The Minnesota legislature is proposing three bills that would increase the penalties for protesters blocking the highways, along with making it easier for the cities, counties, and the state to sue the protesters for damages. Those bill are infringing on our first amendment right to assemble peacefully.
Why is this important?
The bills that the Minnesota legislature are proposing I feel are infringing on our first amendment rights. They trying to make it hard for the people to assemble peacefully by increasing the penalties on the protesters. The bills the Minnesota legislature are numbered HF55, HF322, HF390, and SF148.