what does the term "National Special Security Event" signify...

[ret5hd]

and what are the implications of an event being designated as such?

tom ridge has designated the national conventions as "National Special Security Events".

is this a new term? is this a prelude to outlawing the coming protests?

[tom_paine]

1. I imagine it is a New Term, it won't outlaw protests

but liekly WILL increase Police Abuse, Brutality, Preventative Arrests and all the other Totalitarian Shit that was already cancerously metastasizing when Bush's Saudi Pals crashed planes into the WTCs.

[Rosco T.]

2. is this a prelude to outlawing the coming protests?

duh.............. you catch on quick.. but only the Republican.. the Democratic will be wide open to every rethuglican protest they can fly in on Enron jets.