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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsACLU Fights Back as Trump Pushes 'Stealth Proposal' to Limit Public's Right to Protest
ACLU Fights Back as Trump Pushes 'Stealth Proposal' to Limit Public's Right to Protest Outside White House
As the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress face mass protests in Washington, D.C. against their attacks on healthcare, immigrants, women, and the pooras well as well as their support for white supremacists and men accused of sexual assaultcivil liberties advocates are speaking out against an "unconstitutional" National Park Service (NPS) proposal that would severely limit Americans' ability to protest near the White House and on the National Mall.
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/10/aclu-fights-back-trump-pushes-stealth-proposal-limit-publics-right-protest-outside?cd-
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ACLU Fights Back as Trump Pushes 'Stealth Proposal' to Limit Public's Right to Protest (Original Post)
guillaumeb
Oct 2018
OP
today is the day to join the aclu and lend YOUR voice to the cause of liberty
Grasswire2
Oct 2018
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Gothmog
(145,242 posts)1. Yeah for the ACLU
Grasswire2
(13,570 posts)2. today is the day to join the aclu and lend YOUR voice to the cause of liberty
You can join for the cost of a couple of coffee drinks. (You can donate much more, of course, if you are able.)
Each voice added strengthens our protections.
www.aclu.org
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)3. An excellent addition. Thank you. eom
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BigmanPigman
(51,593 posts)5. I became a member when I saw
an ACLU lawyer defending the immigrant children who were kidnapped and held if detention facilities. Tjey saved humdreds of kids and arenstill fighting.
On another note...isn't there something in the Bill of Rights about assembling in groups being part of our country's foundation? I am probably thinking of a different country or govt, it can't possibly be ours.