CANSWER has cancelled their DC gig.
CANSWER has cancelled their DC gig.See also, MORE good news, from www.suntimes.com:
Daley defends anti-war rally permit denial
February 26, 2004
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter
Mayor Daley on Wednesday defended the city's decision to deny a permit to anti-war activists planning a March 20 demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
An estimated 4,000 protesters wanted to walk down the middle of Michigan Avenue -- from Pearson Street to the Federal Building plaza -- from noon to 2 p.m. on a busy Saturday of downtown shopping.
City Hall refused and offered alternative routes. One would have had the protest begin at Washington Square Park, 901 N. Clark, and proceed south down Clark to the Loop. Another would have used Columbus Drive.
Daley acknowledged that he was concerned about a repeat of the March 20, 2003, fiasco, when 10,000 anti-war protesters shut down Lake Shore Drive during the height of the evening rush.
"They have a right to be against war, but it's costing you taxpayers a lot of money," the mayor said, though he refused to say whether protesters would be arrested if they insist on using southbound lanes of Michigan Avenue and filling the entire street along parts of State, Randolph and Adams.
Chicago Police let last year's anti-war demonstration get out of hand, only to come down hard with arrests of 543 people, 190 of whom were released without charges. A pending federal lawsuit has accused police of using excessive force when they took a stand at Michigan and Chicago.
I'll be there on the big day, as a participant, but they're doing all the legwork.
It's weird not having to do anything but show up.
TaxRelief - please be sure and ping me if/when you post other threads related to the Fun in Fayetteville. Have you passed the word on to the other branches of the service who have bases nearby? Aren't Seymour Johnson AFB, Pope AFB and Cherry Point MCAS/Camp Lejeune MCB near enough for folks in those areas to drive on over, too? (You've probably already covered that, now that I think about it.)
See you in a few weeks!