AFAIK, it isn't a federal law, it is a city ordinance. For the most part, the DC police are responsible for controlling protests in the city. They work with the Secrete Service, the Park Police, and the Capitol Hill Police, but DC police are responsible for this effort. The White House doesn't decide what to do about protestors in Lafayette Park or on Pennslvania Avenue.
The only reason she elicits any sympathy is because the liberal press covers her in the most favorable possible light in everything she does. Giving her all the favorable press is a specific editorial decision that the heads of these news organizations make. >Sounds like you've gone through the coverage pretty thoroughly. So let's say >you are right. Cindy Sheehan is outside the White House sitting on the >sidewalk. This violates her permit. You arrest her and provide her with the >opportunity to look like a martyr. Or you do nothing and the story goes >away. Which is smarter? > I am assuming here that she wasn't actually climbing the fence or doing >anything else that could be construed as a threat. As it is, she gets even >*more* coverage when this thing goes to trial. Unless the feds get smart and >refuse to prosecute. > >Dana > > On 9/27/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Flash MX Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=57 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:175324 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
