Beyond Bush's admission that he doesn't read the papers.......(he isn't
interested in any opionions except those of his cabinet, apparently).....the
article does point out a
serious breach of first amendment rights and lack of equal treatment under the
law.

Pro-Bush demonstrators, and pro-war demonstartors (usually the same crowd)
have the local cops out "informally" flagging traffic for them, etc. I have
seen a number of occassions where the cops shut down intersections, etc, to
allow a Pro-Bush, or pro-war demonstration to occur.

Just prior to the invasion of Iraq, the anti-war protestors in Seattle staged a
large rally in downtown Seattle. The crowd was enormous. The cops tried to herd
everybody onto a short stretch of sidewalk that was obviously far too small to
accomodate the group. Everytime more than 2 or 3 people would inhale at once,
some poor schumck would be pressed forward and would be forced to set a foot
over the curb and into the street. Dozens of these folks, from young kids to
little old ladies, were arrested the moment a foot touched the ground beyond
the curb.
The charge was blocking traffic!

Some of the anti-war protestors were thrown face down on the pavement and
handcuffed with zip-ties. For (allegedly) blocking taffic.

If you had to be a cop to vote for POTUS, there's no doubt that Bush would
carry all 50 states and about 90% of the popular vote. :-(