The DNC has been trying to fence off an area where protestors can protest without disrupting the proceedings; now the ACLU (H/T) is arguing that this violates the protestors’ First Amendment rights:

But the American Civil Liberties Union and several advocacy groups have filed an amended complaint to their lawsuit against the U.S. Secret Service and the city and county of Denver that says protestors and demonstrators may have their First Amendment rights violated by security restrictions.

The ACLU has said it wants to avoid the conditions that existed during the 2004 convention in Boston, where protesters were caged, infuriating First Amendment advocates.

The first phase of the lawsuit asked the court to compel the city and the Secret Service to disclose the information on protest restrictions.

During today’s hearing before Judge Marcia S. Krieger, the attorney for the groups, Steve Zansberg, said the city and the Secret Service had provided the information sought in Phase One.

The second phase of the lawsuit will address whether the restrictions are unconstitutional.

Much as I would enjoy seeing the fence taken down so hooligans could wreck havoc at the convention, I’m forced to side with the DNC on this one.  I think preventing your convention from being disrupted is defending your First Amendment right against people who might not respect these rights.  Republicans, take note: if this lawsuit declares fences unconstitutional, your own convention in Minneapolis will face much worse than the Democrats face in Denver.

Hubbard posted this at 10:33 AM EDT on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 as Dirty Hippies, Audacity of Hype

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This juxtaposition is almost as good as my “Darwin Fish/Save The Pandas” one that inspired much of our panda-hatred:

1) Hello, I am a judge who believes Ohio’s method of lethal injection is cruel and unusual because it causes excess pain.

2) I love mass-murderering commie thug revolutionary Che Guevara.

Like Jonah, I feel kinda bad for Obama for getting unnecessarily dragged into this.

Tom posted this at 1:57 PM EDT on Monday, June 16th, 2008 as Dirty Hippies, I, For One, Welcome Our Judicial Overlords!

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For the love of god Hippies, if you don’t want to learn basic history, please shut the hell up:

(H/T)

Jamie posted this at 9:56 AM EDT on Monday, April 21st, 2008 as Dirty Hippies, Commie Recrudescence

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The staunch moral pacifists flaming hippie cowards in Berkley have graciously shifted positions surrendered faster than French infantrymen:

As six Republican senators devised a plan to yank $2.3 million in federal funding for Berkeley programs, the mayor of the famously liberal city apologized Wednesday for his hard stance against a Marine recruiting center.

Two City Council members vowed to soften their stance as well.

Just to get the timeline right. First they ban the people that keep them safe. Then they are faced with losing their government funding with the possibility of no longer sucking on the federal government teat. Then they surrender like the moral cowards we all know them to be.

Yep. That sound about right.

Jamie posted this at 5:47 PM EST on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 as Dirty Hippies, Excruciatingly Correct Behavior

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Memo to San Francisco: This is why the rest of America hates you.

Voters consider changing Alcatraz to peace centre

Tue Feb 5, 3:20 AM ET

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco voters will decide on Tuesday whether to remove the famous Alcatraz Prison visited by thousands of tourists a day and instead create a “global peace centre.”

Jamie posted this at 3:21 PM EST on Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 as Dirty Hippies

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And he’s now my favorite senator:

U.S. Senator Wants to Revoke Funding From City of Berkeley, Calif., for Vote to Boot Marines

Friday , February 01, 2008

WASHINGTON —

U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., says the City of Berkeley, Calif., no longer deserves federal money.DeMint was angered after learning that the Berkeley City Council voted this week to tell the U.S. Marine Corps to remove its recruiting station from the city’s downtown.

“This is a slap in the face to all brave service men and women and their families,” DeMint said in a prepared statement. “The First Amendment gives the City of Berkeley the right to be idiotic, but from now on they should do it with their own money.”

“If the city can’t show respect for the Marines that have fought, bled and died for their freedom, Berkeley should not be receiving special taxpayer-funded handouts,” he added.

Sen. DeMint will appear Saturday on FOX News Channel — on FOX Online With Jamie Colby — between noon and 2 p.m. ET.

Jamie posted this at 5:24 PM EST on Friday, February 1st, 2008 as Dirty Hippies, Heroes

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