Be Careful What Your Bumper Sticker Says

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/02/bumper-sticker-speech/

by phsr • 16 years ago

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fnid22• 16 years ago

What about the freedom to peacefully assemble? That's in the first amendment as well.

If you want to see more of these rights violations, wait a couple weeks until people start protesting a particular sporting event in america's neighbor to the north. If you are carrying a sign in opposition to the rings, you'll be arrested!

pbhjpbhj3• 16 years ago

>What about the freedom to peacefully assemble? That's in the first amendment as well.

You want to extend the right to peaceful assembly to private property? So if your partners ex- doesn't like you they can picket your bed?!

codexon9• 16 years ago

Your partner can't picket your bed because that would be trespassing.

The people in this article had the rights and invitation to be at the speech. There was no trespassing involved. They weren't even picketing before they were forced to leave.

soldarnal• 16 years ago

Nobody has the right to assemble on someone else's private property. Moreover, even with public property, the right to peacefully assemble seems to be not without restraint. For instance, the courts have upheld laws creating "buffer zones" for abortion clinic protests. Likewise, a lot of cities require you to get a permit for demonstration purposes.

fnid22• 16 years ago

It was property rented by the government for the event and so it was therefore temporarily public property and a public event.

codexon9• 16 years ago

This is highly unsurprising considering the law and the attitude of the public (including HN). The first amendment has no bearing on "private" places, even if a public figure such as the President is involved.

However disagreeable this may be, it seems that most people on HN would agree with the ruling as evidenced by highly voted comments such as this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1068959

joubert• 16 years ago

Is this museum a wholly private institution?

It seems so, but the link at the bottom of their page to SCFD (which seems like a state governmental body) confuses me. Does the museum get tax payer dollars?

teeja• 16 years ago

It's not a great result, but it was private property - I was thrown out of a friend's wedding at the Eagle's because my hair was too long! (collar length!)

Kind of pales next to people not being allowed to demonstrate unless they 1. have a permit and/or 2. are willing to stand inside a fenced-off area. Or to gather together on private property to attend a rave party (invaded by SWAT team, in Utah).

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Be Careful What Your Bumper Sticker Says

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