Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy.
The coronavirus epidemic has done many horrible things to far too many people in recent weeks. But it’s also done one service: it’s showed how quickly – even flippantly – those in authority are willing to ignore basic constitutional rights.
Consider the case of the Raleigh, North Carolina Police Department. On April 14, the P.D.’s social media manager posted this statement:
“Protesting is a non-essential activity.”
The tweet was in response to an arrest law enforcement made earlier at a rally calling for the state to end its lockdown, and re-open for business. Protestors were asked to disperse and warned they were in violation of an executive order banning gatherings of more than 10 people.
WRAL reporter Travis Fain reached out to the Raleigh P.D. for clarification of the Twitter post, and the Department’s position on the arrest.
In its response, the Raleigh P.D. reiterated that under the executive order, “protesting is not listed as an essential function,” and later that the Department is “bound” to carry out the order.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) spokesman seemed to throw the Police Department – and the cops who actually made the arrest, the capitol police — under the bus:
The arrest appear to have been based on violating Executive Order 121, which limits mass gatherings to 10 people or fewer. While protests can be subject to restrictions on time, place and manner, they are held as a fundamental right under the Constitution and are not listed in the order.
The co-chairmen of the North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee have asked Gov. Cooper to clarify for all concerned whether his order “prohibited the First Amendment right of North Carolinians to peacefully protest against “ his executive order.
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I’ve sent my comment in twice. You are violating my First Amendment right of freedom of speech. What phonies you are.
To whom are you referring to?
If its the State, then you may be right if they don’t allow your comments. But it’d be hard for them to stop individual comments on a site like this.
If it’s this site you’re referring to, they’ve the right as owners of the site to pick and choose which type posts they’ll allow. Now I’m not say they made a right choice, just that they have that right.
You are correct. This also proves that they are FAKE CONTROLLED NEWS!!!!
There are many Hitlers in America now days . And the 2nd amendment was drafted to address These traitors to our country. It not only provides for the ability but also directs the way to do this.
You might have your amendments mixed up