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The President came through our area a few weeks ago. No "no-free-speech" zone. Anyone could line up anywhere along the 10+ miles his motorcade drove on.
One guy did, protesting about no jobs. One.
Amazingly, I wasn't allowed to block the road and make the President's motorcade stop so he could shake my hand, and I like the guy. Imagine that.
With the level of hatred against the President in the country right now, I'm not surprised by this. Was there no where (bridges/overpasses, hillsides etc) these people could have "free-speeched"? Just because we have a first amendment, doesn't mean people are allowed to get in his face to disagree with him.
They allowed supporters to remain on the street, and arrested or moved dissenters.
The government holds no legitimate power to make such distinctions, especially where dissent is concerned.
To do so is to behave like a monarch or dictator, not the defender of freedom we expect of our president.