Law sets ominous precedent
President Barack Obama signed a bill, the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 347) into law March 8, 2012, which makes disturbing certain political events a federal offense, according to a Slate article by Dahlia Lithwick and Raymond Vasvari. The bill “makes protest of any type potentially a federal offense with anywhere from a year to […]
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