Thread: Goodbye, First Amendment: Trespass Bill Will Make Protest Illegal

Goodbye, First Amendment:

*sigh* My poor America. It's like watching a beloved family member die a slow, agonizing death.

RIP Founding Fathers?

But anyways, this isn't news for countries like China. Check out this photograph, taken at the Tiananmen protest 1989 (Beijing).

i f_cking hate patchouli, good riddance.

You're very blunt aren't you?

Originally Posted by ThePieMan

You're very blunt aren't you?

I see what you did there.

I think I'm going to have fun watching a large portion of the world burn

I'd stand in front of some tanks if I had to.

Originally Posted by slayer

I'd stand in front of some tanks if I had to.

You're eating right out of their hands. The trick is to be inside the tank yourself, if you know what I mean.

Ohhhhhh GreenHavoc, you've really done piss me off now! Patchouli is surpassed as a fragrance only by lavender.

Not much to offer on-topic. It's kinda old news.

Maybe we should go protest it

Originally Posted by PhilosopherStoned

Maybe we should go protest it

lead on brother, we'll follow.

Sensationalist headline is sensationalist, but what else is new?

Also, the text I found for the involved portion of USC was very similar to the text of the bill.

Is it accurate, however, that the previous law only made it a crime if the person knew the area was restricted?

I don't see how this can last. I bet many people voted for it without reading the full bill.

Watch for this to be challenged...frequently.

Originally Posted by melanieb

I don't see how this can last. I bet many people voted for it without reading the full bill.

I read it. Maybe you should too.

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It's a small page and a half.

I read the whole thing also.

And I know there are a lot of stupid laws out there...but that doesn't make them right.

This does nothing to protect anyone. One good over-publicized arrest could make all the difference.

So, the G8 summit was moved to Camp David...no protesters will be anywhere near there.

I think I'm kinda sad about this.

A few years ago the Labour government in the UK passed a law making it illegal to protest within a mile of the palace of Wesminster in the city of London. Defiance can lead to a prison sentence of a maximum of two years.