Kucinich Defends Free Speech and Free Assembly in Iowa
The following is a press release from February 9, 2004, by the Kucinich campaign
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Kucinich Defends Free Speech and Free Assembly in Iowa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2004
Contact: William Rivers Pitt, 617.308.6441 (cell), william.pitt@kucinich.us
Congressman Dennis Kucinich criticized the actions being taken in Iowa against anti-war protesters. “The federal grand jury investigation of Iowa anti-war protesters is another sign that our democracy is in trouble. The Bush administrations’ Patriot Act opened the door for this chilling attack on the fundamental right to free speech and the right to assemble. All real Americans should be supporting every citizen who wishes to exercise his or her right to protest peacefully.”
According to The Associated Press, a federal judge has ordered that Drake University in Iowa to hand over all records pertaining to an anti-war gathering attended by the Catholic Peace Ministry, the former coordinator of the Iowa Peace Network, a member of the Catholic Worker House, and an anti-war activist who visited Iraq in 2002. The university has also been ordered to hand over all records related to the local chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, which sponsored the forum in question on the Drake campus.
“I hope that when the federal grand jury convenes,” said Congressman Kucinich, “they will also subpoena a copy of the Bill of Rights. They may be surprised, and even shocked, at its contents.”
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National Contacts:
National Press Secretary: William Rivers Pitt, 617-308-6441, william.pitt@kucinich.us
National Deputy Press Secretary: Nate Wilkes, 602-405-8625, nate@kucinich.us
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