Part of what makes this country great is that everyone has freedom of speech and freedom to protest in whatever manner one chooses (as long as it is a legal manner) without government interference . However, what this country doesn't have, nor should it, is freedom from the consequences of your free speech actions.
So I believe that Colin and others have the right, and should have the right, to protest whatever they want, however they want, as long as it is legal. And the government should leave them alone.
But they and their supporters should not complain when people like me react and use our free speech right and "protest" their actions with boycotts, sitting their butt on the bench etc..
I will now step off my soap box