Teachers sue over arrest at Bush rally

By TODD DVORAK, Associated Press Writer
(Updated Thursday, April 28, 2005, 5:28 PM)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - <snip>

Alice McCabe and Christine Nelson, both in their 50s, were among five protesters arrested at the Sept. 3 rally. The pair were handcuffed, taken to the county jail, strip-searched and charged with criminal trespass. The charges were dropped months later. <snip>

McCabe and Nelson - described in the lawsuit as political novices motivated by their opposition to Bush administration policies in Iraq - attended the rally at a city park, where McCabe held a sheet of paper urging, "No More War," and Nelson wore a John Kerry button.

A Secret Service agent allegedly told McCabe, who was on a sidewalk near the rally, that she was on private property and would have to move. When they moved to a parking area, the agent approached again and repeated the order.

After asking why, McCabe was arrested by a state trooper. Nelson was arrested later by another trooper, according to the lawsuit. <snip>

http://www.fresnobee.com/24hour/nation/story/2352523p-10588490c.html

Oh, NOW I understand what tort reform is about ...

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never intend to ever visit the United States again in their lifetime?

I lived there, (San Diego) and had intended to retire there

now I even go to the extent of putting anything I find labeled "Made in the USA" back on the shelf

I am not alone

so sad

The United States HAD a great potential of being a great country -

Now they are just feared and hated -

Oh yeah - they got the military might alright -

But they sure haven't won the hearts and minds of the world

bye - bye . . .

just another "Rise and Fall of" another nation to stupid to learn from History . . .

poor.

Please dismiss and shun us when you can, stand up against US policies when you can't. The sheeple supporting this administration need your tough love.

my wife is American. We almost moved down there a couple of years ago. Now we're looking to Europe if the Conservatives manage to come to power in Canada.
To hell with these nutjobs.

and showing what the Repukes want to do with the corrupt judges.

out of the Republican ELITES taking over our country!!!

That was the turning of Vietnam, no?

if you have nothing to hide, you shouLdn't be against strip searches.

:sarcasm:

Makes one ill just to read about it.

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0429-07.htm

Published on Friday, April 29, 2005 by the Associated Press

Kerry Supporters Arrested at Bush Rally Sue Law Enforcement


IOWA CITY -- Two women who were arrested at campaign rally for President Bush last fall and strip-searched at a county jail say law enforcement officers conspired to violate their constitutional rights.

Alice McCabe and Christine Nelson are suing the U.S. Secret Service and three of its agents, the Iowa State Patrol and two patrolmen, and Linn County.

The two women, both school teachers in their 50s, were among scores of people who were arrested, removed or barred from Bush rallies last year for wearing shirt or buttons favoring his Democratic rival, Sen. John Kerry, or for vocally criticizing the president.

"I believe the federal government behaved very badly in this situation," said David O'Brien, the women's attorney.


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That is dispicable, and totally fascist worthy to conspire for that.

If that's not the understatement of the year...

How does this administration have to gall to send our troops to fight for other people's "freedoms" and then do this on our own soil? I hope I live to be a hundred just to see what the history books say about this farce of a presidency.

Publicize the names of these freedom-haters until the term "anti-American" is synonomous with their names.

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_101504_news_bush_teacher_peaceful_protest.33035f77.html




Their t-shirts??

Up is Down. Black is White. Right is Wrong.

I hope all of these teachers sue the pants off this administration and everyone who's helped them silence dissent. We also need to be tearing down the bastions of the MSM who are so complicit in the silencing of that same dissent.

/sarcasm

Lots of protestors showed up and they had been limited to a small strip of sidewalk away from the park on the north side. According to law enforcement, the GOP had 'reserved' all of Noelridge Park and adjacent public properties. Some of the protestors moved east to Collins Road, near the Farmers Market area. I'm not sure where in the park the two were arrested.

This campaign visit also prompted the closing of several child care facilities and at least one school.

Just to give you a feel for the area, this isn't a small park. It houses a large water recreational area and parking lot (newly renovated last year - this is where the rally took place); a conservation area with a duck pond; the Farmers Market Facility and parking lot; and a walking trail. It isn't by any means a small space that required the entire area to be "reserved" by the party.

Pretty soon we won't be able to wear those kinds of shirts anywhere!!!

If your constitutional rights are violated get a name, a picture, or a video and sue the fucking bastards.

of postmenopausal women:)

You go girls! I would do the same. Once you hit your 50's you don't much give a shit what anyone thinks.