[Physicist]

"The Rendell Admin definitely knew what those goons were about."

Can't you say the same thing for just about everyone in that crowd, including the guy that sued?

You could indeed...so what do you conclude from that? That we should either expect to be secure in our persons OR exercise our rights under the First Amendment, but not both?

I reject that. I demand both, always.

You seem to be saying that Don and Teri are out of line in suing those responsible, because they knew beforehand that the situation was dangerous. But if we accept that, there are very dire consequences. It means that, at any time, the men in power can bring in muscle to silence the opposition, and there's nothing we can do about it. If you're going to say, "well, facing the danger was their choice," all that remains is for the totalitarians to ensure that the danger is always present. Where are our rights then?

[OldFriend]

Your post #90 says it best.

[Those_Crazy_Liberals]

"You could indeed...so what do you conclude from that? That we should either expect to be secure in our persons OR exercise our rights under the First Amendment, but not both? "

What I'm saying is there wasn't a person in that crowd that could be said was surprised that violence occured. Violence is never right - but for any claim on the part of anyone in that lawsuit - plaintiff or defendant - that they didn't expect violence is unreasonable.

[GunsareOK]

I wonder if the Teamsters (either individually or collectively) could be sued?

I received a solicitation from Judicial Watch just two days ago. I'm glad I tossed it.