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well silence may be golden but not always when it comes to free speech
a Maryland man is fighting for his right to protest
outside the US Supreme Court he was arrested for violating
no speech zone that was kennedy was all years when he heard about this latest
example of taking your liberties
has that report yeah John police say no speech zones are necessary to protect
public officials
but are they putting too much distance between protesters
and the protest it this protester in Washington DC
says yes
Harold protest you believe this is
a fundamental American right yes I do
believe people should be allowed protest picking against the government
because we are paid for their services they supposed to serve the american
people
last year this signs peacefully
from Supreme Court right here on the public plaza
was completely silent over a hundred
from the entrance to the supreme court nonetheless
officers arrested the charge Miley
a so-called no speech down these things are popping up all
John Whitehead is from the Rutherford Institute
is challenging hodge's arrest this is a dangerous trend has been going over and
over the years
putting people so far away from government officials the government
can hear the speech in general americans are deeply moved by spontaneous protest
in other countries
stale this law enforcement advocates says limits on protests in the US
are necessary no way we are supposed to be an example
freedom to the world how can we limit free speech
especially in front of the Supreme Court no free speech with world
doing is the people to a safe distance away
record allowing demonstrate and not infringe
other people's right to free speech an access to the building
well that means for similar and that's exactly what they're doing destroying
for some
Hodge says he just wants to be seen and heard and he says he can't be
he's not on the public plaza that's it from here John back to you
so what are the limits I mean how far do you have to get back be around the
corner there
his too far away seem to lose the effectiveness
Douglas Kennedy thank you