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(ABC7 News) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs 'Right to Protest' executive order

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs 'Right to Protest' executive order

On Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order to "protect the free speech rights of every Chicagoan."
abc7chicago.com
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The order establishes that "even in the face of interference from the federal government," Chicago police will protect Chicagoans' First Amendment rights.
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Johnson's order directs that, if federal law enforcement disrupts lawful protest activity, CPD will collaborate with protest organizers to develop an alternative plan.
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Within the past hour, Chicago's Mayor Johnson signed an Executive Order ensuring Chicago Residents' 1st Amendment protections - including the Right to Peaceful Assembly & Protest.

The E.O. appears to have two predominate elements:

1] It orders Chicago Police (CPD) to Protect Chicagoans' 1st Amendment Rights, including from Federal transgressions.

2] If Federal disruption occurs, CPD are ordered to defend the protesters, and assist them in formulating a successful protest plan.

To the second element, it seems Chicago Police will work with the protestors and the protestors' own security apparatus in providing unified joint protection against any transgressions to their Constitutional Rights.

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I'd like to think our great nation's forefathers are watching and smiling down upon the good people of Chicago!
 
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You'd think a right expressly guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States would be safe from MAGA. But...
 
What is the over/under on the first time Trump's gestapo shoots a member of the local constabulary?
 
It's a weird reality where stuff like this is even required. It's also an "interesting" turn of events where people that complained about their peers and private citizens shunning them for speech are now threatening to the US government to go after people that say things they don't like.

Some may even call that fascists...
 
I'm just here for the froth.
 
Loulit01 said:
You'd think a right expressly guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States would be safe from MAGA. But...
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It is.

But I think "Executive Order ordering Chicago Police to help protestors formulate successful protest plans" didn't have the same ring to it.

The EO seems to be a measure to help prevent rioting while also trying to encourage legal protests.
 
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Bok Tuklo said:
What is the over/under on the first time Trump's gestapo shoots a member of the local constabulary?
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I suspect Johnson & Pritzker believe they have found a Constitutional matter where they are on firm ground even withstanding Trump's current SCOTUS.

They are in essence, daring Trump to get himself slapped with nationwide precedent, derailing his plans.

I don't think Trump has the guts to do this. There's easier pickings across the nation, rather than have his plans come to a screeching halt in Chicago.
 
Taylor said:
It is.

But I think "Executive Order ordering Chicago Police to help protestors formulate successful protest plans" didn't have the same ring to it.
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They don't seem to mind.
 
I'm just glad they stood up so that other mayors and governors either stand up or get punished by their voters.

People have been way to quick to self moderate because they don't want to force a showdown. It's ended up just allowing Trump to push the boundaries further and further.
 
Taylor said:
It is.

But I think "Executive Order ordering Chicago Police to help protestors formulate successful protest plans" didn't have the same ring to it.
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Free peaceful public expression is a protected right, as is the right to one's public safety.

Johnson isn't asking Chicago Police to do anything they don't already do. CPD and protest organizers typically work-out joint plans for organized protests. It's a win-win for everyone.

But these protections apply to even spontaneous protests, as long as they are not a public danger.
 
trixare4kids said:
Why would MAGA attempt to make a case against the F/A?
Can you give us some examples of the above? TIA
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Trump’s aggressive actions against free speech speak a lot louder than his words defending it

President Donald Trump has said that free speech matters to him. But his record during his second presidential term doesn’t show that commitment.
theconversation.com

Trump’s assault on the First Amendment

The Trump administration has executed a wide-ranging crackdown on freedom of speech by targeting student protestors, lawyers and the press.
www.ibanet.org

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Campus Free Speech

President Trump signed an Executive Order on campus free speech that links federal research funding to institutions agreeing to promote free inquiry. ACE President Ted Mitchell called the order unnecessary and unwelcome.
www.acenet.edu
 
trixare4kids said:
Why would MAGA attempt to make a case against the F/A?
Can you give us some examples of the above? TIA
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Trump Administration’s Attack On Free Speech Sets A Dangerous Precedent​

Trump Administration’s Attack On Free Speech Sets A Dangerous Precedent

Apparently not satisfied with using the President’s Twitter feed to attack the media, the White House is continuing the most sustained attack on the media by an administration in decades.
www.brennancenter.org

Trump orders crackdown on US flag burning and desecration, raising free speech concern

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the U.S. attorney general to prosecute those who burn or in any way desecrate the American flag, leading to criticism by free speech advocates.
www.reuters.com
 
Of course they have the right to peacefully protest. Whoever said they didn't?
 

US free-speech rights shredded despite Trump vow to be first-amendment champion​

US free-speech rights shredded despite Trump vow to be first-amendment champion

Experts say free speech under attack in ways not seen since Nixon – and critics of president’s agenda are being targeted
www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump’s re-election is disastrous for free speech

Donald Trump's re-election is disastrous for free speech

Today is a day of despair – but it is also a day for those of us who genuinely care about free expression to come together to protect and promote it
www.indexoncensorship.org
 
trixare4kids said:
Why would MAGA attempt to make a case against the F/A?
Can you give us some examples of the above? TIA
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That enough?

Trump talks ‘free speech’ while moving to muzzle those he disagrees with​

Trump talks 'free speech' while moving to muzzle those he disagrees with

President Trump issued an executive order purporting to end government censorship. Critics scoffed, saying his actions do just the opposite.
www.latimes.com

Trump Says We ‘Gotta’ Restrict the First Amendment​

The former president vowed to torch free-speech protections days after RFK Jr. touted him as anti-censorship

Trump Says We 'Gotta' Restrict the First Amendment

Donald Trump vowed to restrict the First Amendment's protections for flag-burning days after being endorsed as an anti-censorship candidate by RFK Jr.
www.rollingstone.com
 
I guess I am not understanding why Mayor Johnson would even need to draw up this order. Performative theater? Until it is proved to be necessary that's what order smells like.

Where is his proof that the Trump administration plans to strip the F/A protected rights of those who seek peaceful protest? Of course, the Chicago PD has always had the duty to protect and prioritize peaceful protestors. Nothing precludes cops from doing their jobs, and there is nothing that indicates this even a problem to worry about.
 
So you think it's all just symbolic?

It sounds to me like a measure to help prevent rioting while also trying to encourage legal protests - but just a guess.

Hard to say much about it given it's not been released.
 
trixare4kids said:
Why would MAGA attempt to make a case against the F/A?
Can you give us some examples of the above? TIA
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