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Activists use political theater to warn about 'Romney's America' and sign a Second Bill of Rights listen

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Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, AFL-CIO, John Carr, Florida voter purge, Mitt Romney, USPS

During some speeches at the Republican convention unions have been a punching bag. In contrast, yesterday labor rights groups in Tampa used theater to demonstrate what the workforce might look like if Mitt Romney is elected as president. Protesters signed what they call America’s Second Bill of Rights.

Two to three hundred protesters rumbled through the sanctioned parade route in downtown Tampa, shouting ‘Stand up, fight back.’ Protestors held signs. One ...