Did Bush outlaw Iraq war protests in the US?

Question

I just received an email saying:
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In one of his most chilling moves to date against his own citizens, the American War Leader has issued a sweeping order this week outlawing all forms of protest against the Iraq war.
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It went on to list amended acts and to say that it was passed into law July 17th.

I tried to find a news story on this and could not. Does anyone have any background information on this?

Looks as though it is true. Someone else just emailed this link to me:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070717-3.html

Looks as though it is true. Someone else just emailed this link to me:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070717-3.html

Read this interpretation by Sorcha Faal:

http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1023.htm

Yes Ray, that is the last link I provided that was quoted in the original email that I received.

Answer 1

Read it and weep America.
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1023.htm
and with a conservative Supreme Court he just might get away with it!

Answer 2

Hey, Bush is "the Decider." He can do whatever he wants to under executive privilege, according to him.

Not that I agree with it, but you will have a hard time, and spend lots of money, if you can even get a trial, because Habeus Corpus has also been outlawed by the Patriot Act. You probably will not be able to convince his court, because only his loyalists are judges (talk about "activist" judges).

I believe that you will still get away with some peaceful protest to any war, in most areas of the country, though there are some areas in this country where I doubt that you would.

Answer 3

No, he issued an expanded Executive Order that specifically deals with 'material' support for terrorism - such as donating money to Iraqi insurgency.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070717-3.html

No mention of speech or verbal dissent.

This is a re-run of a 2004 order that made the same claims on the broader scope of 'terrorism.'

Answer 4

While everyone was watching Paris Hilton, he also enacted a law granting him sweeping executive powers in the event of any catastrophic event in the US...but of course the "news" outlets didn't cover that, either.

And for those not worried because they think "I am not funding terrorism", think again. Read up on our friend the PATRIOT act, and see how easily you can be misconstrued to appear as a terrorist without even doing anything related to what your idea of terrorism is.

Answer 5

There are many troubling lines in the document, especially if you are standing in front of a business that is supplying the war effort and they say you are impeding them from their job. I would have to get Alberto Bonzales to translate it into Bush thought for me.

I'm going to keep on protesting because by now I really don't care what Bush thinks.

Answer 6

I don't see where it says you can't protest. I do see where it says ..."due to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by acts of violence threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq and to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people..."

"Acts of violence" and "undermining efforts" are the key phrases.

Answer 7

No, Bush didn't outlaw Iraq war protests. That's ridiculous. Don't be so gullible. You can't believe everything you read. The article on the whitehouse website you linked says that they'll punish you if you commit or fund violent acts of terrorism. It doesn't say anything about protesters.

Answer 8

this remains a unfastened usa with unfastened speech--enable us to no longer forget this actuality. Who does the president think of will pay for this war, which he created, we are able to finally end up buying this war. I no longer have confidence a be conscious he says. to tell the actuality i do no longer comprehend why the guy remains in workplace.

Answer 9

Even if he did. It would be unconstitutional and no judge nor police officer would arrest you for it. At least not if they did not want an all out riot.

Answer 10

Bush cannot outlaw war protests. Not legally at any rate.

He has in the past manipulated the system to effectively silence anyone who disagrees with him, by relegating them to "free speech zones" far away from political events.

But nobody (let me amend that -- nobody rational) is going to enforce a ban on peaceful political speech.

His coup is not that solidly secured yet.