explain like i'm 5: why are protesters allowed to violate traffic rules
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Replying to @solipsistfever
completely serious question. like isn't there a pretense of equality before the law regardless of political affiliation or whatever
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Replying to @solipsistfever
like how does this work, legally speaking. i'm not just bitching, my model has a hole in it and i want to know
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Replying to @solipsistfever
in some cases they have permits, generally courts support strong right to assemble.
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Replying to @GrumplessGrinch
seems like the issue is whether people have the right to do illegal stuff like stand on the street while assembling
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Replying to @solipsistfever @GrumplessGrinch
what's the legal rationale that the courts use, or is there not any. I don't understand how the law works
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Replying to @solipsistfever
"Congress shall make no law...abridging...the right of the people peaceably to assemble."
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Replying to @GrumplessGrinch @solipsistfever
If it's peaceable assembly, it's not illegal. Eroded somewhat in recent years at fed level, still strong at state level.
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Replying to @GrumplessGrinch
assembly seems like a red herring. you can assemble without e.g. standing in the middle of a road
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Replying to @solipsistfever @GrumplessGrinch
saying you can't stand in the middle of the road together isn't abridging the right to assemble any more than saying
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you can't beat people up together
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