LOVE night shift. Wish I didn't have to sleep.
One way to settle this would be create a protest/rally ordinance wherein only one group can permittedly be allowed to demonstrate on a given day. Whomever files for the permit first gets to legally do their thing. The counter group would then not have a permit to legally counter protest/demonstrate/rally and thus it would be clear which group needs to be arrested on a given day. Such an ordinance would ultimately mean far less attention to either cause. And yea, it might result in court cases contesting the violation of 1st Amendment. But all in all it would quell the insanity.
Funny thing about Zero Hour is it's a Sci Fi story by Ray Bradbury wherein all the children across the U.S. have been playing a game wherein they are actually helping the Martians infiltrate for invasion/takeover. The kids are quite honest about their game while it is being played but all the adults just dismiss it as silly child's play. That is until Zero Hour when the Martians take full control and the parents are hiding in their attics as their children lead the way…
Hmmm, I'll entertain your analysis as plausible.
But one thing needs to be clarified:
>In addition, SS took all signs from supporters, JUST IN CASE, they decided to try and roll the dice.
I was at the Trump rally in Wilkesbarre. We were INFORMED a WEEK IN ADVANCE THAT HOMEMADE SIGNS WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED IN THE ARENA. So clearly those who did bring ANY kind of homemade signs KNEW they would have to be dropped OUTSIDE the arena. (As were hundreds of umbrellas, I might add).
Granted, I didn't stand around all day in the rain waiting to get in. By the time I snaked through traffic and got a parking spot in the mall about a mile away and walked to the East Gate entrance line, it was around 4:30 when the doors had opened at 4:00. The line was probably about ten city blocks long but it moved relatively fast and w/NO incident.
It was about 6:00 when I and my companion got through the security checkpoint wherein our pockets were emptied and one small fanny pack and one jacket were looked thru by SS agents while we went thru the metal detector.
(I had an 8 x 12 WWG1WGA in gold letters on black tagboard rolled up in my jacket pocket. The reverse side of my sign said "High IQ POTUS!!! (Kek, it was all I could think of w/ the remaining gold letters). Point IS: They could have taken my signthen, along with my cigarettes and lighter, when they went thru my jacket, but they did NOT.)
I was wearing a Q shirt; my companion was not. I got a brief look in the eye by one SS agent. I merely nodded and smiled and was returned w/ the gesture.
As it turned out, we were among probably the last 100 people let in before the gate was closed. I know this because we each needed to use the lavatory as soon as we were thru the checkpoint, so we each went to our respective bathrooms and met up 5 minutes later back at the entrance and by that time, the doors were closed and a large crowd of disappointed faces looked thru longingly.
As all seats appeared to be taken, we made it to the floor near the press area which turned out to be a pretty good place to stand. Throughout POTUS' entire speech, I held my sign up high, only putting it down when my arm became tired. Granted, I only saw one other homemade sign which was a large Q way up in the nosebleed section. But that disappeared quickly and I didn't see it again for the duration. But three secret service agents plus several black-suited guys were in my vicinity and NOT one of them even remotely acted like I should put it away. In fact, at one point, about midway thru the speech, one of them walked right in front of me to address a sick person in the crowd and all he did as he passed me was kind of smile and nod as I continued to hold my sign.