Sacramento Counter Protest in the news!

Patriot Defenders Network ^ | Saturday, February 15, 2003 | Cathy McGee & Dave Jenest

[comwatch]

Sacramento is a Wrap
One down and one to go.
San Francisco Here we Come!

	The voices of Reason

In spite of a series of unexpected hitches and mishaps, our hardy group was easy to spot. Of all the Anti-War protesters to arrive in Sacramento, not one un-desecrated American flag could be found among their ranks. Not so with the Patriot Defenders Network and their welcomed guests.

It's been a long day with little sleep the night before. We happened to catch the 11p.m. news on the CBS affiliate here in Sacramento to find they gave us excellent coverage. The tape includes the mini- mob that became confrontational to the point where Bunker Dave went on the offense and the front lines gave no ground to the aggressive, irreverent and confrontational juvenile delinquents.

The crew at PDN would like to express it's sincere thanks to local talk show hosts who were responsible for the supporters we had with us today.  With out them, Mark Williams of KFBK in particular, we'd have been a party of three.  

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TalkRadio gets all the credit for the turnout today. A windfall of new Freepers & PW members.	The group begins to grow beyond the anticipated half dozen patriots. Our head count here about thirty.	Our friends in blue keep a watchful eye as the other side shouts at us from across the street
Cathy and Tom work the table.	"Doc" stands tall.	Proud to be an American.
The Anti SUV crowd pull up in this fine environmentally friendly, gas saving vehicle.  This one of a kind treasure came complete with an idiot on the roof... hey I like that!	The anti-war happy bus!

Recycled from the 60's?  Anti-war bunch complete with poncho, call it a day. Earlier, we had a mob of young underachievers get in our face but not for long!

Wagons Ho... Let's Roll!

[SAMWolf]

Great job comwatch.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!!

[RandallFlagg]

WOO-HOO!! Coverage!!!

Remember to tell the press that it's NOT a "Pro-War" rally...

[PokeyJoe]

"Mr. Reporter - I'm not pro-war. I do believe, however, that appeasement is the father of war. Freedom has a price. I'm willing to pay it. These useful idiots are not. That's the difference between me and these cowards."

[Cincinatus' Wife]

*** The Houston rally began near the Federal Building at 515 Rusk at about 1:30 p.m. Protesters then marched to Eleanor Tinsley Park and gathered on the muddy field near Buffalo Bayou to hear speeches from local activists. Everyone from environmentalists and socialists to Muslim activists and suburban soccer moms with kids gathered to denounce war and criticize President Bush for not providing adequate evidence or cause to start a war with Iraq.

A spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, said that Jackson Lee has investigated all evidence suggesting Saddam Hussein and any weapons of mass destruction he might possess could be a threat to the United States. However, she does not believe there is cause for war against Iraq. "I have thought long and hard about what is the right thing to do for my country ... and the only thing I am convinced of is war is not the answer," Jackson Lee was quoted as saying in a statement.

Many people just marched in solidarity and applaused enthusiastically when speakers offered quips, such as suggesting there is hypocrisy for the U.S. government to possess nuclear weapons but wage war against countries it feels would threaten America for possessing the same weapons.***

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Hippies, children of hippies and public school graduates. They're unable to think and reason with their brains filled with Marxist slogans and anti-American garbage.

Houston, TX

Chronicle front page with photo gallery of morons/marxists around the world

Lawsuit by soldiers' parents, congressmen challenges Bush's authority to wage war on Iraq*** Rep. John Conyers (news, bio, voting record), D-Mich., cited the passage from the U.S. Constitution that states, "Congress shall have power ... to declare war." "Get it? Only Congress," Conyers said at a news conference in Washington. Conyers, along with five other House members, military personnel and parents, filed the lawsuit Thursday seeking an immediate injunction. The suit claims that the October 2002 congressional resolution backing military action against Iraq did not specifically declare war and unlawfully ceded the decision to President Bush.

The congressional resolution states: "This joint resolution may be cited as the `Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq.'" U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro agreed to hold a hearing Feb. 20 on the injunction request.

John Bonifaz, the Boston lawyer who filed the lawsuit, said Bush is rushing to war without seeking approval or even a thorough debate by Congress. "The president is not a king," he said. "He does not have the power to wage war against another country absent a declaration of war from Congress." The other members of Congress named as plaintiffs are: Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio; Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill.; Jim McDermott, D-Wash.; Jose Serrano, D-N.Y.; and Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.

Other plaintiffs include a member of the Massachusetts National Guard who was recently activated, an Air Force reservist from Massachusetts, and a Marine stationed in the Persian Gulf, Bonifaz said. Their identities were not released. "I would imagine that they're aware the lawsuit is a very long shot, an extremely long shot," said Taylor Reveley, dean of the William and Mary School of Law and author of the book "War Powers of the President and Congress: Who Holds the Arrows and Olive Branch?" "But they're probably interested in doing anything they can to throw sand in the wheels of American military action in Iraq."***

[Jim Robinson]

Way to go, Sacramento!!

Support our Troops bump!!

[comwatch]

Thank you Sir...

[bluesagewoman]

Wonderful to see this! Thanks for standing up for America and standing against the useful idiots.

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

GOD bless all of you and your great courage!It's a national disgrace that you and others like you are not given national attention as you deserve.WAS LEFT LEANING FOX NEWS THERE?

[apackof2]

Excellent!

I wish we had your weather instead of 10 below zero in East Lansing, Michigan yesterday!

[Grampa Dave]

Great job!

[SeenTheLight]

Good job comwatch! It looks like it went better than I previously thought, so disregard my earlier message.

See you soon in SF!

STL

[Frances_Marion]

"Rep. John Conyers (news, bio, voting record), D-Mich., cited the passage from the U.S. Constitution that states, "Congress shall have power ... to declare war." "Get it? Only Congress,"**

Hmm, that's funny. Did he have the same objections when Bill Clinton slipped Operation "Desert Fox" past Congress?

[runningbear]

brings back GW1 rallies.... ;o) bttp... great post.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks Sam.

[SassyMom]

WAY TO GO!!!! Y'all are awesome!!!!!! GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!!!!!

[GVnana]

Great job!