#StayWoke: Republicans Attempt To Criminalize Peaceful Protests

2,517 views · Published 28 January 2017 · 4:02 · Indexed 1 November 2026

Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2017 · News & Politics

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Could peaceful protests like the Women’s March held in Washington, D.C. and many other cities around the globe this past weekend become a crime?

In what looks like an all-out assault on First Amendment rights, Republican lawmakers in some states seem to be proposing that demonstrators could be criminally charged for their participation in peaceful protests.

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