How we got to the Minneapolis crisis is fairly obvious. Where we go now will say everything about the kind of nation we are and our respect for the rule of law. This is not some far-away crisis. This tests our San Joaquin Valley.
What is happening in Minneapolis is a moral and Constitutional crisis. The right “of the people to peaceably assemble” is guaranteed in the Constitution’s First Amendment as a means to protest the actions of government. Moreover, the freedom — and the duty even — to protest against government is an essential part of a representative democracy.
It is refreshing to see hundreds of thousands of Americans answering the call to what they clearly feel is a moral obligation to speak out against the recent immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and other cities around the country. Americans need to be able to exercise this right, and to document and share what is happening in their communities without fearing that it might cost them their lives…