Trump Wants to Criminalize Dissent. This Texas Case Could Help Him Do It. : usa@lemmy.ca

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The Prairieland Defendants are on trial in a case that could set a chilling precedent for the right to protest in the United States.

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there doesn't seem to be anything here

[–] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 6 points 8 months ago

That effectively is an attempt to cancel the First Amendment.

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

I don't think they understand what "dissent" is. Dissent is very often opposed and persecuted. It's not often legal.

Making it illegal doesn't make it go away. It makes it louder.