Families Stage 'Sled-In' Protests On Capitol Hill
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Rules dating back decades outlaw sledding on Capitol Hill. Protesters brought signs that read: Sled Free or Die. It did not appear that anyone who took a run down the hill on a sled was arrested.
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DAVID GREENE, HOST:
Good morning, I'm David Greene. When it snows in the nation's capital, Capitol Hill becomes prime sledding territory. But for years, the Capitol police kept it off limits. During yesterday's snowstorm, sledders decided they'd had enough, and they staged a sled-in. They brought protest signs. On social media, they rallied around the hash tag #SledFreeOrDie. And the protest worked. Capitol police decided to let the sledders stay - just goes to show the power of civil dis-snow-obedience. Yes, it's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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