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No religion should ever be exempt from protest here in America. That would be against the Constitution. (Original Post) Eko 1 hr ago OP
IMO it's ppl with weak belief that object to criticism. proper response is to laugh it off nt msongs 1 hr ago #1
I'm afraid I'm not up on this issue..who are being exempt from protesting? Deuxcents 55 min ago #2
Here. Eko 50 min ago #3
Thank you ..I'm not in NY so appreciate the background this article gives Deuxcents 34 min ago #4

msongs

(74,082 posts)
1. IMO it's ppl with weak belief that object to criticism. proper response is to laugh it off nt
Thu May 7, 2026, 12:22 AM
1 hr ago

Eko

(10,050 posts)
3. Here.
Thu May 7, 2026, 12:37 AM
50 min ago

Another bill in the legislative package, introduced by Jewish Council Speaker Julie Menin, addresses protests outside houses of worship and passed in City Council with a veto-proof supermajority.

Mamdani said in his statement that the bill’s updated language, which narrowed its “scope and effect” from the initial proposal, quelled his constitutional concerns. He wrote, however, that he disagreed with Intro 1-B’s “framing of all protest as a security concern.”

“By declining to endorse Intro 1B, the mayor further demonstrated his commitment to protecting New Yorkers’ First Amendment rights, and his refusal to endorse what is quite simply bad policy,” Sasson wrote.
https://www.jta.org/2026/04/24/ny/zohran-mamdani-vetoes-school-buffer-zone-bill-against-wishes-of-major-jewish-groups

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