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A Civil Libertarian Describes Events at the Last GOP Convention in Minnesota

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Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. In four months Tampa will host the Republican National Convention. When delegates, staff, journalists and demonstrators are counted as many as 50,000 people will be in the area for the convention.

The mayor of Tampa has proposed a large "clean-zone" around the convention site in downtown Tampa in which certain items and activities will be restricted.

Four years ago the city of St. Paul Minnesota hosted the Republican Convention. And to get an id...