Seattle police now ticketing cars who honk to support #OccupyWallStreet protests

Here's the problem. I doubt the Seattle police ticket every car that honks in the city after 10pm at night. That means they're ticketing people based on politics. And that's illegal under the US Constitution. You cannot treat citizens differently under the law based on their politics. This is incredibly obnoxious. It's also something you'd expect to see in Russia or China, using the authorities to suppress freedom of expression. And these aren't small tickets - they're ticketing folks for $144.