We have heard this before but this article expands on the topic:
ACLU Of Oregon Defends Refuge Occupier Pete Santilli
by Conrad Wilson OPB | Feb. 9, 2016 5 p.m. | Portland
http://www.opb.org/news/series/burn...ete-santilli-malheur-refuge-occupier-defense/
“The ACLU of Oregon has come to the defense of Pete Santilli, one of the 16 people indicted by federal prosecutors last week for organizing an armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon.
“While many people might disagree with statements made by those involved in the Malheur takeover, Americans have a fundamental right to freedom of speech,” wrote Mat dos Santos, the legal director for the ACLU of Oregon, in statement posted to the group’s website Tuesday.”
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““We can all agree that we should not hold members of the media or protesters in jail without bail simply because they have shocking or abhorrent views,” dos Santos wrote. “These are principles that we must stand by, even when we disagree with the message of the speaker.””