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Originally Posted by Elphaba
MM, you do realize that they intended to get arrested for civil disobedience? There is a long tradition of CD to garner media coverage for any protest movement. Rosa Parks was the first in my memory, but CD goes back to the Boston Tea Party in this relatively young republic.
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Not sure why you asked that, but yeah, I was aware of it.
My position is that the right to protest does not trump the right to be present to SUPPORT a position you agree with. That's why the dichotomy--a supporter isn't going to go into a meeting and try to shout down the speaker.
Detractors, on the other hand, have as their entire purpose to fuck up the meeting. Therefore, they shouldn't be allowed to interfere with the rights of others to "peacefully assemble."
Doesn't seem like such a hard concept to me.
P.S. Notice that I could have been talking about a Bush rally, or a Queer Nation meeting.