At some point before noon, a handful of youngsters — late teens, early twenties — stand in Pioneer Square, in a line (or maybe two), with gray duct tape over their mouths with the word “Life” on it. A couple of members stand by the way-side, without the duct tape — wearing a badge that suggests that they’d answer any questions you have.

“What precisely are you protesting?”
“It’s not a protest. It’s a prayer meeting to create a Culture of Life and bring attention to the issue of Abortion.”
“Ok. Thank you very much.”

I used the word “precisely” because I imagined they might have a specific piece of legislation somewhere (or even a Supreme Court nominee somewhere) that they wanted to advocate for. I suppose if there were, you can argure against it being a “protest”. As it is, they have duct tape over their mouths with the word “Life” on it — a statement, I guess symbolizing how the aborted fetuses are being deprived of their right (and ability?) to speak.

Why can’t the guy call it a protest?

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