A small Chinese woman with a huge, courageous heart, dares speak truth to power, has been arrested and may be charged with an obscure law; intimidating or disrupting a foreign official.
This is outrageous!
If we really had our act together in this country, no foreign or domestic tyrant would ever be able to rest easy within our borders. They would be confronted at every turn.
Damn it all! Is this still America or not? It is up to the people to answer that question, as no one in Washington seems to be real clear on it.
Attytood: Free-speech outrage: Wenyi Wang may be charged with federal crime for daring to criticize the president...of China:
"But it looks like the federal government is about to call her something else: A criminal.
Last night, officials with the Secret Service, which eventually dragged Wang away and arrested her -- literally seconds after Bush called on China to permit more free speech -- said they are seriously considering charging Wang with an obscure federal offense, intimidating a foreign official.
According to our research, Wang -- a permanent U.S. resident who reportedly practices pathology at Mt. Sinai Hospital -- could face a fine and federal prison time of up to six months. Here's what the Secret Service was saying last night about the case:
Secret Service spokesman Jim Mackin said she had been charged with disorderly conduct and that a charge of intimidating or disrupting foreign officials also was being considered."
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