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American Legion Declares War on Protestors -- Media Next?

Mostly I use this column to talk about the great things that nonprofits are doing or the great things they could be doing, with the right vision and strategy. But every now and then I have to talk about something reprehensible and now is such a time. It seems the American Legion, who last I checked use the First Amendment quite a bit, have declared a kind of war on protestors. They voted to use any means necessary to oppose public protests and media events that they deem to be in opposition to the war in Iraq. Posted: 8/26/05; 4:27:00 PM #

Utah Rave Bust

Experienced readers of mine will know that I believe civil liberties to be one of the essential pillars of civil society. Simply put, every single one of the U.S. nonprofits I have worked with in the last year have depended on their First Amendment right to assemble to get anything at all done. They should all be interested in knowing that in Utah, they use SWAT teams to shut down legal outdoor dances for crimes that might be committed at some point. It's an amazing and frightening story. Posted: 8/26/05; 4:14:03 PM #