Posted on 04/27/2009 3:32:09 PM PDT by nobama08
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Park Police say they have arrested 91 protesters in front of the White House, including some in wheelchairs who chained themselves to a fence. The protesters are calling on the president to support legislation that would give people with disabilities in need of long-term care alternatives to nursing homes.
Sgt. David Schlosser says a large group gathered on a sidewalk outside the White House on Monday without a protest permit required for groups of more than 25 demonstrators.
He says some protesters are in wheelchairs and have chained themselves to a fence. Police may use a bolt-cutter to cut the chains.
The protesters are receiving written citations from officers, but are not being handcuffed or taken to a detention facility.
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Petitioning or Protesting the Government, that is NOT allowed! {Despite what you may have read in that old, outdated, and non-binding document called the Constitution.}
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I’m guessing this wasn’t the “photo-op” Obama was looking for today...
I am not seeing this on the evening news. This would be wonderfully compelling video. You know...Bush hates the disabled.
Oops, forgot. Never mind.
Amendment I to the Constitution states in part that ... “Congresss shall make no law respecting ... the right of the people peaceably to assemble ...”
Janet’s going to have to revise her ‘terrorist’ list to include people in wheelchairs! If it’s a vet in a wheelchair, he’s a double danger!
“..taken to a detention facility.”
A DETENTION FACILITY??!! Ah, ah Mr. O ah bama ah I thought ah Americans were ah ah (you can move it forward ..polite laughter) “above that” ah.....
I find this country so strange where Auntie Illegal gets a reprieve and joe citizen gets detention or investigated.
I recall some protests of Bush that went on and on and on...
OMG - do I actually agree with Bam Bam on this one? I’m tired of all of the gimme gimme gimme, I don’t care if it’s the disabled, the blind, the poor, the old, the gays with AIDS, the vets, the banks, the Martians, etc. If these people would go to church they would find the help they need (want). The rest of us can’t afford to support all of them anymore.
Good point!
Well lets see which would get into the news paper:
1) The empty suit figurehead POTUS with his shirt off and the ever present basketball at his side, for the 1000th time?
2) People in wheelchairs receiving written citations from officers for protesting in a peaceful way?
Anyone have a guess?
This slimeball doesn’t care about innocent babies born after botched abortions, whaddya think he feels about the handicapped?
They better be protesting Obama Care since some of those with disabilities will be denied medical treatment because it isn’t cost effective.
Nobama has no time for the “little people”, especially the disabled. I can’t imagine Sarah Palin would have ever let something like that happen. She would probably have invited them in for tea. This administration is slime!
These protesters must have been disturbing his beauty sleep or drawing unwanted attention. There’s no way that the disabled & the sick would be arrested unless Barry gave the green light to put an end to it.
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