Occupy Sacramento sues the city over First Amendment violations Occupy Sacramento is filing a lawsuit against the city of Sacramento for violating occupier's First Amendment rights. At a news conference this morning at 10:30 am, lawyers helping Occupy Sacramento announced that they were filing a lawsuit alleging that the city of Sacramento's anti-camping ordinance is violating the First Amendment right to peacefully assemble.
Today is day 19 of the occupation that began on October 6th, and so far there have been 75 arrests made simply for remaining in the public park after 11 pm. There have been no arrests for violence, and police have even stated in city council sessions that the occupiers are overwhelmingly peaceful. Thus, it stands to reason that if the occupiers are assembling peacefully, then they have constitutional protections over that assembly. No other law should infringe on this right to assemble. (Examiner.com)
D.C. to impose bag tax In an effort to clean up the Anacostia River and enforce environmentalism in the District, Washington Council Member Tommy Wells has proposed a five cent tax on all paper and plastic bags.
The plan would impose a tax on all bags consumers receive from many types of stores, such as grocery, CVS, liquor, and others. Funds raised from the tax would go to resources in order to help clean up the river in the Southeast portion of the nation’s capital. (Examiner.com)
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