The Supreme Court of the United States of America, like much of America these days, likes freedom as long as it does not interfere with the Supreme Court. The court will only allow certain types of gatherings, such as lawyers giving a press conference, to gather on the public property plaza just in front of the courthouse.
In 2011, Harold Hodge was arrested for protesting using a sign that read, “The U.S. Gov. Allows Police To Illegally Murder And Brutalize African Americans And Hispanic People.”
Apparently, one does not just hold up a sign and protest in front of the Supreme Court unless it is an approved speech. The court had issued an administrative ruling that stated, “It is unlawful to parade, stand, or move in processions or assemblages in the Supreme Court building or grounds, or to display in the building or grounds a flag, banner, or device designed or adapted to bring into public notice a party, organization, or movement.”
Now, the Supreme Court is about to decide if it’s own rules are constitutional, I wonder how that will turn out?
City, state and even federal government have been limiting constitutional rights for years now using zoning law and administrative actions to regulate freedom. Home churches have been made illegal by narrowly defining what a church is and where it can be. Freedom of speech has been curtailed in recent weeks in New York and Washington state by making it hate speech to speak against cross-dressers who we must refer to as transgendered people and even that is debated whether we can use that term.
The first amendment to the constitution plainly reads, 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.”
The only condition placed on the freedom to assemble is that it be peaceable not that it is convenient to the very court that is to protect that right.
The United States was founded on the idea that freedom was messy and noisy but necessary.
People want to believe that their thoughts and opinions are the right ones and we are not happy to have others disagree with us because we are right. So, when we do not hold to the biblical principle of do unto others as you would like done to you, we cannot tolerate the discomfort of the debate on who is right.
That is why when the godless have their way compromise means that the opposition now agrees with them because they are right
So as the godless continue to gain in their power it is necessary that freedom of religion, speech and protest be limited until they no longer exist except as ideals on paper without power or force.
