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Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
RIVERFEST IS OUR FUCKING GUEST..THEY ARE THE ONES BORROWING PUBLIC PROPERTY...HOW CAN THEY MAKE FUCKING RULES FOR ITS USE??? FUCK ME...BRING LEWIS BLACK HERE TO SCREAM AT THEM. I think RF has run its course. $30 for the privelege of buying river money to eat truck vendor food. wasnt going this year, which is the same as the last 6 years.
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
I can't wait to leave this state. This only makes me want to go faster.
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
This is outside of Riverfest JtSims. Guess outrageously overpriced food, alcohol, & other bs is more important than our constitutional rights nowadays, specifically to petition. Our rights in this country are being eroded & an ignorant apathetic public is to blame as much as city offices & the LRPD. This is some bs & we WILL be taking the streets tomorrow just like any citizen of this country & exercising our rights. Apparently you have forgot what holiday weekend we are celebrating. What a great way to remember/give thanks to our veterans who have fought & died to protect our rights...canvassers petitioning their government for a redress of grievances are the real problem?! Wtf!
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
Stodala is nothing more than a stuffed, and I mean a really stuffed suit. He and his firm are lobbyists for pete's sake! No wonder he and his cronies like Graham Catlett are not in favor of ethics! We need to clean up city hall once the ethics initiative passes!
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
The City Attorney and the LRPD legal advisor should inform the next shift of police covering Riverfest that the cops' actions are illegal, despite what their Chamber overlords say.
In fact, since Riverfest is supposed to be a civic event on public property, petitioners should be permitted within the event itself. What better way to celebrate our country's freedoms than the actual exercise of those freedoms?
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
Okay, I have a suggestion for the canvassers.
Find a candidate for public office who is sympathetic to your cause. Give the candidate a bullhorn - a mobile sound amplifier - go to Riverfest, and stand at the front gate and have the candidate announce the location to sign petitions.
If anyone complains or attempts to interfere with the candidate making the announcement, refer them to this section of the Arkansas Code -
Title 7 Elections
Chapter 6 Campaign Practices
Subchapter 1 -- General Provisions
A.C.A. § 7-6-105 (2012)
7-6-105. Use of sound equipment -- Penalty for interference.
(a) When any citizen of Arkansas becomes a candidate in any primary or general election and complies with all the laws pertaining thereto, then the candidate shall be entitled to go into any city, town, municipality, or rural community in Arkansas and operate his or her acoustical or sound equipment between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. notwithstanding any town or city ordinance to the contrary.
(b) Any person who interferes in any manner with the right granted in this section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
HISTORY: Acts 1969, No. 465, Art. 13, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 3-1301, 3-1302; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 394.
So give Herb Rule a bullhorn and tell him to get to work gathering signatures.
Re: “The Riverfest line — Sign the ethics petition”
Funny, jabberwocky, I was beginning to get the impression the AT blog is a gathering place for old boozers who spent their college years in bars boozing it up instead of pursuing their studies in the library.
But maybe I've just been misinterpreting the comments.
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Great news, as long as he doesn't change the cheese dip!
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
Democracy is such a messy business, jtsims. Too bad so many people had to die to protect your constitutional rights; but the inconvenience of saying no to a petitioner is too high a price for you to pay to enjoy a public celebration?!
Sounds as if you've already taken your chill pill. And it chilled you all the way to the heart.
People's being denied their constitutional rights doesn't seem to rank very high in your constellation of concerns.
IMHO
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
Proof again our schools do a terrible job teaching these basic fundamental rights all Americans enjoy. All these people go through various levels of our school systems and for them to be so ignorant and so uncaring about the protection and the use of these fundamental rights is a major indication how little they were taught or learned in their school experiences. Shame, shame, shame.
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
If this is condoned by the CHief of Police and the Mayor, they should be impeached. Even if you are a Chamber of Commerce hack, you have to respect the rights of the people to petition. That is FUNDAMENTAL Americanism. Get the C of C out of City Government! Fire these buffoons!
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
Totally predictable.
Re: “The Riverfest line — Sign the ethics petition”
El, Durango, Plain, Dadgummit! If y'all keep talkin' about frequenting places that are now bonyfidie archaeological digs, people are gonna start thinkin' that the AT blog is a digital old geezers' home.
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
People go to Riverfest to have fun, not to be pestered by people seeking signatures. Don't you get that? Simmer down. Jeez. The last thing I want to think about at RF is someone holding a clipboard in my face. Take a chill pill.
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
This points out a fundamental flaw in the political system. Yes, the citizens of the state can petition for a change, IF the change is condoned by the people already in control of government.
Though petitioning sites are legal, as clarified by numerous court decisions, those in power use intimidation to prevent the circulation of the petitions by threatening and actually arresting the petitioners. By the time the charges are dismissed, the opportunity to gather signatures has passed. In addition, the harassment can be extremely expensive for the petitioners - bail costs, lost time from work, vehicle tow fees. If the petitioners succeed in winning a suit for wrongful arrest, the cost is borne by the municipality, not the individuals conniving to prevent the petitioning.
Public thoroughfares outside of the gates of events - Riverfest, State Fair, sporting events - are exactly that - public. My usual response to the police attempting to prevent my petitioning efforts is: "that is not a lawful order."
Boycott Riverfest.
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
Time to boycott Riverfest... The police are following unlawful orders... fucking crazy... hello fascist state... and on Memorial Day weekend, no less, when so many have given so much so that citizens may enjoy the protection of the constitution...
They need to concentrate their efforts on looking for the thugs running amuck and leave decent, law abiding citizens alone.
Send these dumb asses back to grade school for some civics classes.
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
Outrageous! Riverfest does not own Clinton Ave. If these cops are working off hours, they should have no say over whether the public can be on a city street. If they are officially on duty, they should be fired. We own them. They do not own us.
Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
The medical marijuana petitioners were also going to be there this weekend. I wonder if that's who the police are really trying to stop. Even if the city and police are eventually found to be out of line, the petitioners will have still missed their best opportunity for mass signatures, with the July deadline near.
Re: “N.C. businessman pays a price for support of gay rights”
Louie, do your clients down around McNabb even know what china and silver are used for?
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Re: “Little Rock cracks down on petitioners at Riverfest”
Riverfest already has my admissions money, but after this I guarantee I will not spend one cent on anything inside the event. And if I see anyone there whose garb indicates they are in a position of authority with Riverfest, I will protest this action in very strong terms. This probably is the final nail in the coffin for me, I doubt seriously I will ever attend another Riverfest after this year.