Protesters Disrupt U.S. House Before Debt Ceiling Vote

[Purveyor]

Washington (CNN) -- A group of protesters shouting chants against Speaker John Boehner disrupted the U.S. House on Monday before being removed from the chamber.

Capitol Police officers closed down part of the third-floor hallway because of the disturbance, which involved more than a dozen people from a group that two of the protesters identified as National People's Action.

The demonstrators chanted, "Hey, Boehner, get a clue, it's about revenue," before Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Washington, who was presiding over the House at the time, ordered the sergeant at arms to "remove the disturbance from the gallery."

According to reporters on the scene, one man appeared to injure his shoulder as the demonstrators were forced out of the House chamber. Once in the hallway, the protesters resumed chanting, prompting Capitol Police officers to shut down the area.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/01/debt.talks.house.disturbance/

[AtomicKitten]

1. Nice.

:thumbsup:

[librechik]

2. You know what's cool though? No "Free Speech Zones" like under Bush.

Thanks you President Obama

[xchrom]

3. Interesting. Nt

[FreakinDJ]

4. Must be Good - the UnRec Police are all over this one

[Loge23]

5. True Patriots! (eom)

[lib_wit_it]

6. Wish I could have been there chanting with them. I can't believe how the party with just one branch

of government is getting just about everything they want. Appalling.

[LiberalEsto]

7. Were they Teepers? nt