on August 20, 2013 in World News
Arrest of anti-Obama protesters
Arrest of anti-Obama protesters on St. Charles overpass sparks controversy The arrest Saturday afternoon of two anti-Barack Obama protesters on an Interstate 70 overpass is stirring controversy – fueled by a video of the incident circulating on the internet. The two — Marc S. Messmer, 41, of St. Charles, and Jimmy D. “Duane” Weed, 57, of Bridgeton — say that their constitutional rights were violated. “Citizens have a right to peaceably assemble,” said Messmer, who was part of a series of overpass demonstrations around the country seeking the president’s impeachment. “We were simply doing that. There were no laws broken.”… View Article
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