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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Private lives of politicians should be off limits.
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Justify this. If I'm allowed to stand on your sidewalk to try to sell you a vacuum cleaner, or to tell a politician I disagree with their policies, what difference does it make? Or should both be illegal?
Fundamentally, protesting at a politician's home is freedom of movement, freedom of association, and freedom of expression. To infringe on those freedoms, there better be a good reason.
And I allow for good reasons. Threats, hate speech and excessive noise are all good reasons to limit expression. Obstruction is a good reason to limit freedom of movement (i.e. to preserve it for others). A viral pandemic is a good reason to limit association.
I just don't see a good reason why a political motivation necessitates extra restrictions.