Secret Service Investigating Removal of Three from Bush Visit

AP - Colorado Springs Gazette ^ | 03-29-2005 | P. SOLOMON BANDA

[Bigh4u2]

Spock???

Is that you?

:0)

[WBurgVACon]

Recht said he may file a lawsuit based on the group's alleged violation of their First Amendment rights.

Were they arrested? Beaten? Put to death? Why do they have the "right" to attend this meeting. Did they pay for the tickets? Were they anything but a little inconvenienced?

I believe the First Amendment to the Constitution reads "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech"

[BenLurkin]

bump!

[Bigg Red]

mark for later

[oldbrowser]

Young, like Bauer and lawyer Leslie Weise, 39, is a member of the Denver Progressives, a political activist group.

So somebody caught them before they could annoy all the people who were there to listen to the president. They were still free to stand outside and speak freely if anybody wanted to listen to them, right ?

[antiRepublicrat]

And where was the media when Clintoon was doing this on a regular basis????

So Clinton is now the dandard for behavior? We don't complain about a later president as long as he's not doing worse than Clinton? A statement such as this pops up every time Bush or his people do something wrong, and it's getting old.

Bush has had over four years to get the government up to his supposed high moral standards and respect for rights. At some point you have to start blaming him rather than someone who left office over long ago.

[ActionNewsBill]

I complained about this very process during the Clinton Administration and I am complaining now. This is not the way to go about things. Two wrongs do not make it right.

Haven't you figured it out by now?

It's only wrong when the Democrats do it.

[SusaninOhio]

'Garner said the group appeared confused as to who asked them to leave and declined to release further details, citing an ongoing investigation'

maybe Blather can do an expose on this. Sounds like it is right up his alley.

[antiRepublicrat]

I worked one events where the relatives of a young GOP ogranizer, who volunteered, were recognized and turned in by a sharp/alert volunteer who recognized the couple as local war protesters of the hate-America variety. They were promptly thrown out.

Translation: Throw out anybody who might ask the President tough questions and embarrass him on TV.

[paltz]

[antiRepublicrat]

Apologies for bad spelling and grammar there. Time for a cup of tea.

[b4its2late]

After what some of these ELF suckers have been doing lately, they should've been removed as a precaution.

In fact, they should've been flogged in the public square, but that's just my own opinion.

[DollarCoins]

Well it is always wrong in my eyes

[eno_]

It's only wrong when the Democrats do it.

Works with taxing and spending, too.

Republicans: Government bloat that's 0.5% cheaper! That's Brand Differentiation!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

He said the three had T-shirts underneath their business attire that read, "Stop the Lies"....He said they had scrapped the plan by the time they arrived at the museum.

Suuuuure they did.

[conserv13]

Uh, because they are Americans and it is a free country?

[OXENinFLA]

They missed one the other day when VP Cheney was talking in CA.

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Dustin Barnes, 25, left, is escorted from a town hall meeting while trying to shout questions at U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites) at California State University, Monday, March 21, 2005, in Bakersfield, Calif. V.P. Cheney and Republican Congressman Bill Thomas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, used the meeting to discuss Social Security (news - web sites) reform.. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)

[ActionNewsBill]

Well it is always wrong in my eyes

I agree, but there are many here who believe that the Bush administration can do no wrong.

[shield]

You're right....there were many regular Americans actually jailed 'cause of their stand against the 'toon.

[Bulldog96]

I read that they were given tickets by a Republican Congressman from CO (Bob Beauprez), and the event was taxpayer funded.

I couldn't figure out if they did anthing to disrupt the event. Does anyone have more info?