Sheehan update

Apparently she was wearing a T-shirt with a slogan about the number of US dead in Iraq, not trying to unfurl a banner. She entered with the shirt hidden under a jacket, then removed the jacket to show it. She was asked to cover up the shirt, refused and was arrested on the charge of Unlawful Conduct. People in the gallery are expected to follow House rules. Failure to do so is grounds for arrest and removal. Note that she was arrested by the Capitol Police.

No, this is not a Gestapo tactic or suppression of her right to free speech. It is part of the House rules regarding decorum and dignified behavior.

She was a guest and could not follow simple rules.

UPDATE:

The rule was applied evenhandedly. A Congressman's wife was also ejected for wearing a T-shirt that supported the troops.