Quote:
Originally posted by lordjeebus
For those who think the practice of quarantining protesters from the public spaces where they wish to protest on the basis of their political position, I have some questions.
1. Would it be all right for the Secret Service to designate a county of Vermont as the free speech zone for the nation and demand that all who wish to protest the President's policies in public do so in that area? (those that support the President would still be allowed to demonstrate this support in any public area)
2. If not, why not? What is the difference, if it is all right to relocate protesters 1/3 of a mile from where they seek to be? Is it simply distance? If so, where do we draw the line? If not, what else is there?
|
It would be alright for them to do that if it involves the safety of the president.
If it doesn't, than of course not...that's not what the SS is for.
I chose to ignore the "(those that support the President would still be allowed to demonstrate this support in any public area)" because it is biased and has nothing to do with the argument, since it was already shown that people from both sides were placed into the area.