According to the Partnership for Civil Justice, the National Park Service under the Bush Administration may ban mass protests on the National Mall outside the Capitol Building. It’s been the site of the last half century’s most famous protests, from the Million Man March to anti-Iraq and Vietnam War rallies. Trying to prevent gatherings due to protecting ‘green space’ on a big lawn sounds like a joke.

Here’s a link to more info and a petition. 

Some info…

The NPS has set up a “public-private” partnership that allows business interests and real estate developers — in coordination with the government — to determine the future of the Mall. The NPS has announced proposals that include creating a designated protest zone; barring any structures, like rally stages, that might temporarily block an unobstructed view from the Washington Monument to the Capitol; and making the Mall completely off-limits for undetermined periods so that the grass can rest.