President Obama signed bill HR 347 (also known as the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011) into law on March 9th, amid numerous protests from the Occupy movement, as well as other agencies. HR 347 is a modification from Senate bill S. 1794, which restricted people from entering or blocking public areas that have been closed off by Secret Service while a person under their protection is passing through. The law also included major public events, such as the Inaguration and Presidential campaigns. The new law, which passed the House with a vote of 399-3, extends the original law by adding more protected areas within Washington DC, and removing the word "willfully," from the paragraph stating that protesters can be prosecuted if they enter the area "willfully and knowingly." Representative Justin Amash, R-Michigan, explains this change by saying: " The bill expands current law to make it a crime to enter or remain in an area where an official is visiting even if the person does not know it's illegal to be in that area and has no reason to suspect its illegal." Occupy DC protesters are calling the modifications an infringement on their First Amendment rights, because of the areas of DC that have been added to the protected areas portion of the act. Approximately 80 protesters organized a silent march to symbolize their Freedom of Speech being taken away--some even taped their mouths closed to visually show their feelings about the bill. The part ...