Protesting is as American as apple pie. It's absolutely a right. But your right to swing your fist in anger and 'protest' ends at MY nose. Both sides were wrong at Charlottesville, the KKK thugs for espousing hate and violence against Jews, Muslims, blacks, whomever, and attacking protestors, and the protestors for bringing their own weapons to the party, and attacking demonstrators. Live News feeds have shown both sides attacking each other. Multiple news sites have eyewitness testimony of people on both sides attacking each other. Freedom of Assembly and the right to protest are for ALL, and when you take it away from one portion of America, you take it from Everyone. You can launch a protest and a counter-protest and not turn it into a brawl. Sadly, that wasn't the case here. I appreciate your point, Common Sense, but when you descend into violence you hand ammunition to your opposition, whatever side you are on.