Our right to protest elected officials is about to be destroyed, and President Obama is the only person who can save it.
The House and Senate are sending President Obama a bill that would make it illegal to protest anyone under Secret Service protection, or at any location sanctioned as being of "national significance" -- including the Democratic and Republican conventions, or even the next Super Bowl!
All over the country, the right to protest is under attack. Just yesterday, an LGBT organizer in my home state of Mississippi had his permit to march revoked because he couldn't afford liability insurance -- just one more way that governments are putting up barriers to the rights of minority citizens. This legislation in Congress adds another layer of challenges to our First Amendment rights. Under this law, the act of protesting could bring jail time of up to 10 years!
Protesting unjust leadership is how we create pressure for positive change, and remind our fellow Americans that there is dignity in refusing to accept injustice. By speaking truth to power and disrupting those who use their office to bully LGBT people, we challenge evil and create the ability for the system to accept our demands.
After signing, be sure to Tweet, share on Facebook, and email your friends and family so that we can show the media that the public is resisting!!
-- Robin, Heather, and GetEQUAL organizers across the country
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