More RNC protesters acquitted!

With any luck, we might be at the point where it no longer pays for the thought guardians to suppress dissent.

During the Republican National Convention last year in St. Paul, police arrested many dissenters against the GOP order on trumped-up, ridiculous charges. Little by little, however, these bogus charges are falling by the wayside.

Now 2 more RNC protesters have been acquitted. They had been charged with parading without a permit, disorderly conduct, and unlawful assembly.

Unlawful assembly? Doesn't the Bill of Rights protect freedom of assembly? This is like charging someone with unlawful speech or unlawful religion.

Well, the judge dismissed the parading charge, and jurors found the demonstrators not guilty of the other charges.

In January, charges against 7 other defendants were dismissed by a judge. No defendants in the protests against the 2008 GOP convention have been convicted following a trial.

Maybe for their next convention the Republicans ought to try allowing free speech. It's amazing how well freedom works.

(Source: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2009/03/19/two-more-rnc-protesters-acquitted.html)