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Apparently freespeach is a arrestable offense now-a-days.

Sheehan arrested in House gallery

Tuesday, January 31, 2006; Posted: 10:26 p.m. EST (03:26 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Peace activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested Tuesday in the House gallery after refusing to cover up a T-shirt bearing an anti-war slogan before President Bush's State of the Union address.

"She was asked to cover it up. She did not," said Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman, adding that Sheehan was arrested for unlawful conduct, a misdemeanor.

The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail, Schneider said.

Schneider said shortly after the State of the Union speech that Sheehan was still being held but should be "out sometime tonight."

An early report from a senior House official indicated that Sheehan was arrested for unfurling an anti-war banner, but that was later found not to be the case. Schneider said she didn't know what Sheehan's T-shirt said.

Sheehan, who became a vocal war opponent after her son was killed in Iraq, was an invited guest of Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-California, who has called for a withdrawal of troops in Iraq and supports legislation for the creation of a Department of Peace.

Sheehan has pestered the Bush administration since August, when she and hundreds of fellow protesters began demanding an audience with the president and camping outside his ranch in Crawford, Texas.

She also recently penned a book, "Not One More Mother's Child."

Sheehan and other relatives of troops killed in Iraq met with Bush during a visit to Fort Lewis, Washington, in April 2004, shortly after Sheehan's son was killed.

During that meeting with Bush, the president refused to look at pictures of Sheehan's son, didn't want to hear about him and "didn't even know Casey's name," she said.

The Vacaville, California, resident has said she'd like to meet with Bush again to discuss her opposition to the war.

Bush has refused to meet again with Sheehan and has taken issue with her calls for a withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

"She expressed her opinion; I disagree with it," Bush said in August. "I think immediate withdrawal from Iraq would be a mistake."

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Whether you like her or not, she was ARRESTED for something on a T-SHIRT. Not even because it was offensive -- it was 'Unlawful.' How can it be 'Unlawful' to speak out against the war? This is fucked, fucked I say! I don't care where you are or what you're doing -- there is no reason to outlaw free speech like this.

Imagine -- if someone had worn a pro-war t-shirt they wouldn't've got a second glance.

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My question is what makes her different from the other Americans against the war? Why are we singling her out?

She's a public figure. This just makes it easier for conservatives to put a face on the "liberal threat" that the country (IE thier party) is supposedly facing. S'not like they didn't have enouph scapegoates already, though :crube:

This woman pisses me off. Her son knew what the risks were when he signed up. He joined of his own free will.

Getting arrested because of what is on your T-shirt is bullshit though.

I agree with the above statement

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This woman pisses me off. Her son knew what the risks were when he signed up. He joined of his own free will.

You're still allowed to protest a stupid war, regardless of whether or not someone knew the risks. Her complaints are not suddenly invalid because her son signed up. If you lost a loved one on the basis that the President lied about the war, you'd be hunky-dorey with it, right?

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You're still allowed to protest a stupid war, regardless of whether or not someone knew the risks. Her complaints are not suddenly invalid because her son signed up. If you lost a loved one on the basis that the President lied about the war, you'd be hunky-dorey with it, right?

Yes. She is still allowed to protest the war. That doesn't mean she can't also piss me off while doing it.

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Actually I think the same action was taken for both women, but the republican woman was like "k sry" and Sheehan was like "omg first amendment" and got arrested for not complying, I don't think they would have spoken to her if it weren't for the House rule against demonstrations in the gallery if only to avoid bad publicity

NOT THAT BUSH DOESN'T SUCK :D

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Well Bush would be upset and distracted if he saw someone who didn't like him. His speeches have been rehearsed for so long.

Which is why when mentioning how his Social Security reform didn't happen the Democrats stood up and applauded. After that he had to freestyle a little bit and improvise for a little bit.

By the way, that is also the greatest moment in State of the Union history.

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Even though I agree that immediate withdrawl from Iraq would be a mistake, that isn't the issue. She was arrested for refusing to supress her opinion and it's just one of the many ways the Bush administration is taking away freedoms and civil liberties.

House rules prohibit demonstrations within the galleries.

The correct actions where taken place. I see nothing wrong.

T-shirt != demonstration.

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