I heard on one national radio talk show that when the host was younger and visited he got his magazine taken away as pages turning were too loud and his brother had to spit out his gum. This wasn't even during a SOTU, it was just during a normal session. Congress probably passed that rule to keep the place respectful.
-Ed On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 23:46:42 -0600, Bob Triphahn wrote > Well there you have it. > > Still do not like it. So I guess if I go to congress and have a work > shirt on I cannot attend? I can see if someone is making a scene, > then yes remove them. But, for a politically incorrect t-shirt, get > real.... > > Sorry, just spouting off.... > > Two Forks > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Loren C. Klein > Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 5:35 PM > To: Rangernet Mailing List > Subject: Re: [RR] Why? > > It's not a law. It's a Congressional rule. The Constitution gives > Congress a lot of leeway in how they run things. Personally, I like > it, as protesting > (or merely making any sort of political statement) gets in the way > of the business of Congress. Kinda like PETA picketing in a > McDonald's about selling meat products. And then they wonder why > they're tossed out (just like Sheehan! How quaint...). Good call by > the Capitol Police. > > -Loren C. Klein > Louisiana District Webmaster > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Cause they have some kind of law (or something) that does not allow > > political sayings on shirts within the congressional halls. Kinda > > stupid if you ask me. Squashes the free speech portion of the first > > ammendment. > > > > Good points Mark.... > > > -- > Well I don't like to brag but I also have extensive experience with > M1 Tank Platoon and Steel Beasts. Plus I once read a book about > German Panzer Aces. - Harold Jones, TankNet Military Forums > > _______________________________________________ > > The Golden Rule is my daily rule. > > To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. > To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit > http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet > > _______________________________________________ > > The Golden Rule is my daily rule. > > To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. > To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit > http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet _______________________________________________ The Golden Rule is my daily rule. To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet
