{"id":3308,"date":"2020-06-15T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3308"},"modified":"2020-06-15T14:56:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T21:56:29","slug":"senator-brian-jones-explains-the-importance-of-peaceful-protesting-in-latest-are-you-kidding-me-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3308","title":{"rendered":"Senator Brian Jones Explains the Importance of Peaceful Protesting in Latest &#8220;Are You Kidding Me?&#8221; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Senator Brian Jones started a political comedy series titled &#8220;Are You Kidding Me?&#8221;\u2014AYKM for short\u2014in which he questions recent government actions that simply don\u2019t make any sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His most recent episode discussed the protests against heavy-handed government actions that have shut down businesses, parks, and houses of worship in light of the COVID-19 crisis. One of the largest protests in California took place in Sacramento, outside of the capitol building. Protesters peacefully walked and drove around the building, showing their support for reopening California. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next day, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an order outlawing future protests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Outlaw the peaceful petition of government for a redress of government? Are you kidding me?&#8221; Jones exclaimed in the video. A subsequent protest on May 1 got the message across, and Newsom finally began working on a plan to reopen California.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Check out my less than 2 minute Are You Kidding Me? video on protesting and the right of every citizen to \u201cpeaceably assemble.\u201d  Where is that line when a protest becomes unlawful and you give up your Constitutional right? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AreYouKiddingMe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AreYouKiddingMe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AYKM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AYKM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zgIMi3aXEG\">pic.twitter.com\/zgIMi3aXEG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian W. Jones (@SenBrianJones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBrianJones\/status\/1270398720908001280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jones concludes the episode by emphasizing how important it is to protect our rights to peacefully protest, while not condoning violence of any sort. In light of protests erupting across the nation, it\u2019s important for those looking to speak up to be aware of their rights while still abiding by the law.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Senator Brian Jones started a political comedy series titled &#8220;Are You Kidding Me?&#8221;\u2014AYKM for short\u2014in which he questions recent government actions that simply don\u2019t make any sense. 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