Via Drudge: The American Civil Liberties Union staged a nationwide training event Saturday to make sure people are aware of their rights as protesters and urge organized, public resistance by those opposed to policies of President Donald Trump.
Organizers said the event at a sports arena on the University of Miami campus was livestreamed to locations in all 50 states. ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero said 200,000 people had signed up to attend one of an estimated 2,000 local events.
The event, staged in town hall style, was aimed at capitalizing on numerous demonstrations since Trump's election in November and to make sure people know their rights to protest, Romero said. He said priority issues are immigration, the First Amendment free speech and religious freedom rights, civil and reproductive rights and rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people.
"We will bring all the lawsuits necessary to defend these rights," Romero said. "We'll do the work in the courts. You do the work in the streets. People are motivated. They want to be engaged."
Organizers said the event at a sports arena on the University of Miami campus was livestreamed to locations in all 50 states. ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero said 200,000 people had signed up to attend one of an estimated 2,000 local events.
The event, staged in town hall style, was aimed at capitalizing on numerous demonstrations since Trump's election in November and to make sure people know their rights to protest, Romero said. He said priority issues are immigration, the First Amendment free speech and religious freedom rights, civil and reproductive rights and rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people.
"We will bring all the lawsuits necessary to defend these rights," Romero said. "We'll do the work in the courts. You do the work in the streets. People are motivated. They want to be engaged."
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2 comments:
The Left is always on offense. Why isn't the right, or conservatives if you prefer? Think of the treasure trove in the Weiner-Abedin computer files alone. Why are the gloves off Hillary and Podesta? Losing is guaranteed with conservatives' make nice reflex.
ACLU finally comes out. This is what Roger Baldwin really was.
ricpic said...
The Left is always on offense. Why isn't the right, or conservatives if you prefer? Think of the treasure trove in the Weiner-Abedin computer files alone. Why are the gloves off Hillary and Podesta? Losing is guaranteed with conservatives' make nice reflex.
Not so much Conservatives or the Right, as much as the Whigs who have staked out so much of the Republican party.
Remember the war cry of the Trump campaign?
"Lock her up!!!".
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