at the end of the day, i always find it fascinating, people are more angry with protesters and the way in which we choose to protest than the injustice that we re actually protesting. if the injustice would end, the protests would end. peaceful protest like this is the cornerstone of american democracy. an attack on peaceful protest is not just an attack on protesters. it s an attack on an american way of life, an attack on all of us who want free speech, who want the ability to protest and stand up for those rights that we believe in. e.j., there s this meme on the right that people who fear the trump administration are simply being hysterical, the idea that the first amendment would be suspended. but this isn t even about the trump administration, these are states, particularly republican controlled states. in minnesota, you have a bill that would charge protesters, that would hold protesters financially liable for the cost of police responses if their protests were deemed either i