A Municipal Judge in Philadelphia has found that fourteen activists who were arrested at the Philadelphia office of ex-Senator (hooray!) Rick Santorum in order to present Pennsylvania's then junior Senator with a petition opposing the illegal Iraq invasion did not commit trespass. The men and women had been arrested before even entering Santorum's office with four of them being trapped in the lift after security guards turned off the power.
For those who thought that bring these charges was a good idea I would like to remind the of the First Amendment to the US Constitution
For those who thought that bring these charges was a good idea I would like to remind the of the First Amendment to the US Constitution
Amendment I
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.
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