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Omar Flores: “The city has opened the doors and rolled out the red carpet…”

Featuring: Omar Flores, Co-Chair | Coalition to march on RNC | Wisconsin

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The Coalition to March on the RNC responds to judge's ruling against allowing protesters to march…

Published | Video Starts at 01:10

While the city at this point may not have a legal obligation to give us the route that we're asking for, they do have a moral obligation to give us the route we are asking for. The city has opened the doors and rolled out the red carpet for the Republicans and has left their residents completely in the dark. There is no legitimate reason to criminalize our protest on a route we have marched before without incident. (01:10–01:18)

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Asserts that Milwaukee prioritized Republicans over residents.

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