Free Speech at the Democratic Convention

I think I won't vote for Kerry/Edwards after all; I think I'll leave the country (any Canadian universities hiring?). Take a look at the "free speech zones" at the Democratic convention. Now we can understand why the federal judge who heard the challenge to these cages--but nonetheless upheld them--remarked that ,

'I, at first, thought before taking the view [of the site] that the characterizations of the space as being like an internment camp were litigation hyperbole. I now believe that it's an understatement. One cannot conceive of what other elements you would put in place to make a space more of an affront to the idea of free expression...."

If every libertarian-minded blogger isn't on top of this story by morning--that means you, Eugene, and you, David, and you, Stuart--then they ought to just resign from the human race (or at least the libertarian party!).

Unbelievable. Except believe it: it's real.

(Thanks to Lindsay Beyerstein for the pointer.)