Red is a color many associate with anger, however, on Thursday, a “wall of red” was a show of love and respect in Texas. Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale, a Texas A&M University graduate in 1993, was killed during a training exercise at Fort Bragg on June 28. During a safety briefing in North Carolina,Lt. Col. Tisdale was shot and killed by a fellow soldier who committed suicide.
Family members and friends were shocked at the loss, claiming that with all of the deployments Tisdale had, they never thought anything would happen to him at home. The Westboro Baptist Church, on the other hand, planned a protest at Lt. Col. Tisdale’s funeral. Westboro Baptist Church is known for protesting at military funerals, claiming the soldiers ”are dying for the homosexual and other sins of America”. Alumni of Texas A&M University refused to let this happen.
If you are doing any traveling this holiday season, give the TSA the gift that keeps on giving!
In other words, if you can, wrap up your clothing as gifts. Take each shirt, pair of pants, skirt, dress, even shoes, and place them in a gift box (don’t forget the tissue paper)! Then wrap each gift box with pretty paper.
Place the wrapped packages (or as many as you can) in your carry-on luggage.
The TSA agents will get to open each gift before you get on the plane!
Kathryn Dill, Meg McLain, and Will Duffield will most likely be celebrating tonight. In fact, many Liberty activists around the country will probably do a little celebrating tonight as the Superior Court of the District of Columbia has dropped all charges against the three Lemonistas.
Kathryn, Meg, and Will were arrested on August 20, 2011 during Lemonade Freedom Day – a day of awareness for activists alarmed at the shutdown of numerous lemonade stands during the hot summer months. The charges included “selling goods on U.S. Capitol grounds” (which faces 180 days behind bars – a very productive use of your tax dollars). More details about Lemonade Freedom Day is available here.
On October 4, 2011, Meg McLain was on The Angel ClarkShow on Radio Freedom to talk about the three Lemonistas and their court appearance that day. The mood was somber as it seemed Meg, Kathryn, and Will were facing up to 360 days behind bars because they also refused to submit to a urine test as their “crime” was non-violent and not related to an “illegal substance” (unless the “Justice System” has decided that lemonade is a drug).
It seems that to the “Justice System” the Fourth Amendment is just mere words on paper. PSSST:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
The three faced an additional 180 days in jail after being held in contempt of court for refusing to submit to a urine test for drugs.
The urine sample was part of a program to avoid going to trial. The court also demanded the three submit to weekly drug testing and a substance abuse class. The lemonistas said all of this was a violation of their Fourth Amendment rights.
“It wasn’t a violent crime,” Dill said. “There were no victims, except all the thirsty people at the Capitol who couldn’t get lemonade because we were arrested.”
The Lemonistas received donations from numerous activists and Liberty-Minded People who wanted to ensure that your tax dollars don’t go toward keeping people behind bars for selling lemonade.
Today all the charges against the three were dropped. The Lemonade Three are also allowed on Capitol grounds again as you may easily see by the photo they took after leaving court.
Atom Jones will also be on the show tonight to talk about the Seasteading Institute – more information you don’t want to miss about what could be the greatest living plan of the century!
Please remember that although the charges have been dropped against Will, Meg, and Kathryn, this is not over. Three People were arrested, intimidated, and bullied. They were surrounded by police as they sold cups of lemonade for 10 cents each to children on a hot summer day. Three People were harassed as they plead not guilty and offered deals for violating behavior dictated by someone else. Their rights were threatened so your children may one day be able to sell lemonade in America without a permit.
This should not happen in a Free Society.
One day, activists will not be there to stand up and protect your Rights. One day you will have to stand up for your own Liberties or you will lose them. One day you may wake up and see that everything you have taken for granted and hold to be self-evident has disappeared.
The rumors are flying on the Internetz – and I want the full story!
I’m reading things that were said by bailiffs and prosecutors…
It seems that when the system is questioned by “white kids from the suburbs” the system gets confused on what is legally required.
Obviously they were confused by what to do with so many people that actually love Liberty.
Long story short, Meg McLain will be on the show tonight to talk about what actually happened today for their court appearance as well as why a new charge was added to their “case”.
Mises.org was right when they stated – Lemonade Freedom Day is a small-but-important exercise in civil disobedience.
Listen tonight at RadioFreedom.us (well, let’s be honest, you should listen every Monday through Friday from 7-9 pm EST) and get the update direct from the source! If you can’t listen live, the show archives are right here as well!
Remember, someone has to fight for the Liberties your parents took for granted and your children may not have. These are the people that are doing that fighting!
This awesome chalking I stole from these guys – FreeConcord.org
When we started talking about the video with Eddie Free (the Liberty rockstar who filmed the video) roughly 6,000 people had watched it. This morning the video has over 100,000 views and has been picked up by some pretty major sites! (Including Infowars & the Drudge Report)
Adam Kokesh called my show last night to talk about the video, but unfortunately we only had a few moments before the show was over. He agreed to talk to us tonight on Radio Freedom about this video and the inspiration behind it Also, check out his site where he will soon be launching a new show!)
Listen LIVE tonight! Go to RadioFreedom.us (we’re live Monday through Friday from 7-9 pm EST)
(I got your emails! And no, the Gary Johnson interview is not on youtube yet, I’m working on it! Listen to the archive for now and I’ll do my best! Kitteh has a vet appt today and we’re both a little nervous…)
Saturday, June 4th, people danced in the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. None of these people were arrested. In some ways, this could make the Dance Party at TJ’s a success. This is, essentially, what some people set out to do, just dance. I have my own opinions regarding what happened this weekend that I will share. I was not there just to dance.
As I arrived a few minutes late (the entrance to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial had been closed and roped so there was only one way to enter the memorial), I noticed a large array of police vehicles lined up outside the event. There was a nice sized bus ready to take away activists as well as a roughly 10 officers lined up next to their respective rides (there were a plethora of rides, everything from horses to segways to motorcycles). Each motorcycle had a riot helmet hanging off the handlebar and each helmet was hanging on the same side, gleaming in the sunlight. I found out later that had I arrived at 12:10 instead of 12:05 I wouldn’t have been allowed inside the memorial at all as someone made the decision to close the Thomas Jefferson Memorial to everyone a few moments later.
This was my first time at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. Although I have been to Washington D.C. on plenty of occasions, I rarely get to explore the city and there’s no denying that the memorial’s location is a bit off the regular path. Heading up to the memorial I could hear people yelling and cheering (and naturally I walked past signs that said “High Noise Level”. As I looked up the steps for the first time, I was overwhelmed by the size and scope of the Thomas Jefferson statue. He appeared ready for whatever events took place.
As I headed up to the under the large domed roof I could see that the dancing had turned into simply people circling around the statue. There were a few people dancing on the steps and simply watching. Inside most people had their cameras out. In fact, very few people did not appear to be videotaping everything around them. Every police officer looked around them and saw a wall of cameras.
A camera is every bit as dangerous as a gun if not more so. A camera may not take lives but it can certainly destroy them.
I want to focus for a minute on the group that was at the Dance Party. I have been to many protests and rallies. Most are organized by a particular group and may be bi-partisan but it’s mainly one particular political party with a small spattering of activists from other political parties. This flash mob of dancers included people wearing Mises and Rothbard shirts, people wearing Code Pink shirts, people with Gadsden flags, and a man with a sign that told people to arrest Dick Chaney before arresting him. I knew I was at the right place when someone asked me if I was wearing the Rearden Metal Replica Bracelet.
So, the wall of cameras was up watching and live streaming the event as I watched people “dancing” around Thomas Jefferson. Cue the police in riot gear and the SWAT teams. The display of power was ridiculous and uncalled for. None of the activists were violent, they were simply showing their disdain for the law which prevents dancing under the watchful eyes of the Dancemaster in Chief.
The police line up and start pushing people back towards the steps of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. There have been fences put up so that the only way to exit is single file. At the base of the steps you hear engines revving. A line of motorcycle police roll up outside all coming from the same side. From the other side of the memorial you see police riding up on horses. It’s official, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial has been closed to the public because people were dancing inside.
This is where my … interpretation of events differs from everyone else’s (or at least everyone else that I spoke to). I heard one man walking down the steps yell out “The People WON!” and everyone cheered. These were the people that were there to dance. I have a different opinion. I don’t think “The People” won at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
“The People” were shoved down to the steps. The memorial was closed down due to people dancing. No one was violent. No one I saw was offensive. They were just dancing. Dancing is not a reason to close a monument. One man was searched because he wore a trench coat. A friend of mine was shoved because he asked for a badge number. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial was surrounded by SWAT and desecrated by horses (who had their defecations left behind by their riders) because people weren’t allowed to celebrate and honor a man in their own peaceful and non-offensive ways.
I heard people say “Why do you care so much about dancing?” and “Why can’t you just dance outside?” These were the people that just didn’t get it. Somewhere, Thomas Jefferson is screaming.
I am glad that I went to the Dance Party at TJ’s, but I am so sad that going was a necessity. I am also sure that this is just the beginning. Hopefully, one day, America will be free…
When was the last time you were at a Dance Party? If your name is Adam Kokesh, the answer has become obvious. The Dance Party at TJ’s has made international news as an Iraq War Veteran was body slammed by police on Memorial Day weekend for “dancing at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial”.
A relevant fact:
Thomas Jefferson was known as the “Dancemaster in Chief” according to the Washington Post.
“Jefferson had long been fond of dancing — he was a fiddler and used to play duets with that other Virginia-born Founding Father, Patrick Henry. He was known to play his violin for parties at the White House. At one Christmas bash there in 1805, the president — a leader through and through — became Dancemaster in Chief by fiddling for the dancing of his six young grandchildren and 100 of their friends.
And why not? Dancing, Jefferson wrote, “is a healthy exercise, elegant and very attractive for young people.”
Let’s look at the concept here. People are being arrested for dancing at the memorial to the “Dancemaster in Chief”. I think that Thomas Jefferson has rolled over in his grave at this point, as well as expressed sentiments toward the police state mentality which is attempting to “break the spirit of the Constitution.” The Daily KOS has the following statement:
“I spent six years of my life in the military ensuring that America stayed safe and FREE meaning that every square inch of this country should be a free speech zone.”
Here’s another relevant fact:
“A permit is required for a demonstration in the park by 26 or more people. Demonstrations by fewer than 26 people are permissible if all conditions required to obtain a permit are met. There is a general prohibition by law against demonstrations at the Jefferson Memorial except for “the official annual commemorative Jefferson birthday ceremony.”
The last time that I checked my math, 18 people dancing is fewer than 26. It has been determined that the Jefferson Memorial is NOT a public forum by U.S. District Judge John Bates. It seems that Judge Bates stated:
“A prohibition on expressive activities in a nonpublic forum does not violate the First Amendment if it is viewpoint neutral and is ‘reasonable in light of the use to which the forum is dedicated,’” Bates wrote. “Here, the ban on demonstrations at the Jefferson Memorial satisfies these requirements.”
I will not focus on my obvious outrage that the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, a building built with tax dollars during FDR’s New Deal, has been considered a “nonpublic forum” and will instead focus on the wording of the law. Is dancing at the memorial of the “Dancemaster and Chief” not “reasonable in light of the use to which the forum is dedicated”? Let me ask that again. IS DANCING AT THE MEMORIAL OF THE “DANCEMASTER AND CHIEF” NOT “REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF THE USE TO WHICH THE FORUM IS DEDICATED”?
In my opinion, Thomas Jefferson would applaud everyone who wanted to dance at his memorial. In fact, he may even have a larger problem with the fact that the memorial which is dedicated to him was built because of the New Deal.
