NoTeaPartyPleez
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Good for him! He's a true patriot! If Congress won't listen, then by god civil disobedience is in order!
Doug Hughes hand carried 535 letters, one for each member of Congress, telling them that we the people want campaign finance reform. YES!
This is how things get done. Our vote no longer counts with Citizens United as law, so Doug Hughes, you are the man!
Gyrocopter pilot expected in federal court Thursday as questions mount over safety in no-fly zone
WASHINGTON – The mailman from Florida who landed his small gyrocopter on the West Lawn of the U.S. Captiol is due in federal court Thursday afternoon where formal charges are expected to be made against the 61-year-old postal worker.
Doug Hughes was quickly arrested Wednesday after he flew his ultralight gyrocopter through closely protected airspace and landed on the West Lawn of the Capitol.
He announced his plans on the Internet and told his hometown newspaper in advance.
Stunned tourists watched Wednesday afternoon as Hughes flew near the Captiol. Hughes claimed he was delivering letters to all 535 members of Congress in order to draw attention to campaign finance corruption. Instead, many say, Hughes refreshed concerns about safety in what’s supposed to be heavily protected airspace.
Gyrocopter pilot expected in federal court Thursday as questions mount over safety in no-fly zone Fox News
Doug Hughes hand carried 535 letters, one for each member of Congress, telling them that we the people want campaign finance reform. YES!
This is how things get done. Our vote no longer counts with Citizens United as law, so Doug Hughes, you are the man!
Gyrocopter pilot expected in federal court Thursday as questions mount over safety in no-fly zone
WASHINGTON – The mailman from Florida who landed his small gyrocopter on the West Lawn of the U.S. Captiol is due in federal court Thursday afternoon where formal charges are expected to be made against the 61-year-old postal worker.
Doug Hughes was quickly arrested Wednesday after he flew his ultralight gyrocopter through closely protected airspace and landed on the West Lawn of the Capitol.
He announced his plans on the Internet and told his hometown newspaper in advance.
Stunned tourists watched Wednesday afternoon as Hughes flew near the Captiol. Hughes claimed he was delivering letters to all 535 members of Congress in order to draw attention to campaign finance corruption. Instead, many say, Hughes refreshed concerns about safety in what’s supposed to be heavily protected airspace.
Gyrocopter pilot expected in federal court Thursday as questions mount over safety in no-fly zone Fox News
