Demonstrating without a permit.........WTF

[Dying Eagle]

This is an ILLEGAL LAW.

Amendment 1. BILL OFF RIGHTS!!!!!!


Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.


HELLO........"right of the people peaceably to assemble"

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

1. As Carville just said on CNN, "$50.00 ticket for 5 million in publicity

I think he may be right..

[eternalburn]

2. Chicago 8 had the same problem (nt)

[SteppingRazor]

3. No, it's not illegal...

Supreme Court case Thomas v. Chicago Park District, 2002, reaffirmed the right of cities to demand permits for demonstrations.

[Qibing Zero]

4. Should we list that among the many, many supreme court failures? nt

[SteppingRazor]

6. Sure thing!

I'm not saying I agree with the ruling. Just saying that, per the laws of the land, this law is OK.

[Qibing Zero]

7. :) nt

[samdogmom]

5. I think this is good, actually. Now she's a true Martyr!

Does anybody remember the 60's? Do you feel like it's deja vu all over again?

[melody]

8. my friend, I've already dragged out my old love beads lol

[Liberaler]

9. I do, well at least the early 70's

I was marching against the Vietname war, protesting at every occasion and every Saturday we had stance all over the city where people were shopping etc. Ahhh those were the days ;-)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. No WTF. Civil protest must be civil and so must be civil disobedience.

Kudos to Cindy and all involved as far as I can tell. She handled herself extremely civilly and bravely.

[Nay]

11. Hey, they did this to us in the 70's, too. Not illegal. It should be

illegal to be arrested for peaceable assembly, as in the Constitution, but that poor document has been used as toilet paper for about, oh, 40 years now.