Identify a recent protest in the US from the past 6 months. Describe the issue o

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Identify a recent protest in the US from the past 6 months.

Describe the issue or issues that were protested, who the protesters were, and what their actions were.

Explain and discuss if there were counteractions, such as counter-protests, retaliation, or extra security visible during the protest.

Do you think the government, universities, or businesses have the right to censor protests (threaten protesters with legal action or disciplinary action for protesting), or set limits on protests (including social media) such as where and when protests can happen by citizens/students/employees?

Explanation / Answer

On January 2018 Washington Post extensively published a report highlighting the consequential impacts of Trump becoming the US President where regular protests were been conducted in form of huge rallies in different parts of US in order to emphasize on the undesirable effects of Trump's administrative policies on the nation.

However these protests took place globally with citizens all over the world opposed the Trump administrative policies as bias and illogical which under normal circumstances were expressed through social media where protesters actually indulged into terming the anti-Trump movement as irresistible and susceptible.

Furthermore many women were leading many of the organization and volunteer efforts whereas there were other participants who were involved in such kind of protests for the very first time and there were protesters who got involved with the organizational groups at the local level and for few participants the protest had become a part of their life.

Thus in general terms there was a major outburst among individuals in US who as protesters had expressed their major concerns on various issues for instance the possible loss of rights for Muslims who were indeed affected by the executive order 13796 and travel ban.

Furthermore loss of rights for LGBT people whereas other protests were been conducted against the proposed border wall between the United States and Mexico. Famous personalities such as musicians Katy Perry, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and Tom Morello had voiced their support for the protests

The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution makes it illegal for the government from abridging your freedom of speech however this does not mean that you can protest anywhere in any manner you like. In general terms it precisely means that in a traditional public forum government cannot stop you from expressing yourself but it can impose sensible and logical terms and conditions towards conducting such kind of protests in a much more peaceful and conducive manner.

Furthermore arrests at protests are rare but participants sometimes perceive to get arrested in a protest however civil disobedience by definition is illegal thus the protest organizer may plan an act of civil disobedience in a protest rally however he may not intentionally put a protestor at risk of being arrested unless the protestor himself decides to get himself arrested.

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