Judge Ralph Fertig, the lead plaintiff, a longtime pacifist and human rights advocate, says:

he wants no part of terrorism or violence, but rather the right to advocate for the rights of the Kurdish minority in Turkey. He is troubled that the Kurds can be punished for speaking their own language and displaying their national colors. And he believes the 1st Amendment protects his right to counsel Kurdish leaders away from violence and to take their cause to the United Nations. (Savage 2010)

In his words, “I am opposed to violence. It seems crazy to me that I could go to jail for trying to persuade people to engage in nonviolence”

(Savage 2010). What do you say to Judge Fertig?