The Founding Fathers had good reason to put the right of the people peaceably to assemble right in the First Amendment. If this right is not upheld, America will degenerate into authoritarianism — like Canada:

Nova Scotia has made it illegal to gather alongside the interprovincial highway in support of the Truckers for Freedom Convoy.

The provincial government announced the directive Friday afternoon, claiming that “allowing people to gather in those areas would put themselves and others at risk.”

It’s all about the health of the little people, who would get themselves hurt if their betters did not control them sufficiently.

Individuals were menaced with a $10,000 fine for violating the decree. Good thing the Freedom Convey was already in Ontario.

The ban makes no mention of COVID despite being brought in under Nova Scotia’s still-active Emergency Management Act that began in March 2020 as a response to the pandemic. …

Nova Scotia’s “Highway Blockade Ban” will be in place until at least Feb. 6, when the province will reassess and likely extend its state of emergency.

When will the state of emergency end? When leftists are pried loose from power.

By defying Covid tyranny, the Truckers for Freedom Convoy constitutes a real emergency, from the viewpoint of Canada’s rulers.

On a tip from Brian Brandt.