Tuesday, October 03, 2006
The crack down has begun...
Arrest over Cheney barb triggers
lawsuit
A Denver-area man filed a lawsuit today against a
member of the Secret Service for causing him to be arrested after he approached
Vice President Dick Cheney in Beaver Creek this summer and criticized him for
his policies concerning Iraq.Attorney David Lane said that on June 16, Steve Howards was walking his
7-year-old son to a piano practice, when he saw Cheney surrounded by a group of
people in an outdoor mall area, shaking hands and posing for pictures with
several people.According to the lawsuit filed at U.S. District Court in Denver, Howards and
his son walked to about two-to-three feet from where Cheney was standing, and
said to the vice president, "I think your policies in Iraq are reprehensible,"
or words to that effect, then walked on.Ten minutes later, according to Howards' lawsuit, he and his son were walking
back through the same area, when they were approached by Secret Service agent
Virgil D. "Gus" Reichle Jr., who asked Howards if he had "assaulted" the vice
president. Howards denied doing so, but was nonetheless placed in handcuffs and
taken to the Eagle County Jail.The lawsuit states that the Secret Service agent instructed that Howards
should be issued a summons for harassment, but that on July 6 the Eagle County
District Attorney's Office dismissed all charges against Howards.The lawsuit filed today alleges that Howards was arrested in retaliation for
having exercised his First Amendment right of free speech, and that his arrest
violated his Fourth Amendment protection against unlawful seizure.
The crackdown has begun against average Americans who choose to tell those in power who are supposed to be serving them.
Woohoo!!!!!!!!
What a bunch of fascists we have running our country who hate free speech.....
It had begun the day Bush took over, forget 9/11. Remember Dr. Ben Marble who told Cheney to go fuck himself after Katrina?
He was put in zip cuffs and given the third degree. We live in a fascist police state, let's face it.
This is another way to silence the critics, not stop libel.
I think our not so distant future is going to be a scene out of 1984. People speaking out against "The Party" and then are captured to be tortured for all of eternity.
Well, I've mentally prepared myself for it. I spit on them all for being so childlike that they can't take criticism of any sort! Let's go after these children!!!!
Spit.
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