I don't see anything in these rules about t-shirts >

[Stephanie]

http://www.aoc.gov/cc/visit/index.cfm

The United States Capitol reopened to the public for tours on December 8, 2001. The decision to reinstate tours was based on an evaluation of current security procedures and public safety requirements; it is consistent with maintaining the highest level of safety for visitors, staff, and Members alike. For additional security, the new procedures have been implemented regarding items that visitors will not be permitted to bring into the Capitol. Click to see a list of prohibited items.



http://www.aoc.gov/cc/visit/prohibited-items.cfm

Prohibited Items List
_________________________________________________________________________
Item                 All Capitol Visitors
                     (Public, Staff-Led, and Member-Led)
_________________________________________________________________________
                                         Capitol               Galleries
_________________________________________________________________________
1 Aerosol Containers                     Prohibited            Prohibited
_________________________________________________________________________
2 Any battery-operated electronic device 
                                         Allowed               Prohibited
   Medical devices are permitted.
_________________________________________________________________________
3 Any pointed object (knitting needles, letter openers, etc.)   
                                         Prohibited            Prohibited
   Pens and pencils are permitted.
_________________________________________________________________________
4 Any bag larger than 14" wide x 13" high x 4" deep 
   A visitor with a verified meeting or appointment inside the Capitol 
   (i.e., official business visitors) may exceed the standard maximum bag
   size if the item is necessary to conduct his or her business. USCP 
   discretion shall be used in each case, with all bags subject to
   thorough search and security screening. 
                                         Prohibited            Prohibited
_________________________________________________________________________
5 Cameras                                Allowed               Prohibited
   (both in and out of session)
_________________________________________________________________________
6 Cans and bottles                       Prohibited            Prohibited
_________________________________________________________________________
7 Creams, lotions, or perfumes           Allowed               Prohibited
   (both in and out of session)
_________________________________________________________________________
8 Electric stun guns, martial arts weapons or devices 
                                         Prohibited            Prohibited
_________________________________________________________________________
9 Food or beverages of any kind          Prohibited            Prohibited
_________________________________________________________________________
10 Guns, replica guns, ammunition, and fireworks 
                                         Prohibited            Prohibited
_________________________________________________________________________
11 Knives of any size                    Prohibited            Prohibited
_________________________________________________________________________
12 Mace and pepper spray                 Prohibited            Prohibited
_________________________________________________________________________
13 Non-aerosol spray                     Prohibited            Prohibited
   Prescriptions for medical needs are permitted.
_________________________________________________________________________
14 Razors and box cutters                Prohibited            Prohibited
_________________________________________________________________________
15 Strollers                             Allowed               Prohibited
_________________________________________________________________________
16 Video recorders or any type of recording device 
                                         Allowed               Prohibited
_________________________________________________________________________

[brainshrub]

1. Great find!

Kicked and nominated.

[LeftNYC]

2. 17. Reality

Any notion of reality should be left at the Washington Monument. Thank you for your cooperation.

[Fenris]

3. Those rules are for tourists.

Not for those attending meetings in the House or Senate chambers

[Stephanie]

7. right, they're for visitors to the Senate & House

Rules are more stringent for those sitting in the Gallery, as you can see above.

[annabanana]

8. (Public, Staff-Led, and Member-Led)

(All visitors) Cindy was "member-led".

[LeftNYC]

4. Frist had to leave his lube at the door...nt

[annabanana]

5. nope..

no T-shirts there, or banners either..
I guess the capitol police are enforcing the additions to the Patriot Act BEFORE they're passed.

[niyad]

6. creams and lotions are prohibited? lubes are wmd's now?

[napi21]

9. Heard on CNN this AM-CP is referring to the House Rule that says

"Proper Business Attire" must be worn on the House floor.

The guy who was talking about this was a law professor and he said he believes their interpretation is WRONG, but that was the rule they used in ejecting the two women.

[NV Whino]

11. I don't think the gallery

constitutes the House Floor.

[NV Whino]

10. Thanks for posting this

Too bad Cindy didn't get a change to whip off the tee-shirt.

:)

[txindy]

12. They adjust their rules whenever it suits them. It's not here, either:

"Believing that the Capitol Police needed guidance in determining what behavior constitutes a demonstration,” the United States Capitol Police Board issued a regulation that interprets “demonstration activity” to include: parading, picketing, speechmaking, holding vigils, sit-ins, or other expressive conduct that conveys a message supporting or opposing a point of view or has the intent, effect or propensity to attract a crowd of onlookers, but does not include merely wearing Tee shirts, buttons or other similar articles of apparel that convey a message.”

http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/97-1337c.pdf

[Stephanie]

13. I think they're applying the same rules that got those folks kicked out of

the Bush appearance because of their bumper sticker on their car.

[IowaGuy]

14. Here is a "rule" they should be aware of....

United States Supreme Court
Tinker et al. v. Des Moines
Independent Community School District et al


http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/tinke...

"1. In wearing armbands, the petitioners were quiet and passive. They were not disruptive and did not impinge upon the rights of others. In these circumstances, their conduct was within the protection of the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth."

Bush says Cindy's son and his brethren in the military died fighting for our "freedoms".

If our "freedoms" cannot even be expressed in the peoples house without being arrested by the state, what "freedoms" do we truly have?

Sadly, it appears that Casey did die in vain....his own mother, arrested in the peoples house, for wearing a t-shirt.

[Stephanie]

15. well maybe it's another turning point

now that they admit the whole thing was improper it's pretty breathtaking. they used the same tactics they use at bush's photo-ops when they expel anyone with impure thoughts, and they did it on live tv in front of the whole world.