A.C.L.U. Angry About Treatment Of Bush Protesters
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The Arkansas chapter of the A-C-L-U is
criticizing the Secret Service for keeping protesters out of sight
during President Bush`s visit to the state.
The arrangement was similar to how protesters have been handled
during previous administrations, including President Clinton`s.
In a written statement, the A-C-L-U denounced the decision to
clear anti-Bush protesters from the street across from the
Statehouse Convention Center where Bush spoke yesterday while
allowing Bush supporters up close.
But a former advance team member for Clinton during that
administration says the arrangement was similar to how the Secret
Service usually handles protests at presidential events.
In September, the A-C-L-U sued in federal court in Pennsylvania
on behalf of four advocacy organizations that claimed that the
Secret Service forced them into "protest zones."
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