Traffic Blockade Protests Were a Nuisance. Lawmakers Want to Make Them a Felony.

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Protesters shutting down traffic is good for democracy
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Tell me, how do you feel about the protests where property was destroyed?

Violence is never appropriate unless in self defense. Bystanders don't deserve to have their lives flipped over in the name of visibility.

And tell me, how do you feel about the Boston Tea Party protest?

The one from 1773?

I think it's ancient history and we live in a more modern society.

I firmly believe in nonviolent protest, in the modern era, if you need the goalposts moved thusly