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Originally Posted by HuskyMan
It seems to be apparent that there are many different views and opinions represented by the OWS protestors. The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution states:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Protests are as old as history itself, while I may not agree with everything the OWS crowd is protesting, I have to support their right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Without activism, the place is occupied by the non-caring and the uninvolved.
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But are they petitioning the government for anything? By all accounts, they have no singularity of purpose, no leadership to clarify specific demands and if they are petitioning government...why occupy Wall Street and not the National Mall?