WTF Is It Now?!?

Quote of the day, part 2
"Who cares what a bunch of Nobel prize winning economists think about the President's economics. I bet Jesus likes his plan." - Les Dabney, at Testify!.


Judge blocks NYC march, but not protest
Traitors Demonstrators to be kept inside 'First Amendment Zones', afterwards will be carted off to Soylent Green factories to be used as MREs for our brave men and women bombing the bejeezus out of Saddam and his evil allies, the French.

The city did not violate the First Amendment rights of anti-war demonstrators when it denied them a permit to march past the United Nations on Saturday, a federal judge ruled Monday. Citing "this time of heightened security," U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones said the city's need to protect the public outweighs the right of demonstrators to march by the U.N.

"While the court recognizes the distinct importance of marching, the city's restriction on marching is not a restriction on pure speech, but rather a restriction on the manner in which plaintiff may communicate its message," Jones wrote.

The city said it will allow the protesters to demonstrate in a designated area near the United Nations.

The demonstration is being organized by United for Peace and Justice, a coalition of anti-war groups that is sponsoring rallies throughout the world on Saturday.

The city had rejected a parade permit for Saturday's march because police could not assure public safety for up to 100,000 people without better information from organizers, city lawyer Rachel Goldman argued in court last week. - link.