my congresswoman arrested - donna edwards

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

Darfur protest in Washington. keith ellison and others arrested also.

source: msnbc

[Fleshdancer]

1. did they say what caused the arrest?

I wonder what happened.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

2. link: 5 US lawmakers, others arrested at Darfur protest

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Eight activists protesting the expulsion of aid groups in Darfur have been arrested in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington.

...

Humanitarian leaders and five U.S. lawmakers, including Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison and Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards, were led away from the embassy in handcuffs Monday after crossing a police line.



http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5glagPfQrgk97YDrUwT0cfRWd1RaAD97QTGU02

[Fleshdancer]

4. arrested for crossing a police line

Well I'm glad they did it, otherwise we wouldn't have known they were protesting in the first place. :thumbsup:

[NorthernSpy]

8. All Dems!

John Lewis, D-GA
James McGovern, D-MA
Donna Edwards, D-MD
Lynn Woolsey, D-CA
Keith Ellison, D-MN


What I want to say to them is...


:yourock:

[lies and propaganda]

10. NICE! MIne too!

Love ya Lynne!

[NorthernSpy]

5. Not moving to the other side of the police tape when told to.

It was civil disobedience.

[LeftishBrit]

3. Well, good for them...

there needs to be a lot more protest over the atrocities in Darfur.

[dem629]

6. They achieved something wonderful this morning......

they got on the news!

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

7. They're lucky they weren't in Minnesota where they would have been charged as domestic terrorist

under the Patriot Act! Who knows, they still could be.

[Vidar]

9. Good for them.

[mod mom]

11. Video up at Huff Po:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/27/five-members-of-congress_n_191772.html

Uniformed Secret Service officers put plastic handcuffs on Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), John Lewis (D-Ga.), Donna Edwards (D-Md.), Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), and Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), along with Save Darfur Coalition president Jerry Fowler and Enough Project co-founder John Prendergast after the group stepped behind yellow police tape in front of the embassy.