Here's a shocker: Congressmen break the rules. A handful of Congressional representatives, including Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, were arrested on Friday outside the Sudanese Embassy in D.C. while protesting the ongoing violence/genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Fear not, Hollywood Darfur worriers donors constituents, McGovern and friends were fined and released after being detained for a few hours.
McGovern, who represents the third congressional district, has been arrested before (in 2006) for the same "offense," which explains why he knew to not wear a tie and belt because they would have been confiscated before he was jailed.
In another media report, Congressman John Olver of Massachusetts was also arrested. Either way, all those reported as arrested are liberal Democrats. There must be no gun bans, illegal immigrants or condoms in Darfur for the GOP to protest
Bostonist guesses we now know why he didn't make it to his scheduled office hours on Saturday.
Photo from flick ruser Chelsey Engel.
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