Tuesday, July 1, 2008

DENVER WANTS TO PUT CONVENTION PROTESTERS IN A CAGE

DENVER POST The fence around the public demonstration zone outside the Democratic National Convention will be chicken wire or chain link, authorities revealed in U.S. District Court. That may allow protesters to be seen and heard by delegates going in and out of the Pepsi Center during the convention.

But the American Civil Liberties Union and several advocacy groups have filed an amended complaint to their lawsuit against the U.S. Secret Service and the city and county of Denver that says protesters and demonstrators may have their First Amendment rights violated by security restrictions.

The ACLU has said it wants to avoid the conditions that existed during the 2004 convention in Boston, where protesters were caged. . .

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At July 2, 2008 6:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

There is a very simple and fair solution to this whole mess. Since protesters were caged at the DNC convention in 2004, it's only fair that convention attendees be caged this time around. It would also drive home the reality of the new police state to our otherwise indifferent politicians. Perhaps they would think twice about legislating away our civil liberties if the shoe was on the other foot.

 

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