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Proposed Georgia Law Makes Picketing Illegal, Sit Downs a Felony

Proposed Georgia Law Makes Picketing Illegal, Sit Downs a Felony

Some Georgia lawmakers want to make legitimate union picketing and other common protest activities felonies that not only could result in one-year jail terms but up to $10,000 in fines.

The bill, SB 469, would clamp down on free speech and workers’ rights in several ways. First, it would outlaw picketing outside the home of a CEO or other top company officials, such as rallying outside the home of a sweatshop owner.

It also would allow businesses to ask a judge to halt the protests outside of a business. If the judge orders a halt and the picketing continues, the union members or protestors from other groups could each be slapped with a $1,000 fine.

LP - This would have been very convenient back in the Civil Rights days we'd still have segregated fountains and lunch counters.

President Obama removed from Georgia ballot in 2012?

Amazing.

The high point anti-immigration mixed with low wages

The fruit is rotting in the fields of Georgia. You think somebody might have thought of that before they passed this bill.

http://georgiaimmigration.blogspot.com/2011/06/georgia-agribusiness-loss-may-be-1.html