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INSECURITY RUNS WILDאl lU The Secret Service has shut down Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the WhiteHouse. Not only to vehicular traffic, but also freedom of thought and expression.. א  On May 20, President Clinton (20245611110) reluctantly announced theclosing of Pennsylvania Avenue which has been open to the public since thebeginning of our republic.א  The fact that neighboring Lafayette Square (Peace Park) has been totallyenclosed by abruptlyplaced concrete barriers restricting access to the park has notbeen widely noted. א   F ;aHeadline#,P ,P#  R-iHeadline #XX2PQXP##XxPXP#7F ;apard#ZPstP#7 Longtime Peace Park vigilerThomas was arrested on May 26, 1995, when he carried  Jhis sign, "Wanted: Wisdom and Honesty // Truth Sets Us Free," into the middle of the  Avenue, which had been used by tourists, picnickers, rollerbladers, bicyclists, horses,  children, and dancers since it was closed, without notice, on May 20, 1995.א   :  He was charged with "failure to obey" the police officer who told him to move off the  !new pedestrian walkway. Thomas contends that the officer had no regulation to back uphis F ;a order.F ;a @F ;apard#ZPstP#@ Many times in the past, the park has served as a gathering place for large peacefuldemonstrations against governmental policies. The Supreme Court has identifiedLafayette Park as a quintessential public forum. and noted that the right to speakfreely and promote the diversity of ideas and programs is one of the chief distinctionsthat sets us apart from totalitarian regimes. Today its these temporary concreteJersey traffic barriers; tomorrow itll be something a little more aesthetically pleasing,and far more permanent, says Concepcion Picciotto, who has vigiled in the Parksince 1981.   In 1992 the Executive C F ;a) ommittee for the Comprehensive Design Plan for Presidents  Park was formed, and plans began to close Pennsylvania Avenue down to traffic. The  plan envisioned such sweeping changes in traditional access to public parks and First  JAmendment exercise that an impact statement on the societal effects of closing thesymbol of open government was required.  Over the years untold millions of Americans have come by car, bus, bicycle andfoot to get a close up view of the White House, the supposed symbol of democracy inthe U.S. These barriers and parking regulations will effectively hamper the publicoutcry over unfair governmental decisions and policies. In short, these barriers are yetanother example of the trickledown fascism that is slowly occurring on this country, says peace and environmental activist, James McGuiness. In January 1983, thenSecretary of the Interior James Watt wrote a memo stating his intention to ban(demonstrations) in Lafayette Park and the sidewalk in front of the White House andrequire that they take place on the Ellipse. In 1964, when the Secret Service had firstsuggested closing Pennsylvania Avenue and restricting the Park, the idea was quicklylaughed out of the public mind. Over the years, however, by a patient, incremental"(0*0*0*0*" process, the Park Service crafted a regulatory structure and laid the groundwork tomake Mr. Watts insidious intent into reality. F ;a#   F ;a#  When the vigil began in 1981 it was absolutely protected as free expression underthe First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. When the vigilers were arrested, courts always freed them.אF ;a$  From 1982 to 1992, during the Reagan and Bush administrations, four newregulations were written which turned our protected form of expression into a crime. For years we were jailed, lied about, threatened, and sometimes beaten. אF ;a%  In 1988 several vigilers were sentenced to months in federal prison, charged with camping. Unfortunately, this created bad law. Judges in courts around the UnitedStates now cite as legal precedent one or more of the regressive regulations whichwere written against the vigil. אF ;a&  Even Ann Bowman Smith (2026196344), Team Manager for the ComprehensiveDesign Plan, has said, When I see people with signs in Lafayette Park, I say tomyself, They are holding my place, if there ever comes a day when somethingbecomes so troubling that I have to speak out about it, they will have saved a placefor me to say it. Concepcion adds, If the Secret Service gets away with this nobodywill have a place.א