminent violence. And that case was successful; we won on all of our theories against a motion to dismiss the case, and then after that, actually, it resolved before trial, because every one of the 23 different individuals and organizations who were defendants ended up agreeing, by consent decree, to court orders that would prohibit them, permanently, from returning to Charlottesville as part of units of two or more people, acting in concert, with weapons, during any rally protest, demonstration or march. Ha'penny extra, sir. You have my sympathy. [Giggling] "Are there no prisons?" asked Scrooge. A merry Christmas, Ebenezer! Mrs. Dilber When the Ghost of Christmas Present says these words to Scrooge in stave 3, he is actually quoting Scrooge himself from earlier in the novel, in stave 1. . It's the family more than me, sir. I'm busy. Save yourself. Are there no prisons?''-Stave 1 Scrooge thinks that prisons are a good place to send the poor and destitute. Tenant, Stunned Pooch, Narrowly Escape Wrath of Palm Beach Gardens Tornado (VIDEO), Report: 350+ Books Banned in Florida School Districts Since Last July, Meet the Dolphins' Draft Class of 2023 and Their Former 'Phins Doppelgangers, Miami Dolphins Fan Guide to the 2023 NFL Draft, Uber, Lyft Drivers Strike at Florida Airports to Demand Livable Wages. : Thank you, sir! During that time the people created the treadmills, passed the Poor law and put workhouses in effect. Can you forgive a pig-headed old fool with no eyes to see with and no ears to hear with all these years? I don't know. Since you ask me what I wish sir, that is my answer. Plenty of prisons, said the gentleman, laying down the pen again. eflynn372. Ebenezer Just thinking of another way to represent what the story here was about: imagine a theater poster for the latest mad max movie, only instead of the movie name it just says This is not the 2nd amendment!. Ebenezer Why do they lament? Promise you what, Fan? : : Are there no workhouses? Ebenezer Ebenezer Ghost of Christmas Present: They are your children! We see that Scrooge is tough and unbreakable. : EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie. The 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia (cc photo: Tony Crider). The Undertaker 'Are there no workhouses?'" Who is the spirit quoting? That's a poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every 25th of December. You wish to be anonymous? Waiter I'm very glad to hear it. I don't think you quite understand us, sir. Most Florida prisons still aren't fully air-conditioned. He's dying! Ebenezer : In fact, the Supreme Court has been very clear about this. Yes, and put their hands into my pockets as it were, sir. Time for what? put yourself in others shoes to develop empathy. CounterSpin interview with Mary McCord on unlawful militias. All right, all right, who WERE you then? I-I I just can't help it. MMC: Thats right. Spirit of Christmas Past |
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