Yes, they should have paid for a permit to paint their own message on the street. IF they were denied, they should have sued the city for violation of their 1st amendment rights.
The city has now established that the streets are legal places for political messages, so I think trump supports can paint ‘MAGA’ with a permit.
“IF they were denied, they should have sued the city for violation of their 1st amendment rights.”
At what point do words painted in the street for non-traffic purposes become a hindrance to traffic?