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In reply to the discussion: Parents stuck on I-40 during protest call paramedics to help young son [View all]mahatmakanejeeves
(57,446 posts)52. "... the {C}onstitutional right to protest...."
About the First Amendment, from a Trump thread:
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
When Donald Trump and his supporters [font color=red]peaceably[/font] assemble for a rally, they are exercising a right that is guaranteed to them by the U.S. Constitution.
When protesters react by setting things on fire and overturning cars, they are not exercising their rights. [font color=red]There is no Constitutional right to set things on fire and overturn cars.[/font]
When neo-Nazis [font color=red]peaceably[/font] assemble on the grounds of the California Capitol to wave their flags, they are exercising a right that is guaranteed to them by the U.S. Constitution.
When protesters attack the neo-Nazis by striking them with sticks and hitting them with rocks, they are being a violent mob.
It doesn't matter that the leader of the mob has two degrees, as clearly neither one of them required a course that involved logic or critical thinking as a prerequisite. When she says that the neo-Nazis have no free speech rights, she is letting all the world know that she is a complete idiot.
That ignorant fool hasn't the slightest grasp of what the Constitution stands for. All those hours she spent sitting in a classroom were completely wasted. She's as dumb as a post and happy to remain that way.
The Constitution says that protesters can assemble all they want, but they have to do so peaceably.
You can't protest in front of someone's house at 3 a.m. Noise ordinances easily meet Constitutional muster.
Similarly, you can't block access by emergency vehicles. That's not a peaceable assembly.
The building is the Newseum.
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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 [font color=red]peaceably[/font] to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
When Donald Trump and his supporters [font color=red]peaceably[/font] assemble for a rally, they are exercising a right that is guaranteed to them by the U.S. Constitution.
When protesters react by setting things on fire and overturning cars, they are not exercising their rights. [font color=red]There is no Constitutional right to set things on fire and overturn cars.[/font]
When neo-Nazis [font color=red]peaceably[/font] assemble on the grounds of the California Capitol to wave their flags, they are exercising a right that is guaranteed to them by the U.S. Constitution.
When protesters attack the neo-Nazis by striking them with sticks and hitting them with rocks, they are being a violent mob.
It doesn't matter that the leader of the mob has two degrees, as clearly neither one of them required a course that involved logic or critical thinking as a prerequisite. When she says that the neo-Nazis have no free speech rights, she is letting all the world know that she is a complete idiot.
That ignorant fool hasn't the slightest grasp of what the Constitution stands for. All those hours she spent sitting in a classroom were completely wasted. She's as dumb as a post and happy to remain that way.
The Constitution says that protesters can assemble all they want, but they have to do so peaceably.
You can't protest in front of someone's house at 3 a.m. Noise ordinances easily meet Constitutional muster.
Similarly, you can't block access by emergency vehicles. That's not a peaceable assembly.
The building is the Newseum.
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Parents stuck on I-40 during protest call paramedics to help young son [View all]
TipTok
Jul 2016
OP
The attempt to bring down white wrath against the protesters is because the protesters,
Judi Lynn
Jul 2016
#94
You are right, peace13.A lot of energy's spent trying to devaluate the protesters, it won't work.n/t
Judi Lynn
Jul 2016
#97
the plethora of like posts concerned about medical emergencies during L.A. rush hour is deafening...
LanternWaste
Jul 2016
#37
Justifying a deliberate condition by comparing it to an unavoidable one is fallacious
LongtimeAZDem
Jul 2016
#55
Apparently the incident has now been turned, in that inevitable internet way,
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2016
#67
My bad. Sometimes there are so many alarming (but false) stories making the rounds that
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2016
#71
a grassroots political movement and the governor of a state have very different kinds of power
anigbrowl
Jul 2016
#101
That's completely useful, helpful, and interesting. Welcome to D.U., heresAthingdotcom. n/t
Judi Lynn
Jul 2016
#102
like the ambulance driver said, similar to to their routine traffic accident calls
Sunlei
Jul 2016
#105