http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/opinion/34013.php
The use of protest as an instrument of change has been a fundamental of American life since Colonial times.
From Vietnam to the civil-rights movement to women's suffrage, we have always respected protest as a form of articulation and protected the rights of the people to express their grievances in a civil manner.
It's ironic, then, that in the same city that was host to one of the most famous protests of all time - the Boston Tea Party - our government has finally gone wrong.
I had the privilege of attending the Democratic National Convention in Boston - an event that was intended for discussion and debate of serious issues.
The inevitable protesters and demonstrators, it seems, would be welcome at such an event, to express their views and add to the debate. But they were not...
How can the government bar the media from speaking to protestors? Can't they still interview away from the whole area? This shit's gotten out of hand. People need to take this shit up to the Supreme Court. They need to sue to restore the 1st Amendment. I don't see how anything else, short of a shooting revolution will force the beaurocrats to respect our right to protest when and where ever we please.
The use of protest as an instrument of change has been a fundamental of American life since Colonial times.
From Vietnam to the civil-rights movement to women's suffrage, we have always respected protest as a form of articulation and protected the rights of the people to express their grievances in a civil manner.
It's ironic, then, that in the same city that was host to one of the most famous protests of all time - the Boston Tea Party - our government has finally gone wrong.
I had the privilege of attending the Democratic National Convention in Boston - an event that was intended for discussion and debate of serious issues.
The inevitable protesters and demonstrators, it seems, would be welcome at such an event, to express their views and add to the debate. But they were not...
How can the government bar the media from speaking to protestors? Can't they still interview away from the whole area? This shit's gotten out of hand. People need to take this shit up to the Supreme Court. They need to sue to restore the 1st Amendment. I don't see how anything else, short of a shooting revolution will force the beaurocrats to respect our right to protest when and where ever we please.
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