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To: American Spirit who wrote (1443)	8/20/2004 8:44:57 AM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	Respond to of 27181

Convention Protestors Will Protest Directly from Jail 07/25/04 BOSTON, Massachusetts Hoping to avoid the chaos and violence that marred the 1968 Democrat National Convention in Chicago, the city of Boston will restrict protesting in 2004 to a "freedom of speech area" in a local jail. "We believe deeply in freedom of speech," insisted a city spokesperson. "No one will be prevented from expressing their opinions during the convention this week, so long as they do so in the designated area." Outraged protest groups are promising to express their opposition to the restrictions through massive civil disobedience. Bud Greenspan of the Global Organization to Save Hemp (GOSH) won't take the restrictions lying down. "Once we get to the free speech area," Greenspan told our RealStupid political reporter, "we plan to lie down and, like, cease all cooperation with the authorities, forcing them to arrest us and take us to...wait a minute...man, this sucks." "They can silence our voices," insisted Butterfly Karma of the National Organization for Civil Liberties Unlimited (NOCLU). "But they can't silence our souls. Which will be out there protesting in the streets, even if our bodies are in jail. Uh, protesting. In jail. Geez, this really sucks." The Worldwide Animal Rights Project (WARP) plans to protest the restrictions on protesting by picketing outside the jail. "Then they'll have to arrest us and haul us off to jail," sneered WARP member Hilda "Big Mac" MacMurtry. "Well, maybe 'haul' isn't the right word. How about 'walk' us to jail. No, 'escort' us to jail. Damn, this really does suck." A Bush administration official revealed that the Republican National Convention in New York next month will restrict protests to a nearly identical "freedom of speech area," with one difference-protestors at the Republican convention will also be required to wear orange jumpsuits and hoods. ©2004 RealStupidNews.com