Campus PC is out of control
The goons headed by staunch advocate of the rule of law Bill Barr are arresting large numbers of protestors for trivial offenses, and federal magistrates are requiring them to waive several of their First Amendment rights as a condition to be released from jail during a pandemic:
Federal authorities are using a new tactic in their battle against protesters in Portland, Oregon: arrest them on offenses as minor as “failing to obey” an order to get off a sidewalk on federal property — and then tell them they can’t protest anymore as a condition for release from jail.
Legal experts describe the move as a blatant violation of the constitutional right to free assembly, but at least 12 protesters arrested in recent weeks have been specifically barred from attending protests or demonstrations as they await trials on federal misdemeanor charges.
“Defendant may not attend any other protests, rallies, assemblies or public gathering in the state of Oregon,” states one “Order Setting Conditions of Release” for an accused protester, alongside other conditions such as appearing for court dates. The orders are signed by federal magistrate judges.
Look, I hope we can remain focused on the biggest threats to free speech, like a powerful editor soliciting a fascist op-ed from a bad faith authoritarian hack and then publishing it unread being forced to resign.