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Alex Grey's avatar

Back when I lived in Washington DC, I had a black lawyer friend. He took a case defending a white supremacist. I asked him why he took the case. He said, "Someone has to defend him, it's his right."

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King Beauregard 👂's avatar

That's swell. Just so we're clear that the right to assemble CAN be taken away from "shit-fer-brains" types, per the Supreme Court, provided said assembly meets the intent / imminence / likelihood standards. I don't think the Portland rally meets those criteria -- "likelihood" is the least compelling at this point -- but we will see.

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