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In reply to the discussion: FBI started surveillance of Occupy before it occupied [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)people can remain in the public square? Can you point me to the part of the Constitution that says you can only peacefully protest for x number of hours, minutes etc?
And you never answered my question. Why were the Tea Partiers, who totally disrupted Politicians, some were even assaulted by them, Rep. John Lewis eg, never treated the same way as OWS?
Or have you forgotten how they shut down Town Hall meetings and threatened elected officials??
So let me get this straight. People putting up tents, protesting peacefully, helping to feed the poor etc, is more of a threat to the government than people carrying weapons, assaulting elected officials and others (yes they did that), shutting down Town Hall meetings conducted for the people by elected officials and those running for office, gathering at Presidential rallies armed and angry and threatening revolution?
You're not making any sense. I look forward to your link to some info on limiting the time citizens can spend protesting government and Wall St. corruption or any other grievance they might have.