Having a "First Amendment zone" is pretty much just a way of saying "We don't actually believe in the First Amendment".
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why is the First Amendment apparently open to interpretation but not the Second?
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ludicrous that First Amendment rights are now subject to zoning by politicos. What a time to be alive.
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@carmenvellon@BoingBoing Anyone remember Chicago 1968???
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@PhysicallyAvery Cool can we have designated "second amendment zones" out in the ocean?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Common practice for many years. Not great, but not exclusive to the Republicans or their conventions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_speech_zone#History …
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and the Convention will be a 2A free zone too.
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Typical republican behavior. But the bigger question is what about the democratic convention?
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They've been doing it since 1988. Both parties are wings of corporate America and the police state is there to make
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Quite true. Thought we had a chance bc of social media (Bernie prob won dem nom). But then corp media staged a coup
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Wish I could say I was shocked. They did this in 2004 as well. Don't remember if '08 or '12 did too, but probably.
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They did it at the 2000 DNC convention in LA and actually shot at protesters when Rage Against the Machine and Ozomatli
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decided to do a free concert from within the free speech zones.
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It was actually just outside the free speech zones but it still didn't matter. LAPD still shot at the crowd.
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im no lawyer hell im not even american but isnt a first amendment zone a violation of the first amendment.
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@BadAstronomer Remember it's also a 2nd-Amendment-free venueThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@fuzzlaw It's official. Donald Trump needs a "safe space".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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