A democracy proves its strength not by silencing disagreement, but by protecting the liberty of those who question its authority.

Preventive powers, exercised arbitrarily against peaceful protesters, threaten personal liberty, constitutional freedoms, and the democratic right to dissent. A democracy is tested not by the laws it enacts but by the restraint with which it exercises power.

The authority to govern does not confer unlimited power, nor does maintaining public order permit the Government to treat every expression of disagreement as a potential threat.

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