[Riley]

Because you disagree with the content of their protest. Holding this type of belief is dangerous to a free society. You should have no expectation of freedom if you do not believe that people you disagree with should have any.

I agree with this statement, although speech does not include 'criminal mischeif'. Nobody is especially worried about a bunch of leftists chanting and waving signs around. The problems is all of the destruction that this mob always seems to bring with it. Breaking windows and burning cop cars isn't, in my view, 'speech'.

[edeal]

I agree with the criminal mischief, but we already have laws against that. Does this mean April 15th tax protests are ilegal now without a license from the Governemnt?

Things like this, in the long run, are scary.

[Ready4Freddy]

I remember well the Christmas season of 1971, when Texas Tech had passed some rules designating 'free speech' & 'free association' areas, and otherwise limiting the ability of students and others to protest the war in Vietnam (primarily).

Trouble was, the rules were written so broadly that Tech's traditional 'Carol of Lights' Christmas procession also violated them. After the univ was taken to court, Tech went without their Carol of Lights that year, and did away with the 'free speech' rules soon thereafter.