Judge OKs camping ban near Bush ranch

[Kadie]

Judge OKs camping ban near Bush ranch
By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press Writer
8 minutes ago



CRAWFORD, Texas - Roadside camping and parking bans are constitutional, a federal judge ruled, blocking protesters from pitching tents or placing portable toilets in ditches near President Bush's ranch.

Protesters sought to make a smaller makeshift campsite than what Cindy Sheehan set up a year ago off the winding, two-lane road leading to Bush's ranch, said attorney David Broiles, who sued on behalf of Sheehan and four other anti-war demonstrators.

But less than a week after asking the protesters and McLennan County officials to try to reach a compromise, U.S. District Judge Walter S. Smith ruled unexpectedly late Monday that the county ordinances enacted last fall are constitutional.

"I can't speculate about why," Broiles said, adding that his clients may appeal the ruling or continue trying to reach a compromise with the county.

Herbert S. Bristow, one of the attorneys who represented the county in the lawsuit, said he was not surprised by the judge's ruling because the ordinances — banning parking on parts of 14 roads near Bush's ranch and prohibiting camping in any county ditch — were well-researched.

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[uppityperson]

1. Guess that means the roads will be busy during day, driving back/forth

Dropping people off to sit in chairs and picnic during the day, back to main camp at night. Back during the day, back at night. And no porta potties means that people will have to be driven back and forth to pee too. And no parking means they all will have to be driven back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.