Posted by For centuries,legislators have resisted the notion of positive rights in the field of
public protest and political expression.Whilst it might have been said that we were
free to do anything which was not otherwise proscribed by law,to say that we had
a positive right to assemble,to march together,to chant and to campaign –rights
that might be weighed against the undoubted rights of property owners, road users
or business people –was to swim against a strong current of judicial thinking and
an ever-rising tide of repressive legislation,which appeared to tolerate protest only
if it did not challenge or cause inconvenience to anyone.
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public protest and political expression.Whilst it might have been said that we were
free to do anything which was not otherwise proscribed by law,to say that we had
a positive right to assemble,to march together,to chant and to campaign –rights
that might be weighed against the undoubted rights of property owners, road users
or business people –was to swim against a strong current of judicial thinking and
an ever-rising tide of repressive legislation,which appeared to tolerate protest only
if it did not challenge or cause inconvenience to anyone.
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