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  A must read by my dear friend Abe Streep is now online at Outside Magazine

  Normally, the convict speaks last during these procedures, but DeChristopher asked to go first. He thanked Judge Benson for the opportunity to address the court and then made it clear that he would not end his activism. “My future will likely involve civil disobedience,” he said. “Nothing that happens here today will change that. I don’t mean that to disrespect you, but I’m saying you don’t have that authority. You have authority over my life, but not my principles.”

  DeChristopher asked Benson to “join me in valuing this country’s history of nonviolent civil disobedience.” He suggested that if the judge wanted to discourage other activists, he should “lock me away for an extended period.” He concluded by saying, “This is what patriotism looks like. With countless lives on the line, this is what love looks like.”

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