Protesters have a 1A right to protest. Doesn’t really matter what they’re protesting. Leave them alone. The only exception that I can think of is during a declared war.
However, a protester who assaults someone or destroys property is no longer a protester. He is a criminal, and should be arrested immediately. The problem, of course, is that the cops usually look the other way. That’s probably because they are ordered to do so.
< The only exception that I can think of is during a declared war. <
I missed another exception in my post #13. A protest that explicitly calls for violence should not be 1A protected. The key word there is “explicitly”.
“X are terrible people, they are all very evil.” - That’s ugly, but 1A protected.
“Death to the X!” - Not 1A protected. But I’m not sure exactly what the crime would be. Disorderly conduct? Inciting to riot?
(Fill in the X with whatever group the protesters don’t like.)
If they aren’t citizens, they are guests, and we have the right to deport guests at any time, for any reason.