Friday, August 22, 2008

Not so free speech

News from Beijing Denver:
Protesters at the Democratic National Convention in Denver can be restricted to fenced-in areas, federal judge ruled on Wednesday, saying that security needs outweighed curbs on their rights.

A dozen groups who intend to protest at the August convention sued the U.S. Secret Service and the city of Denver over plans to confine their activities to a parade route and fenced-in zone, saying that their Constitutional rights to free speech were being violated.

How nice of our rulers to allow us "free speech," so long as it's confined somewhere they don't have to listen to it.

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