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Mourners Grieve in Peace, Protesters' Rights Preserved
Representative Merrifield has introduced legislation that aims to balance protesters’ rights with mourners’ rights. HB 1382 would uphold Americans’ First Amendment rights while allowing families to grieve for their lost ones.
“Freedom of speech and the right to peaceful assembly are, in many ways, the essence of what it means to be an American. No matter how vile the words or actions of protesters may be, these freedoms must be protected.
“At no time is this more important, or tougher to stomach, than when public opinion and common decency scream otherwise.
“But the Constitution does not afford protesters a blanket of legal protection. They do not have a right to interfere with the rights of, or harm, the people they are protesting.”
Read the article in the April 14, 2006 Rocky Mountain News...
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Representative Green is a medical social worker and a grandmother of 9. Her top legislative priority is accessible, affordable health care. She lives in Golden.
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Representative Gagliardi is a licensed practical nurse and formerly served as a union steward for SEIU Local #105. Her legislative priorities include making sure medical decisions are in the hands of doctors and patients, not insurance companies.