Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Cindy Sheehan arrested
Cindy Sheehan was arrested last night just before the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1151AP_State_of_Union_Sheehan.html?source=mypiShe was in the House chamber and was wearing a T-shirt saying "2245 Dead". When she removed her jacket, making her T-shirt visible, she was forcibly escorted out of the House and arrested.
Where is our freedom of speech? Why is it illegal for a protester to attend a speech by the President? Is our government that weak that it cannot stand the presence of a dissenter? Will the administration wither away and die just because they are questioned by a woman whose son died in the Iraq war?
I am stunned by our loss of freedom and the craven cowardice of our government.
Where is our freedom of speech? Why is it illegal for a protester to attend a speech by the President? Is our government that weak that it cannot stand the presence of a dissenter? Will the administration wither away and die just because they are questioned by a woman whose son died in the Iraq war?
I am stunned by our loss of freedom and the craven cowardice of our government.
