Wow - I just noticed that I haven't posted in October, yet. This is what I wrote as my reason for signing the petition to the Governor of Colorado and the Mayor of Denver, to respect the free speech and peaceable assembly rights of the Occupy Denver encampment:
In order for the right of peaceably assembly to be a real right, there must be a place where peaceable assembly is allowed. Any and all public space is, by rights, the space where people are free to assemble. If there is an on-going event of political expression, the right to assemble for any length of time may not be denied.
If the event goes on for longer than 24 hours, then the use of camping equipment is necessary for the right to assemble to upheld.
Equal rights for rich and poor, means that a peaceable assembly for the purpose of political expression cannot be denied to those who can't afford a place to live, or a commute. Government at any level (federal, state or local) may not deny "Creator-endowed" rights.
Brilliant. It's appalling how the right to assembly has been eroded (more like extirpated) since the Baby Bush regime, and simply accepted in the media and by the public on top of it. This is a needful thing you've got here.
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