We are all, including the hosts of gatherings, protected by the first amendment. Are you a constitutional law attorney? I disagree with you

The assembelance of a group of people for any lawful purpose can not be deemed an illegal assembly by law enforcement. Point in fact, how many years did it take the feds to bust the Chicago Mob? Simply put, the assembly of the mobsters was not against the law. Their recorded discussions concerning illegal activities are what got them into trouble.

Please bear with me. Meet and greets are not unlawful events. I host them here in Houston and in the Carolinas frequently. In December of 09 a M&G hosted here in Houston was busted because the invited guests were negotiating pricing for sexual activities. They also were discussing pricing for illegal narcotics that were brought with to the M&G. The hosts of the Houston meet and greet, a competing board, became complacent with their rules. They did not enforce the no discussion rule of sexual conduct. And more importantly, did not publish/discuss a no tolerance for drug policy. Hence their event was raided and as many as 25 people were arrested for various illegal acts.

While my M&G's in Houston are fairly wild in nature, the attendees are very well screened and the discussion of money for sex is not tolerated. Yes, I have had to ask members of both sexes to leave because they have not followed those rules. The M&G's in the Carolinas are very subdued. A very social event that is fun filled and very relaxing.  Meet and Greets can be hosted legally. The attendees just need to understand the rules and follow them. None of this supposed law changes affect a social gathering. if the planned M&G is going to be more wild in nature, then the host or hostess must make sure that the screening is very thorough. more refined M&G's still need to have screening in place but not as strictly as the others.

Hopefully the M&G's in Chicago will be able to continue and everyone can continue to enjoy themselves. It would be ashame that an interpretation of this change in the law prevents a group of friends from assembling.

FT61