Arash Beidollahkhani, a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Tehran, connects the Arab Spring to Occupy and other protests globally. See Part I for the first installment of his article.

Arash Beidollahkhani, a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Tehran, connects the Arab Spring to Occupy and other protests globally.

Am I wrong or has anybody else noticed that police clearing of Occupiers and Flash mob participants violates the First Amendment—not the Freedom of Speech or Right of Petition parts but the Right of Assembly?