Portland, Oregon Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat, has acted to suspend the First Amendment rights of Trump supporters and those opposed to Islamic sharia law by banning demonstrations planned for Portland in the coming weeks, following the killings of two men (and the wounding of a third man) who intervened against a man harassing a Muslim woman and her friend on public transportation. Wheeler is also demanding the federal government do the same and revoke or not issue demonstration permits for the rallies which are set to be held on federal property in Portland. Mayor Ted Wheeler, Twitter avatar. A rally planned for June 4th is called “Trump Free Speech Rally Portland“. A rally scheduled for June 10th is part of a nationwide effort that day by Act for America called, “March Against Sharia — March for Human Rights“. Both Portland rallies are reportedly being organized by the same person, Joey Gibson. Gibson issued a video statement Monday, reported KATU-TV that he will not cancel.
Gibson’s announcement for the June 4th rally states:
The Act for America rally announcement reads in part:
Democrat Mayor Ted Wheeler announced his moves against the First Amendment in a series of tweets on Monday. The statement reads in part:
Willamette Week notes that Wheeler’s denial of local permitting could allow Portland police to shut down any public gathering by conservatives within the city’s jurisdiction. “It is not a symbolic gesture. Unpermitted marches are the rationale that the Portland Police Bureau has used to crack down on political rallies on the left, deploying tear gas and stun grenades. Wheeler’s statement raises the prospect of riot police trying to shut down a coalition of right-wing extremists that includes biker groups, militia men and celebrity brawlers.” Mayor Wheeler did not issue a call for a planned antifa counter-demonstration for June 4th to be cancelled. The ACLU responded to Wheeler on Twitter in a multi-part statement, this first of which was a blunt rebuke, “1. The government cannot revoke or deny a permit based on the viewpoint of the demonstrators. Period.”
President Trump posted a statement on Monday about the murders in Portland, “The violent attacks in Portland on Friday are unacceptable. The victims were standing up to hate and intolerance. Our prayers are w/ them.”
Photos of attack survivor Micah Fletcher were posted showing how lucky he is to be alive.
Destinee Mangum, the friend of the Muslim woman initially targeted by the killer spoke to the media. Both women were subjected to anti-Muslim comments prompting the three men to intervene, each of whom were subsequently slashed in the throat by the alleged killer, Jeremy Christian. The two men killed in the attack were Rick Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche. from http://capitalisthq.com/portland-mayor-moves-to-suspend-first-amendment-for-trump-supporters-in-wake-of-killings/
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