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Snoutport Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-07-11 11:02 AM
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Budget protesters besiege Perry's office Disability rights group members are cited for criminal tres
Source: My San Antonia

He said people with disabilities who protested outside the GOP governor's offices Tuesday blocked employees and visitors to gubernatorial offices: “Their actions ... are not the way to get a meeting with the governor.”
Instead, their actions got stanchions and ropes set up to protect the area surrounding Perry's offices from the public, along with a Department of Public Safety officer standing guard. They also got some attention for the issue — and a court date.
Eleven people — nine using wheelchairs — each were issued a summons and charged with criminal trespass, a Class B misdemeanor, for staying at the Capitol past its 10 p.m. closing time, said DPS spokeswoman Tela Mange.




Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Budget-protesters-besiege-Perry-s-office-1039070.php#ixzz1FvIL0yNQ



According to Burnt Orange Report they also slammed a handicapped person's hand in the door for ten minutes. Way to go Republicans...people in wheelchairs must be really scary to have them all arrested.
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Tippy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-07-11 11:04 AM
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1. K&R
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ejpoeta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-07-11 11:25 AM
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2. tresspassing? are they not residents who have a right to be there?
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Snoutport Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-07-11 06:26 PM
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3. You would think
Unless the Governor doesn't think people with special needs actually count as people.
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