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Originally posted by Lebell
I was willing to put up with listening to speech I didn't like.
What I wasn't willing to put up with was the walking crawl they did across the driveway, the picture taking (especially of our license plates) and the sidewalk blocking.
Unlike the Bush bruhaha, these protesters were moved across the street...not three miles away. They could still be heard and seen. They just couldn't physically get in your face anymore and try to block you.
That's a HUGE difference.
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It does not change the result of the policies. They are both being told where they can protest. I am in no way defending the actions of abortion protesters I am simply pointing out that there have always been places/situations where protesters are told where they will be allowed to exercise their free speech rights.
In the other thread I also pointed to the example of protest marches being told to avoid certain areas where problems would be expected and the fact that you could not hold a protest in a court room without being forced to leave or sent to jail.