Judge send a message not only to Marcavage, but to anyone who would dare stand on public property and share their beliefs without government permission…Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Goldberg in his argument against Michael Marcavage for Preaching near the liberty bell to crowds that they should repent.
“If they shut down our ability to speak to the people, they shut down the Gospel; they shut down any message.” Michael Marcavage, Repent America Arrested at Liberty bell for Preaching Gods Word saying to a crowd that “we need to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ”.
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In the aftermath of 9/11 government officials established a free speech zone near the Liberty Bell Center, where, according to government statistics, more than 100,000 protesters demonstrate each year.
In United States vs. Michael A. Marcavage, Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Goldberg stood on the practice of government-created speech zones, stating in court that “nowhere does the law say that the government cannot regulate speech on a sidewalk used by the public.”
He was fined over $400 and put on probation, told not to go in Independence National Historical Park – or on its surrounding sidewalks – for a year.
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