Are protests in NYC cancelled?

[Renew Deal]

Or anything to that affect. I see a lot of that being posted but not quoted. Did Ridge or anyone else say anything about protests?

[Walt Starr]

1. Oh they will be

when we go to "Code REd" in NYC just before the convention, it will be full out martial law with the dick tater calling the shots.

[jeff30997]

4. Exactly!

[Renew Deal]

5. Does martial law mean that I can stay home from work?

I have to commute in during the week.

[AlCzervik]

2. not yet and the protests will go on

there will be no way to stop them, just the sheer numbers that are expected to show up will see to that.

[Misunderestimator]

7. With a RED alert, they can halt air-traffic to NY so no one can get there.

And they can probably pretty much seal off the tunnels and bridges. I wouldn't put it past them.

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. Not yet, but they probably will try to

Seems that this is another politically motivated alert. First it gets Kerry leading in the polls off the front page and it sets things up for canceling the protests in NYC.

[Renew Deal]

6. I can't wait for the day that this band of criminals is out

of my white house. I am not sure if they will allow Kerry to win.

[DoYouEverWonder]

9. You can count on them doing everything they can

to prevent that. They've already got their lawyers all lined up to take this election to the courts again.

[Gothic Sponge]

8. Here we go!

They may treat protesters as terrorists.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. He did not say a thing about the protests

but you can bet they are gonna do it.... he just laid the grondwork...
for martial law in NYC during the Convention

You must ask... what will be worst, cancelling the demonstrations "for our safety," or declaring martial law?

Think bout it and how well this is gonna play in Peoria

[LSU_Subversive]

11. What??!!

I've been really busy the last few days and not paying close attn to the news or reading DU. I just found out about the "terror alert" a few minutes ago. This is the first I've heard about the possibility of cancelling the protests and after reading all the replies to this thread it seems to make sense that that's what they're working up to.

But I haven't seen anything specific in the news (DU or otherwise) regarding the cancellation of the protests. This is of particular interest to me, since my partner and I will be flying up to NYC to protest. Does anyone have specifics or links they can send to me?

[Renew Deal]

12. Read up thread

I have the same question as you.

[Joanne98]

13. There were World Bank and IMF protests scheduled for Sept

Those are definetly canceled. This is an attack on protesters.

[Reciprocity]

14. Looks like they have found a way around the first amendment.

The Terror alert system.

Bill of Rights
Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.