How big a deal is HR347(the anti-protest law)

[Mahaloth]

A friend of mine, who is uber-conservative, posted a youtube video about this new bill that Obama signed that bans/changes some protest laws. My friend's post ended with "1984 is here!!!", so you get the kind of...uh, person he is.

Here is the video.

Does anyone have a more rational, well-rounded view on this? Anyone know a good place to find an article or video that is more calm/intelligent?

I hope this is the right forum. I don't post in Debates/Elections ever and I thought this being politics meant it goes here.