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Americans exercising their 1st Amendment right outside the White House. In danger! |
If you have ever been to a march, demonstration or rally in Washington, DC (MLK's March on Washington, the Million Man March, last year's Women's March, etc.), you should be concerned about the Trump administration's proposed new regulations affecting such events in Washington, DC.
Public comment on the proposals closes EOB Monday, October 15. You can comment online and let the Trump administration know you don't want your First Amendment rights curtailed.
Here is the opening of a blog post from the ACLU (you can read the complete assessment, including details on the proposed changes, charges, etc. here) --
President Trump has a record of attacking the rights of protesters, from suggesting that protest be illegal to praising dictators who crush any kind of dissent.Please add your voice to the comments and share this with your friends (Facebook, Twitter, email, text -- whatever).
Now,proposes the Trump administration to dramatically limit the right to demonstrate near the White House and on the National Mall, including in ways that would violate court orders that have stood for decades. The proposal would close 80 percent of the White House sidewalk, put new limits on spontaneous demonstrations, and open the door to charging fees for protesting.
Fee requirements could make mass protests like Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic 1963 March on Washington and its “I have a dream” speech too expensive to happen.
The public has until October 15 to comment on the plans, and on Monday, we submitted our formal written comment explaining why the planned changes are unconstitutional.
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