Posted on 05/02/2008 12:01:35 PM PDT by MtnClimber
The ACLU of Colorado has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Secret Service and the city of Denver to ensure that protesters are within "sight and sound" of delegates attending the Democratic National Convention this August.
"Ultimately, it's the federal courts that are sort of the last resort protectors of constitutional rights," Mark Silverstein, the ACLU's legal director, said today.
"It's been the federal courts that are the ones to say law enforcement has not struck the proper balance here between security concerns and citizens' fundamental First Amendment rights," he said.
Silverstein said the city is dragging its feet on processing applications for parade and park permits, affecting protesters' planning efforts, and that it has yet to reveal where the so-called free speech zone will be located.
The city says it's waiting for the Secret Service to determine the boundaries of a security perimeter, and the Secret Service says that decision may not happen until July, he said.
“No one has been denied a parade permit. No one has been denied the right to protest," City Attorney David Fine said today in statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at rockymountainnews.com ...
A very astute, succinct summary. Well done.
WELL!!! The Democrats are supporting BIG SODA!!
COWARDS!!
This is great...this could become the GO signal.
It just keeps getting better.
This can’t be! It’s Rush Limbaugh who is going to cause the riots...not those peace-loving lefties.
/s/
Thanks for posting some good, accurate information.
That said, having a family member with DPD, I’d rather not see any riots, personally. I think we’re forgetting that some people will be hurt and some may even be killed in these riots. The anarchists did a similar one in Italy a while back and managed to hit a policeman with a Molotov cocktail.
When they had a bunch of leftist/anarchist protests in Denver (I can’t even remember what it was about!) a year or two ago, the police collected weapons and parts of weapons of all kinds that had been hidden around the protest area by sympathizers already in Denver. Some were things that had been broken down into parts to be assembled by the “protester,” who would clearly have been informed in advance where the parts were located.
These people are not your old-style “shout and scream and maybe throw some rocks” protestor.
Chaos. Please just call it chaos.
I agree. If the leftists just make fools of themselves that is one thing. I worry for the DPD, Secret Service, Denver residents and property owners. I really don’t think DPD should show much restraint in the face of threats that have been made. If I was the mayor it would be like this: “First two rounds are rubber bullets, all the rest are real ones”.
That's why the ACLU is suing. It is a radical organization and so it wants a revolution at the Democratic Convention.
"Recreate 68"...what a great concept...
they must be REALLY radical, b/c IIRC, 1968 was a bad year for liberals...anyone remember MLK and RFK?
(of course, I was not yet born...)
Just look at Recreate 68 website-you can Google it. I was alive in ‘68 and it was an ugly year. Tet, USS Pueblo, Soviets invading Chech., MLK, RFK, Riots,etc.
May the Dem convention in Denver make Chicago ‘68 look like a tea party.
The ACLU supports Operation Chaos!
“The ACLU of Colorado has filed a federal lawsuit against “
Has any court agreed to this? I don’t think you can file if your aggrieved party exists in the future, aggrieved by an event that has not happened yet.
Then again, ACLU has helped define so much in our court processes, this may be old hat.
The power belongs to the young people and the black people in this country...we gotta build a strong base.2008?
No.
1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.2008 = 40th Anniversary of the "Days of Rage!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tydLf6n2x4
Are we waxing nostalgic yet?
Check out this link: http://recreate68.org/album1_dnc_011.htm
Denver DNC 2008
"Re-create 68"
August 24 - 28, 2008
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Sit back and enjoy the show!
CORRECTION:
Mure = MANURE
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...and a prison sentence.
Denver deserves riots, anarchy, vandalism, and serious injury. Welcome to the national exposure of hooligan America.
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