Posted on 05/25/2007 4:45:08 PM PDT by Tinian
WHITE PLAINS - The mere presence of Vice President Dick Cheney does not turn West Point into a public forum and is not an "open invitation" to protesters, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
Cheney is scheduled to deliver the commencement speech at the U.S. Military Academy today, and about 1,000 people had hoped to march onto the campus for an anti-war demonstration.
But the Army denied permission, a federal judge in White Plains agreed, and the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused on Friday to issue a preliminary injunction that would allow the march...The protesters' attorney, Stephen Bergstein, said the military gets too much respect.
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Stephen come in from the cold!
I think the judge might have been more concerned about the possibility of a thousand moonbats getting their heads knocked in by frisky plebes as well.
Moonbats hate tar because they rail against the Black Caucus of their own party, and the feathers? Well the moonbats always flock together, so why not put the feathers to them?
“I think the judge might have been more concerned about the possibility of a thousand moonbats getting their heads knocked in by frisky plebes as well.”
“Target rich environment.”
i live in white plains.
It’s great to see the A.P. print some good news for a change.
Sorry, moonbats, but you do not have any right to an open forum for your hate on Military Bases. I wish it extended for outside the gate too. Make it a reasonable disatnce, like 10,000 miles ;-)
as God is my witness,if this guy or one like him said to me face to face,the military gets too much respect.......I will wipe the streets with his ass.
Posted at the GOE website!
Damn liberals. They are such cowards. You wouldn't see them hall their ass to Iraq and protest against the terrorists. They have to go somewhere safe, in America. And it was made safe by the blood of patriots.
If I were there, and you were taking care of business, I’d stay out of it so I could testify that he started it, if need be.
“No other institution in our society enjoys the deference that the military establishment enjoys,” he said.
This attorney should think long and hard about why that is so.
I was there, didn’t even know or I would have gone for a look.
We went to a commencement at West Point a few years ago. Gore was the speaker. From the sampling of people seated around us there was not much love for the guy (quite the opposite). But the audience was polite.
Yeah, I think lawyers like Stephen are owed more respect. Particularly since he lacks any brains. I am sure I could supply him with some sort of assistance.
The protesters’ attorney, Stephen Bergstein, said the military gets too much respect.
“No other institution in our society enjoys the deference that the military establishment enjoys,” he said. “There are things you can’t do in our society, and protesting at a military institution is one of them. It’s a shame because they invite Cheney and he can say whatever he wants.”
Uh. And your point is, Stephen? Wah! Waaah! I want respect.
ditto that good friend
I’m the only one in the family for 120 yrs who is not a vet. They insisted I go to college and I did. I was a successful athlete and could easily give this treasonist puke an ass whippin. If necessary I got your back too.thx.
"The protesters' attorney, Stephen Bergstein, said the military gets too much respect."
TOO MUCH?? This from an attorney on the side of the PROTESTERS??? I believe respect is due, unless he would appreciate no one protecting his country, his home, his family and his back-end.
The three-judge panel disagreed, saying the protesters misunderstood how the First Amendment applies inside a military base.
Praise the Lord it IS different in a military base! It is bad enough we have to put up with the mentality on the streets, we certainly don't need it at a celebration on a base!
Said Bergstein: "They wouldn't have had any problems with us. I really don't think anything bad would have happened if they'd done this."
He thinks he can control them? The past has shown their behavior to be unpredictable and far from peace-loving, though ironically that is supposed to be their stance. Then there is the psychological damage....how would he guage that?
PTL the court took the appropriate stance!
Thanks for the PING, Race!
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