Dems including Ocasio-Cortez, Speier, Alma Adams arrested at abortion rights rally outside Capitol
Source: The Hill
Multiple Democratic lawmakers were arrested at an abortion rights rally outside the Capitol on Tuesday, less than one month after the Supreme Court issued a ruling that reversed Roe v. Wade.
Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), Jackie Speier (Calif.), Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.), Cori Bush (Mo.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Alma Adams (N.C.), Veronica Escobar (Texas) and Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.) were among those apprehended at the demonstration.
At 1:20 p.m., the U.S. Capitol Police wrote on Twitter that it began arresting activists blocking First Street NE. Authorities said they gave their traditional three warnings before taking protesters into custody.
As of 1:35 p.m. the demonstration was clear, according to Capitol Police, which reported that 16 lawmakers were arrested in total.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3566006-dems-including-ocasio-cortez-speier-alma-adams-arrested-at-abortion-rights-rally-outside-capitol/
SunSeeker
(51,740 posts)16 lawmakers arrested!
Bev54
(10,074 posts)are hired to protect. It must be very awkward to say the least.
Elessar Zappa
(14,083 posts)867-5309.
(1,189 posts)Good on them, I'd like to see more.
Initech
(100,107 posts)demmiblue
(36,898 posts)paleotn
(17,989 posts)They'd have been untouched for hours.
housecat
(3,121 posts)And that's a great group photo!
calimary
(81,521 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,482 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(5,167 posts)ancianita
(36,146 posts)cloudboy07
(351 posts)we call the Supreme Garbage court ! They officially now have the lowest rating of all time in U.S.history ! they should not even be a traffic court judge ! just a opinion?
jaxexpat
(6,860 posts)FakeNoose
(32,791 posts)FBaggins
(26,773 posts)"Arrested" is something of a term of art here. It isn't as though any of them will spend any time in custody.
IronLionZion
(45,547 posts)it's the violent ones who get away.
Emile
(22,983 posts)in 1970.
Yonnie3
(17,497 posts)July 19, 2022
Press Release
This afternoon the United States Capitol Police (USCP) arrested 35 people, including 17 Members of Congress, for blocking First Street, NE, near the U.S. Supreme Court.
The group of demonstrators went into the street around 1:15 p.m.
It is against the law to block traffic, so officers gave the demonstrators three standard warnings to get out of the street.
When the demonstrators refused to get out of the street, the officers arrested them for Crowding, Obstructing or Incommoding (DC Code § 221307).
First Street, NE re-opened around 1:35 p.m.
https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/35-people-arrested-blocking-traffic