Originally posted by MrFatBooty
Protesters disrupt the normal goings-on of the day so that other people will pay attention to them. Sure it sucks that for one day out of the year certain people have a 3-hour commute to work, but really does a protest screw up stuff that much? And when has a terrorist attack been launched during a protest staged by U.S. citizens?
and that is where these protests move from behind the cover of constitutional protection. as soon as a protest and those involved starts disrupting the liberties of others, it is no longer "freedom of speech" because it is no longer a "peaceful protest".
That's not what a lot of people are protesting. There are plenty of people such as myself who are not fundamentally against war like your typical protester; but are distressed by the actions of the administration in pursuing this conflict. That's MY objection, not to the troops carrying out their orders. Any comparison to any prior conflict is completely invalid, because it assumes that the same people are protesting as before. Protesting is usually never against the troops themselves, but against the people ordering those troops around. All of this "support the troops" stuff is moot, because virtually no one is against the troops. They just want the troops to get sent home and out of harm's way.
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Saddam has been "an evil, murdering tyrant" for over 20 years. He hasn't gotten any worse in that time. He had and used chemical weapons back in the 80's, that were supplied to him by the U.S. Lest we forget, that is the precedent upon which this war was waged, not that the Iraqi people were suddenly in need of international assistance. They've been in just as much need since Saddam gained power.
where is the proof that the US supplied chemical weapons to Hussein? unless you can back that argument up, you fall in line with all of the others that have jumped on the unfounded conclusions bandwagon on this or any other issue.
The fact that people are complaining is evidence that these tactics are working. The point is to get people's attention. If nobody knows that a protest is going on, then how is the issue going to be made public?
there is a very big difference between a peaceful protest and disrupting the day to day routine of american citizens. usually you have to get a permit to protest in a public place and the local police departments issue statements to the public saying where and when the protest will be held. those statements are made as a warning because the protest may get out of hand. if the protest is overly disruptive, then it no longer constitutionally sound and needs to be broken up by the proper authorities.