DISQUS

The Colorado Independent: USA Today raps Denver for treating free speech like the flu

  • johnhkennedy · 1 year ago
    Amazed you haven't published a direct link to the USAToday.com article and to the original "Comments" by myself and others.

    This is the original USA Today.com link to Mayor Hickenloopers rebuttal to
    the USAToday Editorial:

    (With readers COMMENTS
    including regarding current Denver Police efforts to suppress
    the free speech rights of our group of protesters two weeks ago )

    Denver Mayor Hickenloopers rebuttal:
    Opposing view: We support free expression

    http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/07/opposing...

    As you can see I posted a lengthy comment detailing our Impeach Colorado Coalition's recent experience in dealing with threats from the Denver police while protesting in front of Rep. DeGette's office and Channel-7 and Channel-31.

    Our experience suggests that the Denver police are currently engaged in a campaign of threats of "disturbing the peace" and "conspiracy" charges against any/all protesters and that this new threat is happening now and is not just "planning for DNC radicals".

    This threat has caused our group to stop using "Honk To Impeach" signs, which the Denver Police claim is a "conspiracy" to violate Denver laws. We do not have the financial resources to oppose them in court and must concentrate on the goal of impeachment, not trying to change local laws. Since there are so few groups pushing for impeachment we feel we must concentrate on our original goal, having impeachment hearings prior to the election.

    In an article published on Friday, February 1, 2008 by The Detroit News (Michigan) entitled: Judge Rules In Favor of First Amendment,