TO THE EDITOR:
I’m writing as someone who signed up to volunteer for the Democratic National Convention. Your editorial on Charlotte being “well within its rights” to clear public space on behalf of the DNC is an appeal to the non-existent authority of a political establishment, for the simple fact that it is established.
What is the DNC? Answer: a political organization. What is the Occupy movement? Answer: a political organization. The author of your piece makes no substantive argument for why the DNC, being the DNC, is entitled to exceptional treatment, or the vacating of a public space in its name. The only points made are that the DNC will bring Charlotte money, and that somehow the simultaneous presence of two political organizations creates an issue of safety. Unfortunately, these points are completely irrelevant to Occupy’s (or any other organization’s) right to protest.
Benjamin Welsh
Junior
Psychology
