As a person who came of age in the 1960s, I was glad to see people marching in the streets again. 
There's been far too little of that form of First Amendment exercise during the past 40 years.I'd love to see peaceful assembly for limits on the amount and redistribution of campaign contributions, against watered-down bills that congress passes to avoid accountability on campaign contribution corruption, against out-of-control government spending, for enforcement of wage-hour laws, for affordable health-care for all, against corporations dumping employee jobs and pensions, against excessive executives compensation, against "emergency spending" bills and all the sneaky stuff they put into them, against waste in federal spending, for secure borders, for secure ports, and for support of existing immigration laws!
If all the people whining to each other on blogs took to the streets -- would necessitate getting up from the computer and going outside -- and exercised their First Amendment rights as loudly as the Mexican nationals have the past couple of weeks, we might get politicians to pay as much attention to legal citizens.
But that's just me. I don't get out of my box much, so I'm always looking for something new and entertaining on television or the internet. Parades and marches are entertaining. Guess we should try a First Amendment exercise program -- get out of chair and march! Might as well take to walking the streets with signs, can't afford gas to drive anymore. Need a cause?
UNO DE MAYO - MAY DAY - HIRE AN AMERICAN DAY!
If that doesn't work, JOIN THE NATIONWIDE "TERM LIMITS" RALLY ON NOVEMBER 7, 2006. Vote for term limits; vote against an incumbent!
