I have a problem when they call vandals “Protesters”. There’s nothing illegal about marching and carrying signs.
What these people are doing, what they will go to prison for, is not protesting. My GAF meter doesn’t even twitch.
Similar bills have already passed in North Dakota,
South Dakota, Louisiana, Iowa and Oklahoma.
That’s a great point.
You should be able to walk around carrying a sign protesting whaever you please as long as you aren’t interfering with anyone else.
Disrupting business and other people’s lives is not OK. Damaging property is not OK. Criminal activities should be subject to criminal penalties.
Those pipelines are really needed. There is so much oil in the Permian Basin that getting it out is a problem.