Exorcizing our rights on Independence Day

Via Atrios, or is it Tena, it's good to know that we as a free people can exercise our freedom to assemble and to free speech on the 4th of July.

Two Bush opponents, taken out of the crowd in restraints by police, said they were told they couldn't be there because they were wearing shirts that said they opposed the president. Supporters of Bush's presumed opponent in November's election, Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), attended a picnic across the street from the capitol at state Democratic Party's headquarters.

What is there to say?