Protesters Violently Riot Over Protected Political Speech

Protesters Violently Riot Over Protected Political Speech :: IPT in the News :: The Investigative Project on Terrorism:
Voltaire – to whom variations on the quote "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" are attributed – is spinning in his grave after the events of the past weekend.
Protesters forced the cancellation or violently disrupted rallies organized by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, as the level of political discourse continues deteriorating over the 2016 election cycle.
Ugly rhetoric is not limited to one party.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has provided his own incendiary comments by routinely targeting the "greed, fraud, dishonesty and arrogance" of Wall Street bankers.
It more befitted the goon squads of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or dictatorial strongman Vladimir Putin than citizens of a country founded by the principle that freedom of speech is the most fundamental freedom in the world.
A principle that distinguishes fascist states from democracies.
Such activities in the U.S. are unfortunately nothing new.
For years we and many others have been accosted and heckled on college campuses around the country, most recently by Brown University students and clergy just three weeks ago over views concerning balancing accepting Syrian refugees with U.S. national security.
In 2010 Muslim students carefully plotted a heckling campaign for a lecture by the Israeli ambassador at University of California, Irvine because he represented the policies of the Jewish state.
To make matters worse, various national well-heeled political organizations allied with the Democratic Party actually encourage and support such conduct.
The George Soros-funded MoveOn.org Political Action not only credited itself for the violence in Chicago, but promises more.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) supported the 11 students who obstructed the Israeli ambassador from speaking. CAIR stated: "Delivering this message in a loud and shocking manner ... falls within the purview of protected speech."
MPAC added "These students had the courage and conscience to stand up against aggression."
The trademark of Code Pink and Black Lives Matter is to disrupt congressional hearings, public events and speeches by political candidates, even those on the left.
They argue that nasty heckling is constitutionally protected.
Well, no, their behavior is not a constitutional right if they are suppressing the ability of others to voice an opinion. 
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