Protestors Breaking the Law at Trump Rallies

[GLDNGUN]

I apologize if this has already been posted. Mods feel free to remove this thread if it has but is everyone aware that it is ILLEGAL to protest at a Trump rally?

[freeandfreezing]

how US Attorneys are instructed to apply it...

With the current administration it probably depends on whether the alleged violator of the law is a Democrat or a Republican.

[Sasparilla]

Squidward nailed it... Disorderly conduct. That’s what the little miscreant Betnie Booster wound up being arrested and charged with.

[Sasparilla]

..Something even more simple is the charge of disorderly conduct....lower level Crime but it sends a message...

However, fringe lunatic liberals and Bernie supporters wear a disorderly conduct Charge as a badge of honor.

[tumblindice]

It doesn’t look political rallies fall within the activities designated ‘National Special Security Events’ under the statute.

[Strac6]

How about “rioters” ?

[Penelope Dreadful]

It is an OR situation:

(c) In this section—

(1) the term “restricted buildings or grounds” means any posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area—

(A) of the White House or its grounds, or the Vice President’s official residence or its grounds;

(B) of a building or grounds where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is or will be temporarily visiting; or

(C) of a building or grounds so restricted in conjunction with an event designated as a special event of national significance; and

Protesters are GUILTY!!! PLUS Soros, Bernie, MoveOnORg are probably guilty of CONSPIRACY!!!

(4) knowingly engages in any act of physical violence against any person or property in any restricted building or grounds;

or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).

[tumblindice]

Read the list of activities the DHS has designated “special events of national significance”.
Hey! Don’t blame me. I didn’t write the law.

[tumblindice]

OK, C. Yeah, maybe they can make some hay with that. Tweet it to Trump. He said tonight he was going to start pressing charges.
Hard to believe his stable of high priced lawyers aren’t aware of it.

[Penelope Dreadful]

It does not matter. It is an OR situation.

(1) the term “restricted buildings or grounds” means any posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area—

(A) of the White House or its grounds, or the Vice President’s official residence or its grounds;

(B) of a building or grounds where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is or will be temporarily visiting; or

That last “or” means that provision of “special events” does not need to apply. I am a lawyer, and I know how to read a statute.

[tumblindice]

B. I mean. Johnny Walker has me in his grip.

[Penelope Dreadful]

I have been tweeting like a mofo! To Trumps, FOXNews, everybody, and Drudge. Also made three posts on Trumps facebook.

[tumblindice]

You go girl! Maybe he’ll hire you.

[tumblindice]

Did you see the youtube of the KC rally? He’s fed upon with these ****birds.

[tumblindice]

PS Keep after it! I don’t tweet or FB.

[Jay Thomas]

Really? Stupid facts? Jeez.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3408501/posts?page=46#46

[Penelope Dreadful]

Yes. I just tried calling his campaign, too. No answer. Don’t yankees stay up late??? I thought it was the city that never sleeps!

[X-spurt]

I am well aware that its often very difficult for the aficionados of Trumpmania to understand legal documents, but it clearly says “orderly conduct of Government business or official functions”.

It takes quite the stretching of even a lurid imagination to construe a patrician political rally as being the orderly conduct of Government business or official functions, regardless of who the candidate may be.

[GLDNGUN]

Don’t argue with me? Are you kidding. I have never read anything as condescending ever on FR, and it is in question and it is in doubt.

You might want to Google the US Attorney General’s manual for United States Attorneys on how they should handle 18USC section 1752 cases. I don’t care if you do or don’t though.

First of all, take a chill pill, my friend. When I said "don't argue with me", I was saying I'm not the one to argue this with. This isn't an opinion of mine that I was sharing, it is the law, like it or not.

And then you tell me to go read something when evidently you didn't read what I posted.

If you had clicked on the link you would have read the words directly from president of Valdosta State University. Do you think he's some Trump supporter? Here's the money line from his letter:

"While this is disturbing, it should be remembered that this was not a VSU sponsored event, but a private function. The Trump campaign, together with the Secret Service and other law-enforcement officials, had responsibility for such decisions, not VSU. As we reminded the campus via email last Friday, current federal law (HR 347) does not allow for protesting of any type in an area under protection by the Secret Service."

As you can read for yourself, he is telling the students that the Secret Service were enforcing this law.

Furthermore, even liberal rags aren't disputing the law:

http://reason.com/blog/2016/03/03/protest-donald-trump-now-federal-crime
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/03/its-literally-illegal-to-protest-at-a-donald-trump-rally

Don't you think they would be somehow arguing that the law didn't apply here if they could? Even they aren't making that argument.

Again, I'm not going to argue with you about it. You can argue with all of these other people, starting with the Secret Service.

I don’t care if you do or don’t though.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

A political rally isn’t a government function.

Ted, Secret Service protection is in place. It's funny how it's ok to disrupt a lawful gathering for your opponent. But, losers aren't worth the effort to disrupt.

[Roccus]

Political parties are not part of the government.

Though I understand the context of that sentence, convincing your fingers to type it must have been quite a chore