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ACLU sues volunteers for event with Bush

Posted in the database on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005 @ 14:30:18 MST (1538 views)
by Jon Sarche    seattlepi.com  

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The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday sued volunteers for an event with President Bush, saying they violated the civil rights of two people who were tossed out because of their political views.

Leslie Weise, 40, and Alex Young, 26, were escorted from the March 21 event after they arrived in a car with a bumper sticker reading "No more blood for oil," and wearing T-shirts saying "Stop the lies" under other clothes, the federal lawsuit said.

The suit names as defendants Michael Casper, Jay Bob Klinkerman and five unknown people who the ACLU says contributed to the decision to remove the pair.

"Hopefully we can identify people who helped shape the policy and helped carry it out," said volunteer ACLU attorney Martha Tierney.

Weise and Young thought Casper was a Secret Service agent because he wore a radio earpiece and a dark suit. Casper did not return calls to The Associated Press.

Klinkerman, the head of the Colorado Federation of Young Republicans, did not have a listed phone number and did not return an e-mail message requesting comment.

Young and Weise were ejected before the president arrived to promote his proposal to revamp Social Security.

The suit seeks unspecified damages.

ACLU: http://www.coloradoaclu.org



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