Free speech zones in Colorado Springs have more to do with government fear of the people and the almighty dollar than anything else. The mayor and city council [government] are afraid of the people it's not the assembly as much as it is fear. The First Amendment scares government. Fear simply because people who assembly for what ever reason have power to sway the masses and that scares government.
Behind the city council who are nothing more than a puppet show and who's pulling their strings lies the city businesses and the tourist bureau. The businesses love the capitalism but they and the tourist bureau are afraid the city will lose the almighty dollar if people assemble on a corner or in a park. It's bad for business and to many people on the corner will be heard and the business will go somewhere else.
So like the homeless veterans and homeless they wanted out of sight they got their wish by force and a new city ordinance. The city could really care less what the people think or say. They want things that scare them and loses dollars for the city to be placed somewhere they can't be seen or heard. They will spin free speech zones as protection for the public, sanatation, fear of riots and a persons right to assemble. But when the gavel bangs it will be for government, businesses and the tourist bureau.
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