martybegan
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A clear and an obvious violation of the First Amendment and the right to associate.
The article didn't link to the actual wording of the law, which makes me think that this doesn't impact protesting, it just changes trespass onto property owned by said companies with regards to impeding the work of said companies from a misdemeanor to a felony.
There are already laws/penalties for trespass and destruction of private property in West Virginia. This heavy-handed bullshit was crafted by lobbyists and their cronies masquerading as delegates.
Not too long ago quite a few coal miners were protesting by blocking the rails, should be have been charged with felonies and locked up?
They should willingly be locked up, and then get out and do it again, same as the protesters against Jim Crow did.
This also covers things like Dams and Wastewater treatment plants.
The issue has come up because protesters are often treated with kid gloves, symbolically arrested, then released without any prosecution.
If you believe in something enough to break the law over, go full gusto.