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Two kicked out of State of Union for Tee-Shirts

By Lauren Gelman on

In President Bush's State of the Union he urged citizen's to support his efforts to promote democracy overseas.

But what about democracy at home?

There were two people kicked out of the State of the Union adress because of the tee-shirt they were wearing. Pause.  Can you believe this is the "democracy" we are living in.

Beverly Young, wife of Rep. C.W. Bill Young of Florida chairman of the House Defense Appropriations subcommittee was removed from the gallery because she was wearing a T-shirt that read, "Support the Troops Defending Our Freedom."

Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested on unlawful-conduct charges for refusing to cover up her T-shirt, which decried casualties in the Iraq war via the message "2,245 Dead. How Many More?".

What has happened to free speech in this country?

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