Our FIRST AMENDMENT Rights are protected by Federal Government
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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Here is a brief historical legal reminder to us all of our federally protected First Amendment rights. (from WIKI) 'The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.'
The 'Assembly' has no limits as to time or space, and must enable safety of those Assembled, from the elements (tarps, tents, food, sanitation) .
The Petitioning includes others citizens opinions, not just govt. e.g. Freedom to use SIGNs, posters, marches, shouted slogans etc.
Now, originally, the First Amendment applied only to laws enacted by the Congress. However, starting with Gitlow v. New York, 268 US 652 (1925), in a series of cases, the Supreme Court has held that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment applies the First Amendment to each state, including any local government. The city, county or state CAN MAKE NO LAW, policy or code that can supersede our Federal Right to Assemble and Petition for Redress of Grievances.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
http://tinyurl.com/7uojwmq
The 'Assembly' has no limits as to time or space, and must enable safety of those Assembled, from the elements (tarps, tents, food, sanitation) .
The Petitioning includes others citizens opinions, not just govt. e.g. Freedom to use SIGNs, posters, marches, shouted slogans etc.
Now, originally, the First Amendment applied only to laws enacted by the Congress. However, starting with Gitlow v. New York, 268 US 652 (1925), in a series of cases, the Supreme Court has held that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment applies the First Amendment to each state, including any local government. The city, county or state CAN MAKE NO LAW, policy or code that can supersede our Federal Right to Assemble and Petition for Redress of Grievances.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
http://tinyurl.com/7uojwmq
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