Interesting rules. Says: The longest-running protest in Washington came to an abrupt end outside the White House early Thursday morning - but then, in a dramatic turnaround, it was resurrected. - For 32 years, Connie Picciotto, a tiny 77-year-old activist, has led a 24-hour vigil against nuclear proliferation from a makeshift camp in Lafayette Square next to the White House. - The site was suddenly dismantled by authorities early Thursday morning after it was left unmanned overnight by a veteran amid what organizers called an episode of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. - Not unlike a Senate filibuster, a 24-hour vigil protest must be continuously attended by someone in order to remain in place. - The man, scheduled to stay at the encampment overnight, had left the site abandoned at about 1 a.m. Thursday, in violation of National Park Service rules, prompting police to disassemble the shelter -- an igloo-like tent surrounded by plywood signs. - nbcpolitics.nbcnews/_news/2013/09/12/20459999-after-32-years-washington-peace-protest-comes-to-a-brief-end .cc Chiara Di Benedetto Brown
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 04:24:01 +0000
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