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Posted on 10/31/2011 5:49:16 PM PDT by markomalley
Tennessee officials agreed Monday to stop enforcing a new curfew used to dislodge Occupy Nashville protesters from the grounds around the Capitol.
The protesters went to federal court seeking a temporary restraining order against Gov. Bill Haslam, arguing the curfew and arrests of dozens of supporters violated their rights to free speech and freedom of assembly.
State Attorney General's Office Senior Counsel Bill Marett announced at the beginning of a hearing before Judge Aleta Trauger that the state would not fight efforts to halt the policy.
The judge said she had already decided to grant the restraining order because the curfew was a "clear prior restraint on free speech rights."
"I can't think of a more quintessential public forum than Legislative Plaza," Trauger said.
State troopers used the curfew put into place on Thursday to arrest 29 protesters early Friday and 26 people early Saturday.
Both times a Nashville magistrate refused to jail the protesters, saying the state didn't have probable cause to arrest them. They were released with citations.
The Nashville protesters are part of the six-week-old Occupy movement, which began in lower Manhattan to decry corporate influence in government and wealth inequality. It has spread to cities large and small across the country and around the world.
"This is a huge victory for us because Gov. Haslam has realized the mistake that he made," Occupy Nashville protester Steve Reiter said. "The mass arrests were totally unnecessary."
(Excerpt) Read more at old.news.yahoo.com ...
If those people would look real close at the Constitution it does say “peacefully assemble for redress of grievances” nothing about tearing up and trashing public property.
Get them to admit to sedition and/or treason.
"I can't think of a more quintessential public forum than Legislative Plaza," Trauger said.
Unless of course the protesters happen to be TEA Party conservatives or Heaven forbid, PRO-LIFERS!!! Then I have no doubt that the libturd RAT bastard Judge Trauger would rule that the curfews & arrests of conservatives would be warranted, because of a sudden urge of concern for "public safety" or some other Orwellian reason.
I wish that Repub governers would not back down so doggone quickly to these RAT bastard liberal judges. Or better yet, pick up the curfew violators and dump them on RAT bastard liberal Judge Trauger's front lawn at 3 am in the morning.
Fine. Let them stay. By the way did any one inform the protestors that the park is scheduled for fertilizing? Half a foot of ripe chicken manure will be delivered and spread on Monday morning.
Obama has been using these to drum up sympathy for his cause, and it's time to make him own them.
Start calling them what they really are:
Spread the meme....
Female liberal Judge’s suck.
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