Protest has been such an essential form of our democracy, and has been frequent, awesome, and necessary in the time of Trump. Thus, my red flags started flying when my twitter feed alerted me to this latest travesty. I’ve linked and quoted from a couple of explanatory articles. They’re not long and you can get the details on how the Trump admin, via the National Park Service, is trying to limit that protest, whacking at our right to free speech, to assemble and petition our govt — another hit on our democracy.
If you are itching to
get over to that National Park Service dot.gov to leave your feedback on limiting DC protest (Nuh Uhhh!!!), kindly
follow the first link, just below. Go to the NPS page, click on “comments,” and do your thang!
The time to do so is rapidly slipping away. Maybe we can keep this thing from happening. The comments I saw were overwhelmingly (ALL) very strongly opposed.
National Park Service Protest Rule - Comment Page
Get Off My Lawn!!! Trump Proposal Could Squelch Protests in DC
Donald Trump’s presidency has inspired massive protests, with hundreds of thousands of women marching on the National Mall and scientists swarming the White House fence.
But now the Trump administration is seeking to restrict protests by effectively blocking them along the north sidewalk of the White House and making it easier for police to shut them down. A National Park Service proposal also opens the door to charging organizers for the cost of putting up barricades or re-seeding grass.
The proposed regulation could curtail demonstrations on some of Washington’s most iconic staging grounds for protests, including the National Mall where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I have a dream”’ speech in 1963. It also includes Lafayette Square across from the White House and the Pennsylvania Avenue sidewalks in front of the Trump International Hotel.