The Watchers: The Left observers "watching the backs of protesters at the GOP convention.

The Village Voice (Online Edition via E-mail) ^ | August 11 - 17, 2004 | Janelle Nanos

[Che Chihuahua]

The Village Voice
The Watchers
by Janelle Nanos
August 11 - 17, 2004
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0432/nanos.php

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There are a few things to know when planning a protest in New York City. An archaic state law forbids multiple protesters from wearing identical masks at an event. Signs carried on sticks or poles are considered potential weapons and will be confiscated. And if you didn't know these facts already, you should at least get acquainted with the volunteer corps of legal observers. They do know the rules, and they're an essential element in preserving your right to free speech and assembly.

Armed with neon-green hats, video cameras, and a knowledge of the law, legal observers were witness to more than 2,000 arrests—some peaceful, some not—at New York City demonstrations in 2003. This past March, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau predicted in a City Council hearing that there would be up to 1,000 arrests a day during the upcoming Republican National Convention. To prepare for this likelihood, the progressive National Lawyers Guild is recruiting over 250 volunteers to observe rallies and marches, and is bringing in a bevy of lawyers to handle, pro bono, any civil rights cases that arise.

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[Che Chihuahua]

This is not a story about the usual band of left wing nuts that protest the WTO and other high visibility events. Instead, it is the story of the legal, but rabid dogs of war who will "watch their backs."

The main story here is the National Lawyers Guild, an organiztion of neo-anarchist lawyers--an oxymoron in itself. They are nonetheless frightening and highly organized group of legal terrorists.

They apparently also can create "Stepford law students" to further their own radical agenda. These Stepford law can be programmed to say just about anything that makes left wingers seem like the most fair and equitable people on the face of the earth.

"I'd be willing to be a legal observer for the Ku Klux Klan," said Benjamin Bernard, a student at New York Law School. "Whether I agree personally or not, I'd go to protect their constitutional rights."

The guild has drafted an $80,000 budget ($10,000+ per day) for legal outreach during the convention. That's some budget for a group of poor, struggling lawyers fight for truth, justice and the Marxist way.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Conservative judge + 50,000 dollar bail = broke legal fund

[Reactionary]

Ah. So the idea is to have a band of rich, scumbag liberals intently watch the a$$e$ of other liberals?

[tacticalogic]

Ah. So the idea is to have a band of rich, scumbag liberals intently watch the a$$e$ of other liberals?

More likely to watch the news media, and make sure the cameras are in the right place at the right time.