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ACLU appeals ruling on Bush staffers who ejected three for anti-war sticker

By | 04.28.09 | 2:54 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed an appeal Tuesday in the case of three Denver-area residents who were ejected from a town hall meeting in 2005 by Bush White House staffers and Republican volunteers upset about a “No More Blood For Oil” bumpersticker on their car.

A district court judge ruled in November that “the President has a right to exclude from his official, public appearances, all individuals who disagree with his policies,” dismissing a lawsuit the ACLU filed on behalf of Leslie Weise and Alex Young, two of The Denver Three.

Denver Pair Won’t Settle Without Proving White House Wrong

By | 08.27.07 | 8:30 am

If the U.S. Justice Department wants to talk about settling lawsuits filed by two of three people thrown out of a March 2005 Denver presidential forum, here is what the pair wants to hear:

The White House broke the…

Bush Manual “Rallies” Partisans to Crush Dissent

By | 08.24.07 | 2:31 pm

The October 2002 Presidential Advance Manual reads like something from a banana republic. It recommends preemptive strikes and partisan "rally squads"  to stomp out dissent.

The Bush administration has used the advance manual liberally to stifle constitutionally protected…