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  2. JanF

    ‘Moral Mondays’ Activists Slam North Carolina’s New Restrictions On Protests, Prepare To Defy Them

    North Carolina lawmakers announced strict new rules limiting where and how citizens can protest in the state Legislative Building on Thursday, a move many see as an attempt to stifle the progressive “Moral Monday” protests that continue to gain momentum in the Tar Heel state.[…]

    … according to the new rules unveiled by the commission, groups are no longer allowed to “disturb, or create an imminent disturbance” at the Legislative Building, and visitors may be asked to leave if they are found to be disturbing “the General Assembly, one of its houses, or its committees, members, or staff in the performance of their duties.” Behaviors said to violate the rules include “singing, clapping, shouting, playing instruments or using sound amplification equipment,” or activities that defined many past Moral Mondays demostrations.

    What the heck is an “imminent disturbance”??? A disturbance that might occur? I cannot believe that passes muster in a reading of the First Amendment.

    In Wisconsin, Scott Walker’s palace guards, the Department of the Administration, tried to institute rules like this to stop the Solidarity Singers from gathering to protest. They were knocked down in federal court not once but twice … and there is another suit pending (the federal judge had put an unenforceable number limit on the permit process). The party of “fiscal responsibility” sure likes to waste taxpayer money on shutting down dissent. Why don’t they instead respond to the people’s complaints?

    I hope that North Carolinians take their protests to the polls in November. THAT is where change is going to happen.

  3. JanF

    RCP Poll Averages

    RCP Average 4/23 – 5/13 — D 43.2 R 43.0 Democrats +0.2

    This was caused by a FOX News poll just released that showed the generic Democrat up by +3.

    A trend? A blip? I think everyone should write “Republicans Getting Crushed in 2014 Mid-terms” articles.  

  4. anotherdemocrat

    Eating breakfast & watching Up. No thoughts in head yet. Gotta think about next week’s food. I saw a recipe in Runner’s world for open-face berry pita pizzas, thinking of modifying it & using the tortillas I have from last week. But otherwise, I’m just gonna sit for a few minutes & let my brain wake up.

  5. princesspat

    We’ll be in Seattle today enjoying lunch with our daughter and her family, then to a reception for our newly graduated from law school niece. I even bought a new pair of sandals/flip flops for the occasion……darn toe!

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