An inch of snow, icy roads unleash 9 hours of traffic chaos across D.C. region

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36. I am certain demonstrators will be out.

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Maybe not as many, but someone will be there. I have never known a little cold weather to stop people from attending this annual demonstration. Do not dismiss their dedication.

As for a state of emergency declaration, the First Amendment guarantees five freedoms in particular:

Congress (and by extension other government actors) cannot:

1) require you to observe a religion,
2) prevent you from observing a religion,
3) silence the press or you (with some restrictions; i.e., shouting "fire" in a crowded theater),
4) prevent you and your like-minded cohorts from assembling, and
5) prevent you from petitioning for a redress of your grievances.

First Amendment >>> emergency declaration. Slam-dunk for the ACLU.