i admire

mr mcconnell. however, if he is supposed to have a permit and if he's supposed to be selling only farmers market related items and if he is getting in people's faces, he shouldn't be there. i don't think his arrest (if the previous sentence is true that is) was political. (of course we're not hearing the WHOLE story).

we all know i personally think king george should not only be impeached but thrown in the slammer for (at the very least) crimes against humanity. i don't want anyone invading my space though - with thoughts on EITHER side of the fence

Activist Arrested In Dispute Over Hot-Button Sales At Public Market


By Matt ZapotoskyWashington Post Staff Writer

The 74-year-old retired mathematician who is fighting Kensington officials over his right to sell buttons urging President Bush's impeachment was arrested yesterday at a farmers market and charged with trespassing.
Alan McConnell, who had been selling his "Impeach Him" buttons at the Howard Avenue market for about a half-hour without a permit, lay down on the pavement after Montgomery County police asked him to come with them. After McConnell failed to respond to a request that he "please stand up," four officers each grabbed one of his limbs and carried him to the front seat of a squad car..............