Did President Hoover Limit the First Amendment Rights of the Bonus Army?

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PROMPT: “Was President Herbert Hoover justified in limiting the 1st amendment rights of the Bonus Army?” --------------------- The question “Was President Herbert Hoover justified in limiting the 1st amendment rights of the Bonus Army?” is somewhat fallacious in that it attempts to enforce a viewpoint that Hoover did indeed limit the 1st amendment rights of the Bonus Army. The 1st amendment specifically guarantees “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” It does not provide for violent protest, nor does it prevent the government from relocating people from public property. The moment a protester threw bricks at a police officer, the entire movement ceased to be a peaceful protest. And while the government most certainly overreacted in this case, it cannot be said that it committed a technical violation of the 1st amendment. Firstly, the Bonus Army knowingly inconvenienced both the government and the people of Washington, D.C. Regardless of whether the veterans should have been compensated or not, firefighters ...

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