Congressman Has Cops Confiscate Citizens Cameras And Cell Phones At Townhall Meeting

Media were permitted to record the event, making the ban on citizen cameras all the more baffling. Clearly no “security” threat existed; rather, as one of Chabot’s staffers told ThinkProgress, they wanted to “prevent” people from “making a show” of the event. Indeed,

Chabot and his staff were worried enough about citizens voicing their anger at his policies that they only accepted pre-screened questions chosen by the congressman’s staff.


NOTE: If there is a sign posted saying non cell phones or cameras allowed, then it would be a lawful confiscation. Without a sign, how would a con-gressman have any authority to order the police to do anything?

What a perfect opportunity to SHUN the Con-gressman by the audience turning their backs to him when he speaks. An act that speaks louder than any words.