Tag: Ben Masel

Long-time Madison activist Ben Masel died yesterday after a battle with lung cancer. Here’s Ben doing what he did best – standing up for the right to free speech and free assembly.

On Tuesday, Jeremy Ryan from Defending Wisconsin PAC and Valerie Walasek, a disabled veteran, were exercising their Constitutionally-protected right to free speech by holding a sign on the first floor of the Wisconsin State Capitol when they were asked to take down their sign by an officer from the State…