Posted on 08/01/2011 2:29:28 PM PDT by Nachum
More than 20 protesters were arrested Monday afternoon after causing a disruption in the House gallery as lawmakers debated the debt-reduction deal negotiated by the White House and congressional leaders.
Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said 22 protesters were arrested and charged with disruption of Congress.
The protesters, who were sitting in one of the visitors’ galleries overlooking the Republican side of the chamber, unfurled a large black banner and began chanting against the debt-limit compromise.
They chanted several slogans, including: “Boehner, get off it; it’s time to tax corporate profits.” It appeared that after one officer tried to yank the banner from the group, a protester either took a tumble or dove over the row of seats in front.
“We have an injury!” someone said.
The protesters could be heard chanting even after they were brought into the hallway outside the gallery. According to reports by CNN and the Hill, the protest included members of the groups Vocal New York and National People’s Action.
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Good.
When they arrest liberals for protesting, they’ll arrest you, too. In fact, security probably has orders to shoot tea party protestors.
These brain-dead socialists have no clue as to what makes our economy go.
Where do they think the money to fund all of their stupid programs comes from?
Leftists. Obamaoists.
Look for the “Union Label”.
or was it just liberals?
I think you have it backwards. They have been letting the union goons beat the hell out of Tea Party people and get away with it.
Now that the libs are getting whacked, it makes the front page of the Washington Post.
When businesses pay higher taxes it really means that people pay higher taxes. Either employees are paid less or businesses cut back on improving or expanding their business or customers pay more. Usually, customers pay more. Liberals are such morons.
“it’s time to tax corporate profits”
Ignorant leftard. Corporations in America suffer some of the highest taxes on profits in the “free” world. Except for one who are “connected” per the socialism these useless idiots advocate.
Worthless scum. Read one was hurt. Sorry, my give-a-d@mn meter is broken...
Those pesky radicals of the Tea Party.
***“We have an injury!” someone said.***
Dum basses! If they had REALLY wanted to shut down debate they should have thrown a few CFL bulbs onto the floor.
Liberal SA ( Sturm Abteilung, or Storm Section).
I think this is a new technique...bringing in ‘protesters’ to make the Republicans think they’ve got a good deal. They usually just use the USEFUL-IDIOTS in the Republican establishment to tell us how we’re cleaning Obama’s clock...I guess it took a bit more effort this time.
Regardless...they (again) scored a clean victory. Now with Defense about to get eliminated, I’m getting near saying what the hell, and voting Third Party - I’ve about had it with this selling out...EVERY TIME. Why even give them power again if they could care less about their voters?
Even their rhymes suck.
It’s always the lefties that act like 5 year old children.
With about the same intellect.
Where do they think tax money comes from, seeing how US Corporations have the 2nd highest tax rate in the world, yet these people think Corporations don’t pay any taxes.
Well, unless you’re GE and Jeffrey Immeldt...
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