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When George Bush comes to town, the Secret Service harasses and threatens to arrest anyone who dares to exercise their First Amendment rights by stepping outside a free speech zone.

What are your rights as a protester? What speech is and is not protected by the Constitution and related laws? Does the Secret Service ever break the law for political reasons? Find out about some of what you'll be facing in Denver as a protester.

Free Speech Zones have been used by the Secret Service and local police in recent years to keep protesters out of sight. If you try to leave, the police will be very willing to break the law and violate your Constitutional rights.

Secret surveillance by police as well as the Pentagon's infamous domestic spying program known as TALON are just some of the obstacles facing Americans who are fighting to hold onto their liberties.

When protesters exercise their Constitutional rights, the police and Secret Service are often willing to blatantly break the law. A brief look at some of the issues facing protesters in Denver in 08.