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The Right to Peacefully Protest is a Right for All - OpsLens
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By Chris Wagoner · August 20, 2017
“I consider myself a reasonable person. One who believes in letting people do pretty much anything as long as it does not harm me or family.”
While I do not condone or follow the beliefs that the protestors of the “Unite the Right” protest stand for, I must say that I do support their right to peacefully protest. What a lot of people do not seem to understand is that the First Amendment freedom of speech guarantee was specifically designed for speech that may be unpopular or disliked by many. It was a way our forefathers thought of protecting those who might speak out against things like government, the state, or even the very things they were trying to work for.
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“I consider myself a reasonable person. One who believes in letting people do pretty much anything as long as it does not harm me or family.”
While I do not condone or follow the beliefs that the protestors of the “Unite the Right” protest stand for, I must say that I do support their right to peacefully protest. What a lot of people do not seem to understand is that the First Amendment freedom of speech guarantee was specifically designed for speech that may be unpopular or disliked by many. It was a way our forefathers thought of protecting those who might speak out against things like government, the state, or even the very things they were trying to work for.
Read the rest at the link.
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Has anyone else noticed that those who claim to be against fascism are the ones using fascist tactics to achieve their goals? The slimy entertainment network known as CNN has even all but endorsed ANTIFA, saying that they only use violence to achieve peace. Well yeah, THAT IS the definition of fascism, when your "peace" means no one else gets to disagree with you.
I signed the Whitehouse.gov petition to declare ANTIFA a Domestic Terrorist organization, because they fit the definition of domestic terrorists. I think if the police do not immediately arrest these ANTIFA goons, they should be open season, just as if ISIS were operating in our streets. And no, they DO NOT have a right to free speech when they use violence to infringe on and shut down others' right to free speech.
I signed the Whitehouse.gov petition to declare ANTIFA a Domestic Terrorist organization, because they fit the definition of domestic terrorists. I think if the police do not immediately arrest these ANTIFA goons, they should be open season, just as if ISIS were operating in our streets. And no, they DO NOT have a right to free speech when they use violence to infringe on and shut down others' right to free speech.
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SGT Edward Wilcox - Nice try. First you dispute the US Code, then you dispute the sentencing guidelines, and now you are using one against the other? Yeah, no. The USA Patriot Act and the US Code define the crime. The sentencing guidelines define the punishment. With those things combined, you have a prosecutable crime. This is all stuff that is very simple to understand. However, I am also concluding a criminal justice program (3.8 GPA thus far), and apparently you do not understand how all this works. Better brush up, there SGT.
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SSG(P) (Join to see) - No, you don't. Simply defining the term does not make it a crime. There is no specific part of the code that makes "DOMESTIC" terrorism a crime. For it to be punishable as an act of terrorism, there must be an international aspect to the act. If he had been inspired by ISIS to do what he did, he could be charged with terrorism. But because he was inspired by a domestic group, terrorism does not apply.
Show me, exactly, in the code, where "DOMESTIC" terrorism is criminalized. You can't. Simply having a definition does not make it a crime. Sentencing guidelines that you listed apply only to actual terrorism. For there to be actual terrorism, there must be an international connection.
Sad how ignorant you are of how the law, and the US Code, works after concluding a criminal justice program.
http://dailysignal.com/2017/08/14/hate-crime-or-domestic-terrorism-how-charlottesville-federal-legal-case-could-proceed/
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/14/543462676/why-the-govt-cant-bring-terrorism-charges-in-charlottesville
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/charlottesville-attack-domestic-terrorism-doj_us_5991eaa2e4b09071f69bb648
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/14/was-the-charlottesville-car-attack-domestic-terrorism-a-hate-crime-or-both/?utm_term=.6cc9eedf7ad2
Show me, exactly, in the code, where "DOMESTIC" terrorism is criminalized. You can't. Simply having a definition does not make it a crime. Sentencing guidelines that you listed apply only to actual terrorism. For there to be actual terrorism, there must be an international connection.
Sad how ignorant you are of how the law, and the US Code, works after concluding a criminal justice program.
http://dailysignal.com/2017/08/14/hate-crime-or-domestic-terrorism-how-charlottesville-federal-legal-case-could-proceed/
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/14/543462676/why-the-govt-cant-bring-terrorism-charges-in-charlottesville
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/charlottesville-attack-domestic-terrorism-doj_us_5991eaa2e4b09071f69bb648
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/14/was-the-charlottesville-car-attack-domestic-terrorism-a-hate-crime-or-both/?utm_term=.6cc9eedf7ad2
Hate Crime or Domestic Terrorism? How Charlottesville Federal Legal Case Could Proceed
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, “It does meet the definition of domestic terrorism in our statute.”
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Here's another piece by the ACLU, describing domestic terrorism, as the US Patriot Act defines it, and explaining how it all fits together. Happy Reading!
https://www.aclu.org/other/how-usa-patriot-act-redefines-domestic-terrorism
https://www.aclu.org/other/how-usa-patriot-act-redefines-domestic-terrorism
How the USA PATRIOT Act redefines "Domestic Terrorism"
Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. No.
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I stand for free speech. Yet all things have consequences. We have created rules and laws which need to be suppirted, followed and upheld. A crime is a crime. We do need the rule of law. I have friends parents during the election in Florida at a stop light pulled from their car and attacked because they had the presidents bumper sticker on their car. This needs to be shut down. Yet it continues. I know people say they are fearful to speak out in support of our president because there is a violent response. That is two fold problem. Violence has been accepted/allowed and free soeech, true free speech has not been supported/protected. THAT is a serious problem and part of the reason things have escalated.
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The right to peacefully protest falls under the right to free speech. I'm amazed that anyone on either the Left or the Right doubts that!
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