[dirtymac]

Being a staunch conservative I was at first appalled by this scene, but upon reflection and believing in equal application of the law I now see it's merits. The Lincoln Memorial is truly a very quiet place even with large crowds. I would not want protesters to be allowed in there or any one making a lot of noise. Out front on the steps is fine. The headline should have read students told to quit making noise in the Lincoln Memorial. The content of their noise is immaterial.

[Russ]

You can talk all you want about equal application of the law buy please wake me when the law is applied equally. You won't convince me that a group of young Communists or Black Panthers would have been told to stop singing their anthem.

[This Just In]

“...I now see it’s merits.”

Merits my asset. They’re not in a library, or China, for that matter. They’re in America. We have the right to openly express our patriotism in a public place such as this.

I would rather protesters have the right to freely express their privilege to protest peacefully in such places then to silence citizens.

This is BS. Royal BS, and the fact that you would embrace such a violation of our rights reveals your lack of understanding of our liberties in this country.

[CharacterCounts]

It would appear that your concept of the First Amendment should read:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of quiet and not too obnoxious, lest it offend others- content neutral speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably but quietly and not too obnoxious manner, lest it offend others to assemble, and to petition the government for a content neutral redress of grievances.