How far should protesters go?

The right to protest is a fundamental component of a flourising democracy. But what if the protest interferes with other people's lives to such an extent it causes mass disruption, emotional angst and personal traumas? The protesters glueing themselves to motorway link roads, motorways and road tunnels in the UK to sell their demand that every home should be insulated as part of climate-change policies are certainly getting their message across. They have made headlines every day for two weeks but at what cost? The mood in the country is no longer supportive but downright angry because of the chaos these few people are causing. Boris Johnson called them "crusties" this morning which I thought was a bit insulting and not accurate and, of course, our Home Secretary, Priti Patel, ever ready to bring in new legislation at the drop of a hat, is doing just that and getting her civil servants to draw up plans to send these "crusties" to jail for six months. Six months for superglueing their hands to a motorway. I somehow doubt that will change these people's minds but it might well satisfy the motorists and truck drivers and ambulance drivers etc who have been caught up in miles of traffic jams because of those glued hands. Actualy it makes a lot of sense for every home to be properly insulated. It would save a huge amount of money in enrgy bills and play a role in tackling climate change. But that sensible message has been lost in the build-up of bad temper and repressive legislation by Home Secretary Patel. The right to protest is also a big issue right now in the US where Congress and Joe Biden are battling over his plans to spend $3.5 trillion on infrastructure and social welfare programmes. One democrat, Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, is for some reason opposed to the huge amount of money to be spent on multiple schemes that are favoured by the progressive element of the Democratic party. She is seen to be holding up Biden's grandiose social revolution and as a result she is being pursued everywhere by protesters, including into the bathroom when she was visiting Arizona State University. One protester actually stood outside her toilet cubicle (stall in the US) to continue with the personal attacks. Now that is serious intrusion on private activity! Biden didn't approve but he said that was the way things are in the political game. Although not of course in his case. When he resides in a cubicle he has a team of Secret Service men standing guard.