>[It's funny how many people who would never think of challenging the
>police at a permitted rally, never mind throwing a brick, get fired up
>about the idea when the march has been made illegal. If there's one thing
>that Americans across the spectrum can get self-righteous about, it's
>their first amendment rights.]
When Rudy walled off City Hall Park, formerly a site of frequent protests, there was hardly a peep. And I used to think NYC was irrepressible.
Doug