The Capitol Police killed the hopes and dreams of thousands of D.C.-area children (and at least a few dozen Hill staffers) Wednesday night when it reaffirmed a city ban on sledding on the Capitol grounds.
Merrymaking insurgents struck a major victory in the War On Fun Thursday, sledding to their hearts’ content on the Capitol Hill West Lawn and forcing the police into a retreat.
In D.C., Sledding Commences on Capitol Hill
In the nation’s capital, #TheStruggle to sled is real.
OUR hill!
No sledding, no peace! RT @bridgetbhc: A lot more DC residents have showed up to sled on Capitol Hill pic.twitter.com/uzv1b1vA6I
— Chris Armstrong (@carmstrong07) March 5, 2015
And come, I will reveal a marvel unto you: I will say a nice thing about a Democrat. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton did her job today and represented her constituents. Good job, Delegate. – See? I can do it! I wasn’t snide or sarcastic at all.
Moe Lane (crosspost)
and the cops didn’t even fire warning shots. Harry probably would have. almost certainly Nancy would have. no telling what Biden would have done.
inappropriately put his hands on an underage female sledder, most likely
Biden’s got a gun,
Biden’s got a gun,
Double-barreled gun,
Sledder’s gotta run.
Real #CivilDisobedience