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>Free speech zones? Since when does this country have >special zones where free speech is permitted? The idea >makes me sick. And the presence of the National Guard >on Pittsburgh streets to conrol who? Us? Sounds like a >military mission-creep into domestic affairs. Is posse >comitatus just a myth? If this is not upsetting to us >journalists, then why would we ever have been given >the name, government watchdogs? > > >>I think it would be great if the protesters decided to >>not show up. That would make the D-Day-style >>preparations and incessant media fretting look >>ridiculous. I remember coming across an antiwar >>protest 4 or 5 years ago in Oakland. There must have >>been 3 cops, many heavily armed and in riot gear, for >>every one of the 150 or so protesters, almost all of >>whom looked like middle-aged or older extremely >>peaceful taxpaying protesters. I know that a show of >>force helps mitigate violence, but still, I'd rather >>have some of the urban military budget spent on health >>care and education, or maybe paying down the city's >>pension debt. >> >> >>>Man, I've been reading about the security >preparations >>>for the G20 summit. Wow, it's hard to comprehend that >>>this is taking place in our country and the Burgh, >the >>>western front of the American Revolution, of all >>>places. Now I read that the National Guard is being >>>deployed here. Does this and the designated free >>>speech zones bother any local journalists who read >>>this forum?

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