Secret Service considering new measures to keep protesters away from park near Republican convention

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

Published 11:09 AM EDT, Thu June 13, 2024


CNN — The US Secret Service is in talks to expand its security perimeter around the Milwaukee arena where the Republican Party will host its national convention this year, three sources familiar with the plans told CNN. The discussed expansion would bar protesters from being allowed to gather in a large park near the venue.

The talks come after a monthslong dispute between the Secret Service and the GOP over security measures around the convention, which will take place from July 15 to 18. The party has accused the agency of ignoring its concerns, while the Secret Service has said Republicans were undermining efforts to keep the event safe. The Washington Post first reported on the new security measures under consideration.

In a statement to CNN, Trump campaign adviser Danielle Alvarez praised what she described as the Secret Service’s decision to keep protestors away from Pere Marquette Park, the largest public park near the venue. “We applaud Secret Service leadership for including Pere Marquette Park in the security perimeter and we implore local officials to expedite the permit application for this park and choose a different location for the First Amendment zone,” Alvarez said.

However, an official involved in the process warned that no formal decision has been made at this point and that the Secret Service is still waiting to learn whether the GOP’s permit to hold its own activities in the park will be approved. At present, it is unclear whether the city of Milwaukee will allow any such activities to take place in the park.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/politics/protesters-republican-convention-milwaukee-park/index.html

[JohnSJ]

1. does that mean they would do the same thing for Democrats?

[Igel]

4. Presumably, if it 2028 Biden were running and the DNC convention was in a deep-blue city.

They have a job. They're workers. Some might like and support Trump, some might have nostril inserts to mask or mitigate the stench. They do their job.

Respect government civil servants. (R) don't.

[former9thward]

8. They have done one better.

They have refused any permits in Chicago to protestors.

[slightlv]

9. Short answer - No

I'd guess. I won't go to the full article. It does PO me that they're arguing over "security" for R's and where the line should be, when not one agency is talking about the right of Protestors to be there and fulfill their First Amendment rights.

DO we have any more rights are not any longer? Are we still living under a Constitution? Or have the R's just swept in and, Prez or not, just taken everything over? Because right now, that's what it's feeling like to me.

[LonePirate]

2. I hope someone is keeping track of how far away the SS is keeping protestors from the Repub and Dem conventions.

It would be an interesting comparison.

[onecaliberal]

6. This right here.

[former9thward]

7. It may not be the comparison you think.

I live in Chicago and to date they have refused any permits to protestors. They are setting up a confrontation because there will be protests, permit or no permit.

[Turbineguy]

3. They won't have any problems with pro-Hamas protestors.

[JohnSJ]

5. Only for Democrats I suspect they would allow it to make Biden look bad

[slightlv]

10. The R's would hope it'd get out of hand

at the Democratic convention and someone would shoot Biden...or any other Dem. There'd be dancing in streets afterwards. R's have no decency or respect.

[JohnSJ]

12. They are hoping for a 1968 convention, I suspect there will be

repuke thugs to try and accomplish it

[slightlv]

13. I was just reminding my husband of the 68

convention. With his advancing age, he's lost a lot of those memories. It all seems so "new" and "now" to him, thanks to his failing memory and the magats.

[JohnSJ]

15. Hopefully are prepared to insure disruptions and chaos do not happen.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. As a note, in 1996, the DNC held their convention in Chicago for Bill Clinton's 2nd term

I would hope that after 56 years and a successful and non-eventful convention that happened there since, that the invocation of "1968" as a cudgel to flog Democrats with, would finally be put to rest!

[marble falls]

11. Sentsnce him to jail in July.

[Warpy]

14. 10 foot chain link fence around the venyue topped with razor wire

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and multiple checkpoints on the way in should do it.

We don't want prison to come as a big shock to most of the speakers.

[3825-87867]

16. Republican Convention 2004 - Remember?

The protesters were kept blocks away from Bushie and the Repubs in "Free Speech Zones."

They'll try to do it again in MIlwaukee.

[moonshinegnomie]

17. there should be no protection for felons

[DownriverDem]

19. Democrats will do

the same thing for their Chicago convention. They don't want a repeat of 1968. I hope they do keep the protesters away.

[Blue Idaho]

20. Welcome to the new Gestapo

Fuck your freedom to assemble and your freedom of speech - the fascist are in control now.

[Midnight Writer]

21. Just give guns to all the delegates and attendees so everyone will be safe. Duh.