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9. Damaging the state capitol in Georgia is illegal. So there is not a difference which precludes prote
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 02:57 AM
Apr 2021

Who protests more, republican or dems? Protests often involve cations which might be viewed as illegal, like looting or arson. If we charge organizers or promoters of protests as liable for such ancillary crimes it will hurt democrats a lot more than Republicans. And more importantly it will discourage political protest. To protect political dissent I want free speech to be interpreted extremely broadly. That is why I oppose indicating Trump for his horrible incitement of the Jan 6 sedition. I pretty much oppose almost all sedition laws. They do more to suppress legitimate dissent than prevent very rare real sedition. In fact they pretty much only suppress legit political dissent.

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