rightwinglibertarian
Regular Member
I'm tracking the restrictions here in Seattle due to the Chinese presidents visit and have run across this nasty bit of federal code used to scare people away from areas the police and secret service have decided to block off. My point is two fold
1) This is being used to stop people from exercising their first Amendment rights not limited to but including copblocking and protesting and
2) I notice it states in black and white
So anybody OCing in a public area could get himself thrown in jail for 10 years simply for exercising a right. And how does one refute the idea polise and SS agents can close a public road off for 'security' at will?
1) This is being used to stop people from exercising their first Amendment rights not limited to but including copblocking and protesting and
2) I notice it states in black and white
(b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) is—
(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, if—
(A) the person, during and in relation to the offense, uses or carries a deadly or dangerous weapon or firearm; or
(B) the offense results in significant bodily injury as defined by section 2118(e)(3); and
(2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, in any other case.
So anybody OCing in a public area could get himself thrown in jail for 10 years simply for exercising a right. And how does one refute the idea polise and SS agents can close a public road off for 'security' at will?