Permit Ordinance
I leave town for one day and all hell breaks loose.

The first thing I see when I get back is several emails from The Alabama Moderate telling me to go and look at a post on the al.com forums. The post stated that the town council has passed an ordinance to require a permit for public assembly and thus foiling an attempt by annexation supporters to peacefully assemble at the park opening.

My first thought was, "What a load of crap!" If you know anything about how these laws work, you know that they can't require a permit for a peaceful public protest on public property unless someone is standing in the middle of the road blocking traffic or something. Then I saw the saveargo.com website, where they do state that they have passed a public assembly ordinance.

My best guess is that this is a bluff by the mayor and council and won't affect anyone's ability to protest. I'll pick up a copy of the ordinance today and see what kind of language is used.