And yet, three years ago, the Connecticut Legislature passed a law that abridged the freedom of speech and the right to assemble peaceably.

Forget that Frank Miller, with his bigoted comment, is spitting in the face of the 1st amendment of the US Constituti-on: the right to peaceably assemble.

The First Amendment guarantees the right of the people to assemble peaceably.

For example, the court explained that the right to peaceably assemble, protected under the First Amendment, was applicable to both the national and state governments.

Justice Morrison Waite's opinion for the Court carefully distinguished the right to peaceably assemble as a secondary right, while the right to petition was labeled to be a primary right.

The participants claim a right to "peaceably assemble" and act as they please on public land.

"You're dealing with the right of people to peaceably assemble, and this is a clear violation of that," Mr. Rosenberger said.

The right to peaceably assemble and protest without being attacked by police acting under the orders of politicians tied to Wall Street interests?

The people have the right to assemble peaceably for their common good and to apply by petition or remonstrance to those vested with the powers of government for redress of grievances.

So public transport is only public until the point at which it supports a people right to assemble peaceably?