Debate on the Senate floor was briefly halted this afternoon when about 10 Iraq war protesters stood up in the visitor's gallery and shouted anti-war slogans.
Several of the protesters, who were with a group called the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance, donned gauze shrouds and displayed T-shirts that read "we will not be silent" before police quickly escorted them out of the gallery. All were arrested without further incident.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas Democrat, was speaking on the Senate floor about funding for military veterans disability claims when the protest occurred at about 2:30 p.m.. A five-minute recess was called before senators continued their business.
The incident didn't come without warning, as the group posted its plan for the protest on its Web site.
— Sean Lengell, congressional correspondent, The Washington Times
Comments (1)
If only the protesters had yelled against the medical mistreatment and underfunding of our disabled war veterans...they would have gotten a lot more attention. But then, they know nothing of selfless service and sacrafice. They are just in it for themselves and their selfish egos. So it becomes just another pointless protest.
Posted by dennis | March 14, 2008 12:57 PM