[Seattle-editorial] Article: Has Miami Lost Its Marbles?

[typist at speakeasy.net]

Great article, approved, propose title changes to more accurately reflect article:

subtitle: FREE SPEECH RESTRICTIONS
title: Miami want to curb street protests through new ordinance: will Seattle be next?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: sheelanagig at juno.com [mailto:sheelanagig at juno.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 12:46 AM
> To: seattle-editorial at indymedia.org
> Subject: [Seattle-editorial] Article: Has Miami Lost Its Marbles?
> 
> I posted this to the site on open posting, and now here is the story
> formatted for the features page...this is my first submission for the
> front page so do not hesitate to give me advice. I think this is relevant
> as we need people to email on this NOW! And this ordinance will be used
> against us as precence later...
> 
> Thanks,
> kirsten anderberg
> 
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> <P>Has Miami Lost Its Marbles?
> <BR>By Kirsten Anderberg
> 
> <P>The Miami City Commission is currently trying to pass a “parade and
> demonstrations” ordinance, Item J-03-772, that will be valid once passed,
> until November 27, 2003. This ordinance is being proposed, due to the
> protests that will come with the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
> meeting in Miami, November 17 – 21, 2003. Throughout the text of the
> proposed ordinance is a litany of free speech and Constitutional rights
> rhetoric, yet everything the ordinance stands for directly conflicts with
> the rights it proclaims to take into account. There is a sincere conflict
> between the semantics of what the text is saying and the reality of what
> it is proposing. 
> 
> <P>This ordinance proposal was supposed to be voted upon by Miami City
> Commissioners, on Sept. 25, 2003, yet there was a flood of protest from
> the public, as well as watchdog groups such as the ACLU. Now the proposal
> is tabled for the next Commissioners’ meeting in the beginning of
> October, and revisions will supposedly take place between now and then.
> Thus, it is CRUCIAL that people call and email these Commissioners to
> stop this ordinance from becoming yet another bit of precedence against
> free speech in America. Activists fear Miami is stalling regarding the
> passage of this ordinance, until the last hour, to just slide it
> through...click here for the <a
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=33677">
> full story</A>. 
> 
> 
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