"Thebillisafollow-up totheConstitutionalCourt'sdecisioninSeptember, whenitruledthecurrentbanonnight gatherings didn'tconformwiththeConstitution, as it wastoobroadandrancountertotheprinciplethatruledouttheneedforgovernmentalpermissionon meetings. So, theGNPbillnarrowsthetime beltsubjecttothebana little, while ""abolishing"" theneedforaskingpermissionbyfundamentallyprohibitingnightrallies."(코리아타임즈)"이법안은작년 09월헌법재판소가야간집회에대한현재의금지가너무광범위하고정부의집회허가에대한필요를배제하는원칙과위배된다는점에서헌법과합치하지않는다고결정한것에대한후속조치이다. 그래서 한나라당의법안은금지시간대를좀줄이는한편야간집회를원천적으로금지함으로써허가를요청할필요를 ""없애버렸다."""