Claiming that the only permit they need to peaceably assemble is the First Amendment to the Constitution, members of the Manhattan Libertarian Party have announced that they intend to gather on the Great Lawn at Central Park on the eve of the Republican National Convention to protest the war in Iraq and the Patriot Act.
The Republican convention will be held in New York City from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4.
"If you ask the government for permission to protest it, you deserve to be told no," said Manhattan LP chair Jim Lesczynski, referring to the city's denial of permits to other organizations that have requested permission to hold protests on the Great Lawn on Aug. 29.
So the Manhattan LP won't be asking for permission -- since they've already been given permission by the Bill of Rights to "peaceably assemble," Lesczynski noted.
"Organizers will not be available to negotiate with the New York Police Department, because this protest will have no organizers," he said. "Absolutely nobody is in charge. Libertarians are individuals, not a collective."
Lesczynski said he expects word of the unauthorized protest, which will unofficially begin Aug. 29 at noon, to spread through the Internet and other grassroots channels.
LP News Online article
The Republican convention will be held in New York City from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4.
"If you ask the government for permission to protest it, you deserve to be told no," said Manhattan LP chair Jim Lesczynski, referring to the city's denial of permits to other organizations that have requested permission to hold protests on the Great Lawn on Aug. 29.
So the Manhattan LP won't be asking for permission -- since they've already been given permission by the Bill of Rights to "peaceably assemble," Lesczynski noted.
"Organizers will not be available to negotiate with the New York Police Department, because this protest will have no organizers," he said. "Absolutely nobody is in charge. Libertarians are individuals, not a collective."
Lesczynski said he expects word of the unauthorized protest, which will unofficially begin Aug. 29 at noon, to spread through the Internet and other grassroots channels.
Maybe they didn't see those tanks and shock troops in Miami. And then again, maybe they think democracy is worth it.
The only thing I can say to them is this: wear Dockers and loafers, button-down shirts, and let the middle-class American public see representatives of their own lifestyle getting their heads bashed in and being refused the right to free speech and protest.
....do what you want....you will anyway.
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