Police deny road closure permit for 'tea party' protest

[babylonsister]

Columbus Council denies permit to 'Patriots for Freedom'
Group sought to close Boxwood Boulevard for event on Sunday
By TIM CHITWOOD - tchitwood@ledger- enquirer.com


The “Patriots for Freedom” won’t be free to block Boxwood Boulevard for a rally Sunday.

The group loosely affiliated with area “tea parties” that protest government spending had planned to have bands playing and people speaking from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. To get set up for the event, it wanted Boxwood closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. between Macon Road and Midtown Drive. So it applied to the Columbus Police Department for a permit. And the police said no.

Why?

Because closing the road would block the primary route into a residential area back behind the Columbus Public Library, police said.

The man who applied for the permit, Charles Wells, disagreed, saying motorists could use Midtown Drive to circumvent the “Patriots for Freedom.”

“It don’t affect nobody,” Wells said Tuesday as he appealed to Columbus Council.

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[Warpy]

1. Another member of the right wing brain trust heard from

Didn't any of them pass grade school English?

This is really deplorable.

[babylonsister]

2. I can only guess at this man's IQ. Doesn't sound too swift, does he. nt

[KansDem]

3. The irony is, he'd probably be the first one at an "English Only" rally...

It always amuses me when these folks show up at such rallies with misspelled signs. I mean, if you're going to advocate for one language only, you should at least be able to spell in that language...

[frylock]

5. me fail english?

that's unpossible!

[KansDem]

4. He's a right-winger. They're always doubly negative! (nt)