Remember that HHS mandate that kept popping up a few months ago? Today I went to my second rally against it. This date marks the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights* and rallies took place across the country to fight for the rights there guaranteed. Emily and I attended the one in DC.
As always at this type of events, some speakers said great things and some spouted alarmist rhetoric. Luckily, Emily has at least as stubborn a liberal streak as I do and we could make comments to eat other. Among the good: Michelle Bachmann called us a "Gideon's Army"; David Bereit is always my hero; the representative from the Becket Fund was passionate, articulate, and reasonable.
Distracting factors: Nuns, friars, priests, not everywhere, but enough. The father and small child (about a year and a half) standing near us. A woman who passed out and left with the rescue squad. So many cameras and people posing with witty and frustrating signs.
Awkward moment of the day: I was wearing a fun, floppy straw hat. I think that is why a man with a video camera spent the last 3rd of the National Anthem focused on my face as he stood no more that 6 feet from me.
*Correction (06/09/2012; thanks to Frank): June 8 is the day that Madison introduced amendments that became the Bill of Rights.
The bill of rights was ratified on December 15, 1791, not June 8.
ReplyDeleteMea culpa, Frank. June 8 was the day that Madison introduced the amendments that eventually became the Bill of Rights. This is what happens when I try to remember speeches without taking notes.
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