Originally posted by Ripsnort
LOL, yeah, I'm sure that was a direct order from Mein Furher to the NY cops too. 
"PARANOIA...WILL DESTROY YAAAAAAAAA"[/I]
Lol, your calling me paranoid Mr stockpile of food, gas, and guns?
Did you get a teddy bear yet to help calm your fear?
Last week, the NY mayor's office told organizers of the rally they could not march on the UN, citing "security concerns."
Then, a three-judge federal panel upheld the mayor.
But the Bush administration had filed a brief with the judge panel, urging it to support Bloomberg's decision to halt the march.
That last line bears repeating; The Bush administration filed a brief in an attempt to stop the rally.
This was a blatant maneuver to discourage the growing protests against the White House and the rush towards war.
It was a denial of 1st Amendment rights. This latest effort marks yet another assault on the Bill of Rights by this administration.
The 100,000 to 1,000,000 (numbers depend on who you talk to) people who rallied in NYC were not deterred, but this does not change the fact that Bush wanted to shut them down.