In the ongoing GOP drive against demonstrations and protesters, a Republican bill in the Wisconsin legislature aims to punish hecklers who disrupt speakers at events.Some leftists can't grasp free speech.
The measure comes after GOP lawmakers in some 18 states introduced bills that would block protests and increase penalties for arrested demonstrators. Bills in two states would eliminate liability for drivers who run into protesters — as long as it’s “accidental.” State lawmakers in Tennessee introduced such a measure shortly after a Nashville driver struck a safety worker protecting people protesting against President Donald Trump. Arizona’s Republican state senators voted for legislation that could hit some protesters with racketeering charges.
In the Wisconsin bill legislators are pushing this week, University of Wisconsin students who disrupt speeches and demonstrations could be expelled, and campuses would have to remain neutral on political issues, The Associated Press reports.
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Yet Another GOP-Run State Introduces Anti-Protest Bill, And This One Targets Students
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