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

[Jason Reep]

agree. post it.

typist at speakeasy.net wrote:

> 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?
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>>-----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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