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To: linMcHlp
Few members of the public, are aware that the Capitol and its surrounding land, is a RESTRICTED AREA

How many years in a DC jail did the dopes trying to block the Kavinaugh confirmation get?

31 posted on 04/27/2024 3:47:44 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to kill us. Plan to avoid this.)
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To: Sirius Lee; Macho MAGA Man; rlmorel; spirited irish
Disabled Protest Closes Rotunda - 03/22/2017

"Members of the group ADAPT, which organizes disability rights activists, were protesting against the American Health Care Act currently being debated in Congress and proposed cuts to Medicaid."

"Fifty-four arrests were made in the Rotunda, 41 of which were females and 13 were males. They were charged under D.C. Code § 22-1307, Crowding, Obstructing or Incommoding, according to Capitol Police."

Senate protesters chant ‘kill the bill,’ interrupt motion to proceed - - 07/25/2017

"Thirty-one protesters chanting in the Senate gallery Tuesday afternoon [07/25/2017] were charged with disruption of Congress after interrupting Senate Republicans' successful motion to proceed to debate on their health care efforts, according to a Capitol Police statement."

"Meanwhile, hundreds more protesters from ADAPT, a national disability-rights organization, gathered in the main atrium and upper floors of the Senate’s Hart office building chanting that they'd 'rather go to jail than die without Medicaid.' Sixty-four protesters there were arrested and charged with [D.C. Code § 22-1307] 'crowding, obstructing, or incommoding,' according to the Capitol Police statement."

Demonstrators at U.S. Capitol protest Kavanaugh confirmation - 10/06/2018

"Chanting 'We believe survivors!' 'Vote them out!' and 'Shame, shame, shame!' hundreds of demonstrators converged on the Capitol early in the afternoon, where they mixed with tourists and onlookers on the Capitol’s East Front plaza."

"The crowd grew and a large group of protesters marched up the Rotunda steps on the East Front of the Capitol. There, 150 protesters were arrested and charged with [D.C. Code § 22-1307] 'crowding, obstructing, or incommoding,' according to a statement from the U.S. Capitol Police."

"Winnie Wong, senior adviser to the Women's March, one of several liberal groups that have organized opposition to Kavanaugh, said the protest was the first of several “coordinated disruptions” planned for the day."

"The group, she said, offered training in nonviolent protest tactics to as many as 1,300 activists. Many of them, she said, fanned out across the Capitol complex, with some seated in the Senate gallery Saturday afternoon. 'There are a number of friendly senators who have provided passes to us,' she said."

"'It's a clear message we are organized and we are not backing down,' Wong said."

§ 22–1307. Crowding, obstructing, or incommoding. | D.C. Law Library

Code of the District of Columbia

   § 22–1307. Crowding, obstructing, or incommoding.

     (a) It is unlawful for a person, alone or in concert with others:

       (1) To crowd, obstruct, or incommode:

         (A) The use of any street, avenue, alley, road, highway, or sidewalk;

         (B) The entrance of any public or private building or enclosure;

         (C) The use of or passage through any public building or public conveyance;

   or

         (D) The passage through or within any park or reservation; and

       (2) To continue or resume the crowding, obstructing, or incommoding after being instructed by a law enforcement officer to cease the crowding, obstructing, or incommoding.

. . .

     (c) A person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both.

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I do not know the results of the court cases; nor, where to find that info.

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32 posted on 04/27/2024 4:37:35 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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