Two women wore t-shirts to the President’s SotU speech last night.
One of them wore a pro-war t-shirt and the other wore an anti-war t-shirt.
Both women were forced to leave the building.One of them was handcuffed, arrested, forcibly removed and booked on misdemeanor charges. The other was not.
Guess who was wearing which shirt?
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Just for the record, I’m pissed that both of them were forced to leave. And, for context, here’s a link to a court case from the Cool and Wonderful
“…Believing that the Capitol Police needed guidance in determining what behavior constitutes a “demonstration,” the United States Capitol Police Board issued a regulation that interprets “demonstration activity” to include:parading, picketing, speechmaking, holding vigils, sit-ins, or other expressive conduct that convey[s] a message supporting or opposing a point of view or has the intent, effect or propensity to attract a crowd of onlookers, but does not include merely wearing Tee shirts, buttons or other similar articles of apparel that convey a message.”
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Let’s ask a real serious question.
Do yellow ribbons qualify as “protest?”
How about those little American flag pins?
How about a wedding ring?
All are symbols with definate meaning. It is patently ridiculous to ban such symbols. Of course, we are talking about the “free speech zone” President.