Police (in background) form a line across the road as demonstrators shut down the 101 Freeway, a major thoroughfare in the city, following a rally to protest a day after President-elect Donald Trump's election victory in Los Angeles, California, late on November 9, 2016.Protesters burned a giant orange-haired head of Donald Trump in effigy, lit fires ins the streets and blocked traffic lanes late on November 9 as rage over the billionaire's election victory spilled onto the streets of US cities. From New York to Los Angeles, thousands of people in around 10 cities rallied against the president-elect a day after his stunning win, some carrying signs declaiming "Not our President" and "Love trumps hate." / AFP / RINGO CHIU (Photo credit should read RINGO CHIU/AFP/Getty Images)

Republican Lawmakers in Five States Propose Bills to Criminalize Peaceful Protest

In North Dakota, Republicans introduced a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill any protester obstructing a highway.

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