On orders from Senator John McCain's security detail, Denver police escorted away a 61-year-old woman who was waiting in line to attend a town hall meeting with John McCain.

The meeting was billed as open to the public. However, McCain's security asked this 61-year-old librarian to remove the sign she was carrying. Soon after that, the police arrived and told the woman that unless she removes the sign, she will be receiving a ticket for trespassing.

The police ended up escorted the woman out of premises AND issuing her a ticket and a court date for trespassing. She was also told that if she comes back to the City Hall area, she would be arrested and taken to jail.

Her crime? Carrying a sign that said -- believe it or not -- "McCain = Bush". In her own words, "Why is it offensive? Why would any Republican who voted for Bush, find it offensive [..]?"





This kind of absurdity is only possible in a police state.