States Are Cracking Down on the Biggest Protests Since '60s
by Elise Young
and Janan Hanna
February 3, 2017, 4:00 AM CST February 3, 2017, 1:42 PM CST
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Republicans in statehouses across the U.S. are devising legal tools to regulate public dissent as demonstrators take to the streets to protest President Donald Trump in waves not seen since the Vietnam War.
At least 10 bills to limit protests have been introduced in recent months. North Dakota is considering protection for motorists who unintentionally kill protesters blocking roads. Washington state Senator Doug Ericksen would punish those who “disrupt our economy.” Next week, North Carolina Senator Dan Bishop will call for imprisoning people who intimidate ex-officials, after former Governor Pat McCrory was pursued down a Washington, D.C., alley by a group chanting “Shame!”
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https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-03/worst-u-s-protests-since-1960s-spur-states-to-pursue-crackdown
