http://www.jsonline.com/news/statep...st-permit-requirements-6839brh-134845183.html
This seems, to me, a direct assault on our 1st amendment right to peaceably assemble. Doesn't being required to pay a fee before being allowed to assemble equate to the government licensing our right to assemble thereby nullifying the "right'? . Since their is no mandate for the govt. to staff a peaceful assembly, the statement that this will allow the government to "... ensures our ability to appropriately staff events for the safety of those participating." is a moot point, IMHO.
Interestingly, this news article is from the first of this month and I don't recall reading anything about it. I Googled the topic and aside from the Milwaukie Journal Sentinel, the first few Google pages link, for the most part, to "liberal" sites...Firedog Lake, Huffington Post, Think Progress. I found that interesting.
This seems, to me, a direct assault on our 1st amendment right to peaceably assemble. Doesn't being required to pay a fee before being allowed to assemble equate to the government licensing our right to assemble thereby nullifying the "right'? . Since their is no mandate for the govt. to staff a peaceful assembly, the statement that this will allow the government to "... ensures our ability to appropriately staff events for the safety of those participating." is a moot point, IMHO.
Interestingly, this news article is from the first of this month and I don't recall reading anything about it. I Googled the topic and aside from the Milwaukie Journal Sentinel, the first few Google pages link, for the most part, to "liberal" sites...Firedog Lake, Huffington Post, Think Progress. I found that interesting.
