President Obama Should Veto “Anti-Protester” Bill

From GetEQUAL:

The U.S. House and Senate have both recently passed bills that place crushing new restrictions on the First Amendment rights of all Americans.

This legislation puts new limitations in place that charge protesters with federal crimes if they protest on federal grounds, at any location in which someone protected by the Secret Service (the President, a former President, a Presidential candidate, or any number of domestic or international figures), or at any location sanctioned as being of “national significance” — including the Democratic and Republican conventions and even the Super Bowl!

H.R. 347 and S.B. 1794 *severely* limit the ability of Americans to exercise their First Amendment rights to speech and assembly — and destroy the long tradition of American protest. We are calling on President Obama to veto this legislation, and to stand up for those who wish to participate in the political process in deep and powerful ways.

Join me in asking President Obama to stand up for First Amendment rights and veto this bill!

You can sign the petition here: http://bit.ly/xTrYih

Thank you!

The GetEQUAL team

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