The GOP needs to be careful here. Citizens absolutely have a right to protest. But they don’t have the right to riot and destroy property. Catch them in the act of destroying private or public property and throw them in jail and fine them the max fines. But lawful protests must be allowed.
Republican lawmakers are pushing back “by any means necessary” against the wave of protests sweeping across the US with new bills in at least half a dozen states seeking to rigorously curb public dissent.