New Law Makes Protesting Near the President Illegal; Judge Napolitano Calls It an â??Assault on Free Speechâ??
by Fox and Friends Posted in: First Amendment, Free Speech, Judge Napolitano, Protests
'A new law makes protesting near the president or Secret Service illegal. Is that an assault on free speech?
Judge Andrew Napolitano said categorically, “Yes, it is an assault on free speech. You have the right to make your opinions known in such a way that you’re not blocking traffic and you’re not blocking pedestrians.”
Napolitano warned that this is a very dangerous piece of legislation as it allows the Secret Service to “decide who gets near whoever they are protecting … and the Secret Service can make that decision based on the content of your speech.”
He continued, “That is using governmental power to discriminate on the basis of your opinions, the content of your speech. That’s what the First Amendment was written to prevent the government from doing.”
I didn’t read the entire article but I wonder what’s the harm in having a safe circle around the President? If the limit is say 500 feet you can protest down the street. Protecting the President has to be a difficult job. I don’t think it’s a matter of rights here just a matter of safety. We have no idea how many nut jobs the secret service intercepts in the course of a year…That is when their not having sex with whores. Okay that was a nasty thing to say but a timely joke and I couldn’t resist.
But seriously it must be a really difficult job protecting the President. There are more nuts walking the street in 2012 than ever before in our history. I’d cut them some slack on this one.
[quote]ZEB wrote:
I didn’t read the entire article but I wonder what’s the harm in having a safe circle around the President? If the limit is say 500 feet you can protest down the street. Protecting the President has to be a difficult job. I don’t think it’s a matter of rights here just a matter of safety. We have no idea how many nut jobs the secret service intercepts in the course of a year…That is when their not having sex with whores. Okay that was a nasty thing to say but a timely joke and I couldn’t resist.
But seriously it must be a really difficult job protecting the President. There are more nuts walking the street in 2012 than ever before in our history. I’d cut them some slack on this one. [/quote]
Could not agree more ZEB.
Sometimes you hit the nail on its head hard, weird actually considering youre a conservative and all
I don’t understand the point of this law in the first place. Doesn’t the SS already have the authority to make a perimeter of any size around the president that anyone can be kicked out of at their discretion?
[quote]ZEB wrote:
I didn’t read the entire article but I wonder what’s the harm in having a safe circle around the President? If the limit is say 500 feet you can protest down the street. Protecting the President has to be a difficult job. I don’t think it’s a matter of rights here just a matter of safety. We have no idea how many nut jobs the secret service intercepts in the course of a year…That is when their not having sex with whores. Okay that was a nasty thing to say but a timely joke and I couldn’t resist.
But seriously it must be a really difficult job protecting the President. There are more nuts walking the street in 2012 than ever before in our history. I’d cut them some slack on this one. [/quote]
Could not agree more ZEB.
Sometimes you hit the nail on its head hard, weird actually considering youre a conservative and all
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Every time I agree with Zeb, I take a hot shower and wash throughly with antibiotic soap. I never know what bug I may have been exposed to.
[quote]ZEB wrote:
I didn’t read the entire article but I wonder what’s the harm in having a safe circle around the President? If the limit is say 500 feet you can protest down the street. Protecting the President has to be a difficult job. I don’t think it’s a matter of rights here just a matter of safety. We have no idea how many nut jobs the secret service intercepts in the course of a year…That is when their not having sex with whores. Okay that was a nasty thing to say but a timely joke and I couldn’t resist.
But seriously it must be a really difficult job protecting the President. There are more nuts walking the street in 2012 than ever before in our history. I’d cut them some slack on this one. [/quote]
Could not agree more ZEB.
Sometimes you hit the nail on its head hard, weird actually considering youre a conservative and all
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Every time I agree with Zeb, I take a hot shower and wash throughly with antibiotic soap. I never know what bug I may have been exposed to.
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Technically I think he is agreeing with us since conservatives are usually the first to defend those first couple amendments.
[quote]ZEB wrote:
I didn’t read the entire article but I wonder what’s the harm in having a safe circle around the President? If the limit is say 500 feet you can protest down the street. Protecting the President has to be a difficult job. I don’t think it’s a matter of rights here just a matter of safety. We have no idea how many nut jobs the secret service intercepts in the course of a year…That is when their not having sex with whores. Okay that was a nasty thing to say but a timely joke and I couldn’t resist.
But seriously it must be a really difficult job protecting the President. There are more nuts walking the street in 2012 than ever before in our history. I’d cut them some slack on this one. [/quote]
Could not agree more ZEB.
Sometimes you hit the nail on its head hard, weird actually considering youre a conservative and all
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Every time I agree with Zeb, I take a hot shower and wash throughly with antibiotic soap. I never know what bug I may have been exposed to.
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Technically I think he is agreeing with us since conservatives are usually the first to defend those first couple amendments.[/quote]
This is true. Freedom of speech is important, but sometimes they forget that there are still consequences to their speech. Also, so long as the government isn’t arresting you for what you say, I don’t see the problem with keeping the crazies at a distance.
[quote]ZEB wrote:
I didn’t read the entire article but I wonder what’s the harm in having a safe circle around the President? If the limit is say 500 feet you can protest down the street. Protecting the President has to be a difficult job. I don’t think it’s a matter of rights here just a matter of safety. We have no idea how many nut jobs the secret service intercepts in the course of a year…That is when their not having sex with whores. Okay that was a nasty thing to say but a timely joke and I couldn’t resist.
But seriously it must be a really difficult job protecting the President. There are more nuts walking the street in 2012 than ever before in our history. I’d cut them some slack on this one. [/quote]
Could not agree more ZEB.
Sometimes you hit the nail on its head hard, weird actually considering youre a conservative and all
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Every time I agree with Zeb, I take a hot shower and wash throughly with antibiotic soap. I never know what bug I may have been exposed to.
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That’s actually kind of a mean thing to say. Especially in light of the fact that we’ve agreed on several other things.
[quote]ZEB wrote:
I didn’t read the entire article but I wonder what’s the harm in having a safe circle around the President? If the limit is say 500 feet you can protest down the street. Protecting the President has to be a difficult job. I don’t think it’s a matter of rights here just a matter of safety. We have no idea how many nut jobs the secret service intercepts in the course of a year…That is when their not having sex with whores. Okay that was a nasty thing to say but a timely joke and I couldn’t resist.
But seriously it must be a really difficult job protecting the President. There are more nuts walking the street in 2012 than ever before in our history. I’d cut them some slack on this one. [/quote]
Could not agree more ZEB.
Sometimes you hit the nail on its head hard, weird actually considering youre a conservative and all
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Every time I agree with Zeb, I take a hot shower and wash throughly with antibiotic soap. I never know what bug I may have been exposed to.
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That’s actually kind of a mean thing to say. Especially in light of the fact that we’ve agreed on several other things.[/quote]
I know, but I’ve never been accused of being nice.
And yes, you can be reasonalbe at times. And I remain very clean and germ free.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Every time I agree with Andy (once), I take a hot shower and wash thoroughly with antibiotic soap. I never know to what bug I may have been exposed.
(I try not to end my sentences with prepositions too)
Cheers, Mitz!
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Thank you for the example of an old man clinging to antiquated, out-dated gramatical myths.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Every time I agree with Andy (once), I take a hot shower and wash thoroughly with antibiotic soap. I never know to what bug I may have been exposed.
(I try not to end my sentences with prepositions too)
Cheers, Mitz!
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Thank you for the example of an old man clinging to antiquated, out-dated gramatical myths.
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Grammatical is spelled with two 'm’s, darling.
I know you may very well consider that to be an example of an old man clinging to antiquated, out-dated speling myths but…[/quote]
The proper response, my dear, is Churchill’s:
“This is the sort of bloody nonsense up with which I will not put.”
