STALLED: Protesters blocked cars as people tried to drive into Fountain Hills, Arizona, to attend a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on March 19. Three protesters were arrested. (Patrick Breen/The Republic)

Although the right to peacefully protest is enshrined in the Constitution, there is no constitutional or other legal right to commit criminal acts to make a point. Earlier this month, criminal disrupters in Arizona prevented many people from hearing Donald Trump by blocking a major highway leading to his rally and creating a 10-mile backup. The threat of arrests — only three reportedly occurred — and fines weren’t much of a deterrent. What happened in Arizona was only the latest example of major disruptions of presidential rallies, with even larger ones now being openly planned.

The criminal justice system can’t handle the problem alone.