21st Century Wire
The armed federal stand-off at the Bundy Ranch outside Bunkerville, Nevada saw an important symbolic victory for free speech in America.
One of the most egregious pieces of tyranical federal overreach enacted since 2001 has been the regressive government policy of setting up “Free Speech Zones”, or the cynically titled ‘First Amendment Areas’. The photo below show the federal ‘protester’s pen’ which was set-up by the BLM this week just outside the entrance to the Bundy Ranch.
GMN radio host Pete Santilli, who has been at the Riverside encampment since Wednesday supporting the cause of sieged cattle rancher Cliven Bundy, revealed that one BLM staffer even admitted the ‘Free Speech Zone’ was wrong. Santilli explains, “She admitted that they made and huge mistake by setting up this ‘First Amendment Area’, because it provoked something – it provoked a lot of emotion.”
BLM admits mistakes in setting up unconstitutional “free speech” zones. pic.twitter.com/iYCFwnE12c
— Pete Santilli (@SantilliMan) April 10, 2014
“They literally told me they thought they were doing the people a benefit by setting up the First Amendment Area’ to give people ‘free reign’ without having to worry about getting (free speech) permits. So they set up corral area.”
In an act of civil disobedience, protesters took down the ‘Free Speech Zones’ set up by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) agents.
REAL DEAL: Listen to Santilli’s full ‘First Amendment’ statement from Bundy Ranch on April 10th here:
“No First Amendment Area shall ever be set up by any government – not in any country I’m living in. So BLM, be on notice, if you want this sign it’s in much better hands in my possession than in yours.”
“If you want this sign, then you come and take it. I hold this sign in trust on behalf of the American people.”
Bundy supporters and family members reclaim their rights, and open up their protest outside of the government corral…
Free speech zones? The whole country is a free speech zone. This is most ridiculous and designed to shut the people down.