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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: D. Long who wrote (30383)2/19/2004 8:30:34 AM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) of 793707
 
Content HAS been regulated- the supreme court has SAID that in the very rulings you cite- it is NOT content neutral if there is a compelling state interest, hence content HAS been regulated. The only thing you are saying is that it can be regulated if there is a compelling interest. The compelling interest here is "security"- which only applies to people with signs that didn't support Bush. If you were really a terrorist out to injure Bush, what kind of sign would you be holding? Duh. It is not a logical restraint. Obviously anyone can make an argument that there is a compelling state interest- and in the case of abortion protestors there is a history of violence. The private person/captive citizen doesn't work either, when you are dealing with a political figure at a public event. There is not the same history of violence with political protestors, nor is there an aim to stop a service, they have the aim of airing their views.

The anti-abortion cases are easily distinguishable by competent counsel. Good try though.
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