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Plan for Designated Protest Space on DC Mall Debated Washington - The National Park Service envisions a prime venue for demonstrations: a broad space at the foot of the Capitol with restrooms, seating, a paved surface, even a stand for the media.Lawyers for activist groups fear a designated, government-approved "pit," limiting freedom of speech and movement in a hallowed place of protest. The proposal to turn Union Square, the site of the Capitol reflecting pool and the Grant Memorial, into an urban civic square is one of many ideas the Park Service is mulling as it plans the future of the Mall.

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Plan for Designated Protest Space on DC Mall Debated

Washington - The National Park Service envisions a prime venue for demonstrations: a broad space at the foot of the Capitol with restrooms, seating, a paved surface, even a stand for the media.Lawyers for activist groups fear a designated, government-approved "pit," limiting freedom of speech and movement in a hallowed place of protest.

The proposal to turn Union Square, the site of the Capitol reflecting pool and the Grant Memorial, into an urban civic square is one of many ideas the Park Service is mulling as it plans the future of the Mall.