The people being protected were and are the legally elected government of this nation.
Those of us, and yes I am one, who disagree with the way they do business and the laws they pass, are rapidly becoming the minority in this nation. Or quite possibly are already the minority.
That is the thing about this nation. Those in the minority must live under the laws favored by those in the majority.
Legally?
According to the highest legal authority in this nation. YES
Hmmm. Actually the highest legal authority declined to hear a bunch of cases and thus declined to rule....
If a woman cries rape, but nobody hears it... Did it actually happen?
Have you read Justice Thomas's dissent on "declined to hear"?
