This bill, I believe, is H.R. 437. It passed the House of Representatives with only 3 "no" votes (unfortunately Rep. Ron Paul was campaigning and was not able to add a fourth "no"), and passed the Senate unanimously - which means, the two guys besides Ron I thought I could trust, Senators Rand Paul and Jim DeMint, voted for it. I feel extremely betrayed by these two.
What H.R. 437 does is essentially declare that any protest on certain government property is now illegal, and it is now illegal to protest near any event or person protected by Secret Service. The potential for abuse is astounding. What is the purpose of free speech and the right to peaceably assemble if we can't do it near the politicians?
I am horribly let down by both the "Tea Party" Republican congressmen and President Obama. The Tea Party Republicans ran on limited government, and Obama ran on civil liberties. In the immortal words of Lord Acton, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Both Left and Right should be ashamed. Whatever happened to Republicans' much-hyped respect for the Constitution? Of course, we learned long ago that it only counts when the Democrats are in power. Whatever happened to the Democrats' much-hyped concern for civil liberties? Likewise, we learned long ago that it only counts when Republicans are in power. When it comes down to it, they're all the same.