Why Do Cigarette Boxes Have More Free Speech Rights Than Protesters?

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AlterNet / By Steven Rosenfeld

Why Do Cigarette Boxes Have More Free Speech Rights Than Protesters?
A hard lesson was learned in NYC over who has speech rights in America.

November 16, 2011 |


New York City’s Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park were chanting, “Whose park? Our park,” as they were being evicted.

But according to the New York City judge who signed an order hours after the police raid saying the encampment had to go, the legal question came down to the question of whose speech rights were being taken away.

The answer was not what you might think.

It was not the OWS protesters, but the speech rights of the owners of a "privately owned public space,” New York Supreme Court Judge Michael Sullivan ruled. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/story/153089/why_do_cigarette_boxes_have_more_free_speech_rights_than_protesters/

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1. recommend

[liberal N proud]

2. The tobacco companies own congressmen

The OWS movement doesn't.

It is all about the reason the OWS movement exist. 1% vs 99%

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3. You want "Free Speech?

You want "free-speech"? Then try paying your congress critter as much as the tobbaco companys pay them. Most people in Congress are very honest, they will back who ever pays them the most.
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Macoy

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4. Also people camping out to buy iphones or see Star Wars...

have more rights than protestors.