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https://theintercept.com/2017/01/19/republican-lawmakers-in-five-states-propose-bills-to-criminalize-peaceful-protest/ https://theintercept.com/2017/01/19/repub
by sbierwagen 10y ago
https://theintercept.com/2017/01/19/republican-lawmakers-in-five-states-propose-bills-to-criminalize-peaceful-protest/ https://theintercept.com/2017/01/19/republican-lawmakers-in-...
Republicans in Washington state have proposed a plan to
reclassify as a felony civil disobedience protests that
are deemed “economic terrorism.”
Similar laws are being proposed in multiple states. You can protest, but don't imagine you're immune from prosecution by a sufficiently annoyed DA.
- anigbrowl 10y agoOh I'm well aware of that. And I predict the more heavy-handed the attempts to restrict protest become, the more people will come out to oppose them.