PROMPT: "Was President Herbert Hoover justified in limiting the Bonus Army's First Amendment rights?"----------- --- -------The question "Was President Herbert Hoover justified in limiting the First Amendment rights of the Bonus Army?" is somewhat fallacious in that it attempts to impose a view that Hoover actually limited the Bonus Army's first amendment rights. The First Amendment specifically guarantees “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” It does not provide for violent protests, nor does it prevent the government from moving people from public property. The moment a protester threw bricks at a police officer, the entire movement ceased to be a peaceful protest. And while the government certainly overreacted in this case, it cannot be said to have committed a technical violation of the 1st Amendment. First, the Bonus Army knowingly inconvenienced both the government and the people of Washington D.C., whether or not veterans should have been compensated or not, firefighters ...