prolesunited
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Mon Sep-19-05 06:18 PM
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Free speech is NOT permitted |
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Why do we have to get a permit for every event? What happened to the days when people just stood on a soap box on the corner?
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arcane1
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Mon Sep-19-05 06:19 PM
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1. those days are, sadly, gone |
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one wonders how much more difficult it will be to get these damned permits nowadays, too
:hi:
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Mon Sep-19-05 06:23 PM
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Just thinking about you the other day. Hope all is well. :hi:
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Mon Sep-19-05 06:23 PM
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as long as I avoid the news
which, of course, I can't do :evilfrown:
counting the days until 9/24!!!!!
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Mon Sep-19-05 06:24 PM
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4. I'm an atheist, but I'm praying that D.C. stays sane this weekend |
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I'm sure the main speakers have a permit, but what happens when protesters leave the designated permit area? Are people allowed to give impromptu speeches outside the main stage?
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Mon Sep-19-05 06:26 PM
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5. You can still stand on a soapbox. |
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You just have to stop talking when your crowd reaches a certain size.
Permits are mostly so the city can arrange supporting services as needed. If your crowd might spill into a street, they'll need to shut the street down and reroute traffic. If you want to have 5000 people in a park, they want to ensure that you're ordering porta-potties so people aren't pissing in the trees. If you're going to have a parade, they'll need to arrange police escorts.
There's nothing wrong with the idea of requiring a permit. The problem arises when corrupt bureaucrats rig the permitting system to further their political views or undermine their opponents.
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Der Blaue Engel
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Mon Sep-19-05 06:27 PM
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6. Only hate-spitting christers are allowed to do that |
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Had to walk by two of 'em this weekend in San Francisco. One of them was waving a bible and screaming bile about "homosexuals!" (I think they just like saying that word), and as I passed I said, "Satan, get thee behind me!"
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Mon Sep-19-05 07:48 PM
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7. I guess they need to draw bigger crowds |
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Mon Sep-19-05 07:54 PM
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9. Christhaters, you mean. |
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Mon Sep-19-05 10:11 PM
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11. Christers is my word for people who use Christ as an excuse for their hate |
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Otherwise, I say xians. ;)
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Mon Sep-19-05 07:50 PM
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8. I think people should be allowed to speak in a park to |
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a crowd of less than 4,000 without getting a permit.
But I don't write the laws.
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Mon Sep-19-05 07:56 PM
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10. The corner has a business on it... |
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...and the owner says you're blocking or scaring away their customers. Using permits allows law enforcement to tell those businesses to shut up.
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