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January 13, 2008 at 09:22:41
Admirers of Constitution Booted for Wearing Impeach T-shirts in DC by Ralph Lopez Page 1 of 1 page(s) 
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With the original First Amendment "Freedom of Speech" looking on, admirers of the U.S. Constitution in the Washington D.C. National Archives Building today were ordered to leave for wearing tee-shirts reading "Impeach Bush and Cheney." Many of the tourist-activists were in town to hail the arrival of impeachment marcher John Nirenberg, the 61 year-old college professor who has just walked from Boston to D.C. to call attention to the need for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney. In a telephone interview, one of the participants, Susan Serpa, age 56, told me she was looking at the displays when a female security guard approached her and said "You need to go speak to that man over there" indicating a burly security guard. When Serpa asked why, the woman said: "Your shirt." Serpa's shirt reads on the front: "Impeach Bush and Cheney, Change History." On the reverse it says: "MaineImpeach.org." Other security guards then approached Serpa and told her: "You need to leave because of your shirt." The ranking security officer present at the incident gave his name as Captain Judd. An impeachment resolution against Dick Cheney was introduced by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, and is now sitting in the House Judiciary Committee, headed by Committee Chairman Rep. John Conyers. Despite pleas from growing numbers of Americans, Conyers has continued to keep the resolution bottled up, and steadfastly refuses to move it forward. The number for Conyers' office is 202-225-3951. A contact list for Conyers' major campaign contributors has been compiled by YaliesForImpeachment, along with a full contact list of Judiciary Committee members. In addition, Rep. Robert Wexler, another Judiciary Committee member, has undertaken a campaign to sway his colleagues on the committee to support the initiation of impeachment hearings against Dick Cheney. He has spent significantly from his own funds for an advertising campaign to combat the near total media black-out on the building pressure for impeachment, and is asking for help in financing further advertising. Audio interviews of some of those whose rights were violated were taken by a DC Indymedia reporter, whose write-up is posted here. Addendum from the author: Yes I'm mad as hell to, so let's channel this energy into everyone leaving a voice-mail at the Judiciary Committee, for Conyers, RIGHT NOW, telling him get off his ass and start hearings against Cheney. The thugs will learn that when they don't like something they see, their thuggish actions to stop that thing only backfire and cause it to happen. Political juijitsu. Judiciary: 202-225-3951 It's not the security guards or even Capt. Judd primarily, though they are at fault. This is the country George Bush is handing us, these are the signals he gives in every speech, aimed at the dim-witted, that free speech and bad-mouthin' the prezdent are treason. He knows exactly what he's doing and HE is the problem. You don't need to arrest anyone, just make people fearful of expressing their opinion of him so it never reaches critical mass and takes off. Impeach them both! 
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"Speech on clothing may not be banned..."
...from government premises, except inside court buildings. Government employees or their agents who violate this law will be subject to the following criminal penalties:..." That's the kind of law that's needed (not exact wording--just off the top of my head), I think, if our rights are to be respected. REAL TEETH. by jf (0 articles, 3 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 13 comments) on Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 3:21:19 PM  (0+)
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IMPEACH
Will somebody please give Dick a bxxw job so that he can be impeached??? by Guajolotl (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 131 comments) on Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 3:36:55 PM (0+)
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Re: Admirers Booted for Wearing Impeach T-shirts
It is indeed tragic that several of the people who were amongst the group in Washington, D.C. yesterday to greet and march along side Impeachment Walker John Nirenberg, a true Patriot who completed his courageous journey and who were told to leave the National Archives building, where they intended to view the Constitution. Utterly amazing! http://www.marchinmyname.org/?page=1 On December 30, John Nirenberg stopped at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to rally public support for Impeachment of Bush and Cheney http://www.flickr.com/photos/10917615@N08/sets/72157603669394148/ and where I had the honor and pleasure of shaking his hand. The most difficult part of John's journey is now putting Impeachment back upon the table where it dam well belongs! So that we may restore the credibility of this once great Republic. Wishing him all the best in his meetings this week with our Congressional Representatives. by Munich (1 articles, 86 quicklinks, 14 diaries, 1125 comments [86 recommended, 1 rejected]) on Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 5:32:34 PM (0+)
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Love your yaliesforimpeachment action page Ralph!
All those on this forum that wonder what they might do to increase the chances of impeachment happening should take a look at your excellent pages. With respect to your article, I am Australian not American, and I am not a lawyer just someone that is interested in the law, however I think it is very likely that people wearing impeach Tee shirts cannot be lawfully evicted from a Federal building on those grounds alone. That looks like a classic case first amendment situation to me. A call for impeachment is a call for a legal remedy its not an incitement to anything illegal at all. Yes it is a political call, but in democracies political speach is the most important sort of speach. I suspect that if your tee shirt wearers had sat down and refused to move or if they had insisted upon being shown good reason for their being evicted that either they would have been permitted to stay and protest or an even bigger political event and protest would have arisen. I think if Mahatma Gandhi was around he'd have gone back in wearing the same tee shirts with all his legal friends and their video cameras and perhasp the local news media just hoping for an attempted eviction that would have infringed the first amendment and which he could have turned judo style against those who sought to stiffle his lawful political speach. Like I said, I'm not a lawyer, and not American so those wanting to adopt such an approach should consult people that are. Love your yaliesforimpeachment site. What a great resource. Love the quip there, "its the Judiciary Committee, stupid" because that is exactly where the impeachment ball resides currently and if only more folks would get that and direct their efforts there. Keep up the great work! by Brett Paatsch (0 articles, 3 quicklinks, 23 diaries, 1308 comments) on Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 7:23:58 PM (0+)
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free speech
In case you missed the last demonstration in DC, people were arrested for the intolerable state crime of attempting to stand on the steps to the capital building. by tjb (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 255 comments [9 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 9:26:38 PM (0+)
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Zig Hile
This can't be real......... I am at a loss for words... America is dead....On July 4th lets bury uncle sam on the mall. by Michael Morris (20 articles, 0 quicklinks, 16 diaries, 316 comments [4 recommended, 1 rejected]) on Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 10:18:18 PM (0+)
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