Since Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances - NO ONE needs a permit to protest ANYWHERE in the USA, AND ESPECIALLY THE PEACEFUL PEOPLE OF FALUN GONG -- CASE CLOSED! - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
> Chinese business leaders in San Francisco have the right to exclude members of the dissident spiritual movement Falun Gong from the annual Chinese New Year parade and a related street fair and flower market fair, a state appeals court has ruled? - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/03/BACJ11219N.DTL&hw=falun+gong&sn=001&sc=1000
> Foreigners attending the Beijing Olympics better behave - or else -- The Beijing Olympic organizing committee issued a stern, nine-page document Monday that covers 57 topics. Written in Chinese only and posted on the official Web site, the guide covers everything from a ban on sleeping outdoors to the need for government permission to stage a protest? - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/03/MND0111R45.DTL&hw=china+posts+rules+for+olympics&sn=001&sc=1000
