Some were old enough to have protested the Vietnam War ...I was going to write that these were probably some of the old hippies that infest Lawrence.
Then I went to the article and found this photo which proves my point. LOL
From left, protesters, Michael Hodgson, of Topeka, along with Lawrence residents Maggie Riggs and Ann Burgess, carry signs displaying their opposition to the possibility of war with Iraq during Saturday afternoon's peace rally outside the Statehouse. "I hope this has some effect," said Burgess. "Seeing this many people here gives me some hope." Nick Krug/The Capital-Journal
Some people just can't get over the fact that it's no longer 1968.
You have to wonder: if these people are so crazy about peace, why don't they go demonstrate against the folks who like to fly airliners into buildings, blow up women and children, and gas civilians? Why is that, huh?