Pretty cool concept, IMO.
I agree. Pretty smart Founding Fathers we had, doncha think?!
I thought you were not approaching this issue in terms of what people are "allowed" to do. Or . . . ??
Seems to me all you are pontificating about is what people are "allowed" to do and how it is their "right" to do it. Certainly that's what this quote is all about.
Moreover, your statement is complete BS. This entire forum is about discussing what we think people should do, how they should act, and how and when they should or should not protest or show political support or opposition.
It is indeed our place and right (or, as you said, our "PLACE OR RIGHT") to comment on whatever we see fit to comment upon, and to comment in such a way as to offer criticism as well as support.
It's no different from blasting the Dixie Chicks. Yes, they had to right to say what they said. We had the equal right to blast them for saying it.
What a load of self-righteous and immature hooey.
Disagreeing with someone's conduct (here the conduct of a particular protest) is not telling them "what to do, how to act, or when to protest."
(Maybe I should say it like this for you: Disagreeing with someone's conduct is NOT telling them "WHAT to do, HOW to act, or WHEN to protest.")
It is simply exercising one's own right to say what one thinks. (One's OWN right to say what ONE THINKS.)
That's an even cooler concept.