Disabled Veteran Stopped From Handing Out Leaflets at July 4th Parade

[From article]
Kevin Adee, the parade manager, decided a disabled veteran named Charlie Makidon couldn't enter the parade. First, here's some background information on Mr. Makidon: He's from Backus, MN. He's the former Commander of Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 2, which is based in St. Paul, MN.
Mr. Makidon's 'offense' was to attempt to pass out literature with Congressman Rick Nolan's voting record against military veterans. Mr. Makidon spent $160 on literature to hand out at the parade in his attempt to educate the voters in Minnesota's Eighth District.
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When Mr. Stone heard what had happened, he confronted Adee. That's when Adee said that the parade was a family event. Stone replied that the Constitution is a family thing, too." In an interview with the Examiner, Stone noted that the Founding Fathers wanted political speech to be the highest form of protected speech. Finally, Stone said "I guess the First Amendment's protections don't extend all the way to the Canadian border."
Having a disabled veteran silenced anytime is unacceptable. Having that veteran's First Amendment rights shot down on the 4th of July is insulting to veterans and to the people that support veterans.

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The Socialist Republic of International Falls
July 5, 2014