Sanders Supporters Secure Permits For Protest Near July Dem Convention

Supporters shout and wave signs as Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign rally Sunday, May 8, 2016 in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) presidential campaign have secured permits to hold rallies near the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

The Sanders backers, who are not officially associated with the campaign, got a four-day permit for rallies at FDR Park, which is located next to the convention venue, the Wells Fargo Center. The city anticipates 30,000 people will attend the gathering, and the organizers told the Wall Street Journal that they’re hoping for more.

“The whole Bernie movement is an ideology. If Bernie wins the nomination, wins the presidency, that would be amazing. But even if Hillary does win the nomination, the movement has already started,” Steve Okan Layne, one of the rally organizers, told the Wall Street Journal.

Backers of Sanders have also obtained permits for three separate rallies at Thomas Paine Plaza, which is located farther from the Wells Fargo Center, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Particularly after a chaotic state Democratic convention in Nevada last weekend — where scuffles broke out as Sanders supporters shouted derogatory terms at the state party chair — some Democrats are concerned that if Sanders loses the nomination, his supporters will cause a ruckus at the national convention in protest.

Bill Taylor, another organizer for the Philadelphia rallies, told the Wall Street Journal that he won’t tolerate violence from Sanders’ backers.

“We are marching. If you’re planning on coming here with violence in mind, we don’t want you,” he said.

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  1. really feeling that party loyalty! i hope no one gives them chairs at least.

  2. Jesus Christ, won’t you people just shut up and go away? It’s her turn!

  3. They are protesting against the folks trying to help them, but I bet they won’t even bother to go to the gop convention

  4. Like I said before, at least we know what’s coming upfront. And I don’t necessarily have an issue with controlled protest. However, I also have no doubt that chaos and some violence will be in attendance. Everyone should be prepared.

  5. “We are marching. If you’re planning on coming here with violence in mind, we don’t want you,” he said.

    ***No doubt that admonition will be taken to heart.***
    
    
    
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