I will be participating in a tax day protest at a local post office
with fellow Libertarians tomorrow. I am aware that each year, several
Libertarians are arrested (and almost without exception, acquitted) by
uninformed police officers. There is no law prohibiting this sort of
demonstration as long as you are not promoting a particular political
candidate, and do not obstruct people trying to enter or exit the post
office. I know all of this because I have read it somewhere.
The problem is, I don't remember where I read it. I distinctly
remember there being a packet released by the Libertarian Party
(possibly not the national one, but a local chapter) with all relevant
legal information (postal code, statutes, case law, etc..) about this
issue. Protestors could bring this material with them and use it to
inform an officer of their rights before being arrested, hopefully to
either avoid being arrested, or at least increase the liability of the
officer in his actions.
If anyone can find this packet, you get the money. I'm not interested
in finding individual laws; I know those exist. I would just
particularly like to find this one set of resources. Thanks. |
Clarification of Question by
bl00d-ga
on
15 Apr 2003 03:25 PDT
If anyone can put together similar information to what I have expected
from this illustrious kit, I will accept that as an answer. I will
need:
o Any laws, regulations, or published material from the USPS
regarding protesting on their property
o Any other federal laws regulating the same
o Any laws specific to the state of Indiana regulating the same
o Any case law that you can find where a defendent has been found
not guilty and/or has sued for wrongful arrest when arrested during a
tax day protest, and won the lawsuit
o Any other information that would be beneficial to me in the event
that I am approached by a postal employee or law enforcement officer
during my peaceful protest
I really do need an answer as soon as possible, and will close this
question sometime early this afternoon (US Central time) if no answer
is posted by then. Thanks.
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