Patriot Act to make crime Signs, T-shirts, etc. at Conventions, Rallies

[RamboLiberal]

This was discussed a little today on a local liberal talk show in Pittsburgh - Lynn Cullen, so I was trying to find info on and found this gem in a Raw Story from January 12th of this year. Anyone else know about this? Of course the Repuke Gestapo already treats this as a crime.

And, the Democrats should continue their filibuster of the Patriot Act. The version under consideration, written by a conference committee controlled by conservative Republicans, is worse than the previous version. The old version was bad enough allowing for secret searches of private homes, and searches of our medical and business records as well as discovery of what books we are reading. But the new version contains provisions that will turn Red State Americans red with anger. The Democrats should highlight provisions that make it a crime to hold an "unauthorized sign" at the Democratic or Republican Convention, or at an event where the President or Vice President is speaking, or at an event where the Secret Service decides that unauthorized signs are illegal. What do these provisions have to do with preventing terrorism? How will veterans, who risked their lives to defend our freedoms, feel about such an affront to Freedom of Speech?

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Supreme_test_for_Democrats_0112.html

[havocmom]

1. K&R cuz limiting free speech is what the terrorists want

And it is decidedly un-American!

Y'all still have your reps contact info, right? USE IT again. Keep using it until your reps aides have a special pigeon hole just for YOUR messages! ;)

[napi21]

2. So now they want to give congressional authority to the SS?

or at an event where the Secret Service decides that unauthorized signs are illegal.

Hell, why don't we just let the Prez, the VP, and the secret service just control everything, and we can save a whole lot of $$ by getting rid of Congress & the SCOTUS commpletely! Just think about how much is spent on salaries of House & Senaate members, their staff people, the Justices and their assistants! WOW, what a plan!!!
:sarcasm:

[demgurl]

3. k&r

[Straight Shooter]

4. Are we allowed to wear yellow Band-Aids to mock the chickenhawks? n/t

[highnooner]

5. War is peace

WTF?

[Hekate]

8. After swiftboating Kerry, delegates at the Republican Convention wore...

...purple bandaids to mock Kerry's Purple Heart medals.

Such are the people we are dealing with -- "they laugh at scars who never felt a wound," they dishonor veterans for cheap political gain. They are indeed Chickenhawks -- people eager to send you or your kids off to fight and die, but who have never themselves served in uniform when the chance arose.

Hekate

[annabanana]

6. Stay in those Gov't approved, Halliburton-built

"protest pens", conveniently situated only 10 miles from the center of the action. You will be able to safely "protest" without fear... as long as you stay in those pens.

[samhsarah]

7. K&R