In Denver, Colorado, John McCain has an opportunity to stand up and defend the First Amendment and the rest of the Constitution. All he needs to do is issue a statement that he disagrees with the prosecution of the peaceful woman — he could do even more asking the prosecutor to drop the charges.
Ed Brayton describes the case at Dispatches From the Culture Wars.
The silence from McCain: Will it grow deafening?
More reading:
- Denver Post, July 11, 2008, “McCain staff asked for protester’s ouster”
- McCain asks release of Tibetan protester, in Tibet, Denver Post, July 26, 2008
- Librarian pleads not guilty of trespass; McCain, convention center, cops, all deny asking for enforcement of the rule
- Tucson Citizen opinion piece on McCain’s metamorphosis into Bush’s policies
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