Crawford protesters win appeal

[sonias]

AAS 4/23/09
Crawford protesters win appeal
Court rules tents did not violate law.

An Austin psychologist and another protester should not have been arrested in 2006 for erecting tents near Crawford as part of Cindy Sheehan's anti-war protests, the state Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday.

Em Hardy of Austin and Hiram Myers of Oklahoma had challenged a McClennan County anti-tent ordinance by erecting small tents in a roadside ditch at "Camp Casey I," a triangle of land formed by three roads near then-President George W. Bush's ranch.

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Wednesday's ruling, though a victory for protesters, did not consider the constitutionality of McLennan County's tent ordinance, which has since been amended to allow for permit applications, said David Broiles, a Fort Worth lawyer who represented Hardy and Myers on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas.

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Damn, I think we're getting our country back! Great news! Thanks to Em Hardy of Austin and Hiram Myers of Oklahoma who stood up for their rights!

:fistbump:

Sonia

[WolverineDG]

1. and of course Killer Keller has to dissent

& claim that they obstructed the road by not obstructing it. Or something. I dunno. She's nuts.

:patriot: Camp Casey alum!

dg

[sonias]

2. Killer Keller will get her judgement day in court

Another Camp Casey alum!

And under the new rules for supporting "dissent" as being patriotic, you think the right would applaud this ruling. I think their heads really can't handle the political paradigm shift.

:patriot:

Sonia

[WolverineDG]

3. Can I tell you how much I am enjoying the karma playing out in her case?

They're using one of HER decisions against her. If you want a court appointed lawyer, the court gets to pick, not you. (Yes, she's claiming she cannot afford the attorney she wants & wants the taxpayers to foot the bill.)

dg