Recently in the beginning of the 21th century protesting on the streets has blown up. These protests are affecting more people in your daily lives than you would think. I believe protesting on the street should be illegal because the amount of people getting hurt, the first amendment has clearly stated how to protest and to protest , and it affects everyone's daily life by blocking the street. These common reason should influence you to believe the same thing as myself.

A reason Blocking traffic should be illegal is that so many people can get hurt from the highways or interstates that get blocked off. Many protestors think they need to climb on poles or harass people to get a point across, but look at Martin Luther King Jr. A man who helped …show more content…
The First Amendment was ratified in 1791 in the Bill of Rights. The amendment states protection for freedom of speech, press, peaceable assembly, and petition. In the Amendment it states that you do have freedom of speech which can be used to protest. “But the government can impose restrictions on the time, place, and manner of peaceful assembly”. Peaceful Assembly is when under the constitution that you meet up and discuss matters. Though the Amendment states that you have the right to assemble most don't listen. So even though it's already illegal most states do not enforce it as they should and give penalty or time in jail for what they have done. Some states are already putting laws on hitting people and blocking traffic. “Republican lawmakers in the state introduced a bill last week in the legislature that would not hold motorists liable for negligently running over someone obstructing a roadway. The bill was introduced in response to a year of protests over a proposed pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. According to Justin Boggs writer for E.W. Scripps National Desk "A driver of a motor vehicle who negligently causes injury or death to an individual obstructing vehicular traffic on a public road, street, or highway may not be held liable for any damages," the bill reads.” North Dakota passed this rule on hitting people. So know not