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Posted on 10/16/2007 5:36:36 PM PDT by Lady J USA 1981
War Protester Cindy Sheehan Appeals Conviction on White House Arrest
Tuesday , October 16, 2007
WASHINGTON —
An attorney for Cindy Sheehan told a federal appeals court panel Tuesday that the Iraq war protester's 2005 arrest outside the White House gate during an anti-war demonstration was unconstitutional.
Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq while serving in the Army, was among several hundred protesters arrested Sept. 26, 2005 on the sidewalk in front of the White House despite calls from police to disperse. Sheehan was seeking a meeting with President Bush.
The protesters were charged with demonstrating without a permit. A magistrate judge later found the group guilty and each was given a $50 fine and a $25 fee. Sheehan's conviction was upheld by another judge, and she appealed to the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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Just FYI, the filing fee in that appeals court is $450.
Sheehan was seeking a second meeting with President Bush, whom she had praised after their first meeting.
There. A little honesty in journalism is required.
Anybody who didn’t see the “It’s unconstitutional” defense coming, punch yourself in the head.
For some reason they still think it is worthwhile funding this disaster of a human being. Oh well, it’s not my money.
I wonder who is footing the lawyers bills?
Say what?? Do I understand you correctly that she actually had to pay $450 just to file the appeal of a $50 fine??
$450 is just the start. There are briefs that have to be specially printed at several hundred dollars. All of this excludes attorney fees in the many thousands of dollars, although someone may be doing this for free for her. I have been in cases in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and the appeal alone was around $40,000. It was a complex trade dress case, but still....
I've always thought her totally unappealing.
Thanks for that info, and I intend to talk about that on my blog. That is just nuts, and it’s no wonder that the Democrats have run her off. Don’t get me wrong, any citizen who is accused is certainly entitled to a vigorous defence and a thorough appeal, but in politics you need to choose your battles wisely, and this is anything but. Even the far Left recognizes this as a waste of resources.
This also reinforces the views expressed by the DailyKos crowd when they savaged Saint Cindy as an attention whore who sucks the oxygen out of any room she enters; but that lesson was lost on the Sheehadi and I have no doubt she will probably try to appeal this all the way to the Supreme Court in order to squeeze out every atom of PR value...and when they refuse to hear the case, she will no doubt be off to the World Court in the Hague next...
She’s quite a bee in Nancy Pelosi’s bonnet these days.
She’s quite a bee in Nancy Pelosi’s bonnet these days.
Who’s paying for the appeal?
Personally, I see NOTHING appealing about Cindy Sheehan.
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