Re:Careful..... (Score 1)

The operative word here is Public Event. The State of the Union Address is NOT a public forum. You have no RIGHT to be in attendance. Much like operating a motor vehicle, it is a priviledge. In the case of the SoTU, you are given a ticket to attend, and your attendance is not guaranteed - and can be revoked at any time and for any reason. Carry a dangerous stapler - denied. Wear a shirt featuring animal sodomy - banned. The purpose for the audience is to listen, learn, and report...not to intervene audibly, or visually, with personal opinion. Sheehan was removed and arrested because she chose to blatently disobey the Rules of the House. There are times and places for these kinds of actions - in a private forum at Congress, while not one of the distinguished few who are permitted to present, is certainly grounds for expulsion at the least, and arrest at the greatest. Moral: The State of the Union Address, sit down, clap, stand up, clap, cheer, grumble, sit down, clap, get in, sit down, shut up, and enjoy the ride