No Protest Law

I must have dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet
They're moving out into the street
--Genesis

Earlier this year the president signed H.R. 347, known as the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, into law. Provisions of this law make it illegal to protest near the president or other government official as determined by the Secret Service.

As noted by Judge Nap, this is clearly a violation of the First Amendment, which states that "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech...or of the right of the people to peaceably assemble."

Only the latest episode from an administration that wants to silence its detractors.