Comments on: U.S. Judge Rules Occupy Protest Is Legal, Tents Are Symbolic Statement

By: roland

roland — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:19:03 +0000

Yea. All 4 of them. Way to go..uh Boise. Bottom of the food chain again……and again.

By: Sal Nez

Sal Nez — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:39:10 +0000

Plus they are pluged into the buildin and using state electric, so you tax payers (not me, I don’t pay, cuz I don’t work) are paying for them to use it, which is good for me when i go get a meal from them.

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:39:32 +0000

Grumpy:

Read the first amendment, even with my Idaho education I was able to understand it. I agree Occupy has peacefully assembled and they are voicing an actual position. The issue, is the lack of dis-assemble. While the Courts rightfully uphold the rights of the first amendment, they also uphold that other people’s rights end where my nose begins. I am being prevented from use of the public land held hostage by Occupy. Occupy has placed physical structures on the public land which prevents me from use of that land, and while I do not mind waiting for my turn and sharing, Occupy has no intent on leaving or removing their barriers. I do not believe the founding fathers envisioned the first amendment being used to provide perpetual free land for one person or groups sole use, but that is what is occurring and what I have a problem with. I do not see how preventing Occupy from living there prevents their free speech, they can still assemble there every day and protest.

By: JamesBond

JamesBond — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:38:51 +0000

Laws prohibiting camping out on government property are common and enforced everywhere, including by the Obama Administration in Washington, D.C. This is silly. There is no First Amendment right to camp out.

EDITOR NOTE–Mr. Bond I presume you could inform the judge of the error of his ways with an Amicus brief.

By: Grumpy ole guy

Grumpy ole guy — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:01:49 +0000

It amazes me that the Idaho Legislature and Governor were so blind and stupid as to pass the law in the first place. Never to my mind, was there any doubt that the right to a free expression of speech of a political nature was the crux of this issue. I think that the only thing wrong with the Judges ruling is that he failed to praise the few who voted against this in the Legislature. How many more of these inane and expensive to defend “laws” will we put up with before we throw the bums out? I would hope that Bike Boy JJ and Karen would try to read the first amendment it isn’t long it isn’t difficult. But then, the hope that they would grasp the basic contents would probably mean that I would also hope that the legislators who voted for this had the brains of a grasshopper which quite obviously they do not.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:37:04 +0000

Note to Clancy, when the grass starts to grow the sprinklers start to sprinkle. Try to imagine the rest on your own…..

I was by there today and the place looked neat, clean and orderly. What crime(s) have these people committed beyond exercising a free speech demonstration.

By: jtanders

jtanders — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:48:11 +0000

I agree with Bikeboy, that the 1/2% (Occupy Boise)get to blatantly take advantage of a situation. Not only are they ‘squating’, but they may be breaking existing laws.

Public Nuisance
http://legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title18/T18CH59SECT18-5901.htm

Placing Debris on Public Property (pallets may qualify)
http://legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title18/T18CH70SECT18-7031.htm

Placing Signs on Public Property (signs all over especially attached to tree protection)
http://legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title18/T18CH70SECT18-7029.htm

By: Karen Ragland

Karen Ragland — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:35:34 +0000

As a property owner, I have HAD to remove weeds on said property every year or PAY to havr them removed for me at an accelerated cost. Darn it I like weeds but I chose to live by the rules of the subdivision. These Occupy folks should be encouraged to get a brain, get a life and then get an opinion. Lets include Judge Winmill Occupiers you might follow the whining of some movie stars and just leave this horrbile country. Ooops the movie stars did not leave–they just keep whining.

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:37:46 +0000

Bike boy nailed it on the head. Assemble, protest, go do something else productive, protest again on another date. No need to squat, it does not help the message and creates a public eye sore and health concern.

Nov 15th SF Examiner reports outbreak of dog diseases within Occupy

Nov 11th Tuberculosis in Atlanta Occupy

Jan 22nd dead body in Occupy Salt Lake

CDC reports TB in Occupy Wall Street

Fatal Shooting Occupy Oakland

Drugs and fatal over dose in Occupy Vancouver

Arson in Occupy Portland

Rat infestations in Occupy Oakland

Just google health concerns with Occupy and look at the health concerns and response expense tax payers are covering.

Occupy Boise–state your message then go back to work. Assemble again at another time repeat your message, then go back to work. Going back to something is obviously the part you have difficulty with.

EDITOR NOTE–JJ, Don’t forget the coppers fracturing the skull of the Iraq war vet with a tear gas canister too!

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:43:27 +0000

John, I don’t think anybody is trying to quash “the right to a peaceful assembly.” There are peaceful assemblies every day at the Statehouse during the Legislative session in particular.

But – those assemblies assemble, and then disburse. These “occupy” folks are “occupying,” or “squatting” on public property.

You can camp in the public forest for a few days… but you can’t set up permanent residence there. The judge and the Legislature certainly have to recognize the rights of the Occupy folks, but the rest of the community has rights, too… and a lot of us resent that OUR property seems to have been permanently taken over by a few who refuse to peaceably assemble and then move on.