I dunno about a no-protest zone -- check with someone that lives there right now. When I say traffic I mean cars. They blocked off that section of Pennsylvania Avenue after Oklahoma City. You can walk through there and for all I know have a protest there. Protest are or were frequently held in Lafayette park right across the street. I am not sure that she actually broke any laws is what I am saying. There is no traffic in front of the White House to block.
Dana On 9/27/05, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i.e. they planned to be arrested. This is not how it comes off in most of > the news media. > The question is, why. If the front gate of the white house a no-protest > zone? If there's no traffic allowed, what are the rules for large groups > of > people. As for the white house being stupid, what are they supposed to do. > change the rules for one person. Wait till Hamas wants to have a rally > right > in front of the white house. All they have to say is that they let Cindy, > so > why can't they have the same rights. (ok, Hamas is a bit extreme an > example, > but you see the point. rules should be for all) > > > > Well, someone asked if she was blocking traffic. If she was in front of > > the > > White House, she can't have been as there is no traffic allowed on that > > stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue. Unless they have changed that since > 2000, > > which I doubt in the light of 9/11. So it looks to me as though they > > planned > > for the White House to be stupid and it obliged. > > > > Dana > > > > On 9/27/05, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> See, that's what drives me crazy. The news media reports it like she > was > >> either: > >> 1. just walking with a group, sat down and didn't move fast enough > >> 2. just sitting around > >> 3. legally protesting > >> while on the other hand, the whole thing was staged specifically to be > >> arrested. They report it like she's a total innocent here where she's > >> not. > >> > >> > >> > forcing the police to arrest you is a tried and true civil > disobedience > >> > tactic. Having said that, I agree that from a PR point of view the > >> > White > >> > House would have been better off ignoring her. No wonder she looked > >> > pleased > >> > as punch in that photo someone posted. > >> > > >> > Dana > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:175201 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
