Everyone knows that Cindy Sheehan got the boot from the SOTU the other night, but what's not been mentioned much is this:

The wife of Representative C-W- Bill Young says she was ejected during President Bush's State of the Union address for wearin...

FWIW, I'm not a Sheehan fan; the ranch vigil was okay, but her 15 minutes are up, and she holds too many wacky views for my tastes. But god knows, she's dealing better with the loss of her son in Bush's War than I would.

She doesn't support the war, but at least she is doing everything she can to help the soldiers who have been wounded. You really have to admire her for that.

As far as the tee-shirt incidents with her and Cindy Sheehan - much ado about nothing. Neither should have been arrested.

Let's all admit it, Sheehan is a publicity seeker and is not helping the soldiers by acting and speaking like a loon. She'd be much better off if she acted rational and with thought. She's her own worst enemy.

There you go again. way out in left field.

Ms Young was not a troublemakes and Cindy is nothine is a troublemaker.

See, that was easy, wasn't it?

A t-Shirt sign is not the proper wear for a "State of the Union" gathering. It's tacky.

I have a pretty open interpertation of the Freedom of Speech....

Hey, evidently not:

Capitol Police did not explain why Sheehan was arrested and Young was not. However, Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer was asking the U.S. attorney's office to drop the charge against Sheehan, according to Deputy House Sergeant of Arms Kerri Hanley.

"They were operating under the misguided impression that the T-shirt was not allowed," Hanley said Wednesday. "The fact that she (Sheehan) was wearing a T-shirt is not enough reason to be asked to leave the gallery or be removed from the gallery or be arrested."

I dunno, y'all ... does Cindy Sheehan seem like the kind who would sue over this? Tough call ...

That action was taken pursuant to the U.S. Code, in which Congress decreed as follows: "It shall be unlawful for any person or group of persons wilfully and knowingly . . . to parade, demonstrate or picket within any Capitol Building." 140 U.S.C. § 193(f)(b)(7).

As the Bynum court explained: "Believing that the Capitol Police needed guidance in determining what behavior constitutes a 'demonstration,' the United States Capitol Police Board issued a regulation that interprets 'demonstration activity,'" and that regulation specifically provides that it "does not include merely wearing Tee shirts, buttons or other similar articles of apparel that convey a message. Traffic Regulations for the Capitol Grounds, § 158" (emphasis added).

Though I would wonder whether the Capitol Police Board didn't amend its regulations after the 1997 Bynum decision. Damn if I know where to find the latest version.

If Cindy Sheehan’s shirt isn’t allowed inside, neither should Mrs. Young’s.

Which is, apparently, the rule as it has stood since long before the present administration.

From what I've read, having the t-shirt gets you asked to leave. Refusing to leave when asked gets you arrested.

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