Protesters say parking ban near Bush ranch won't deter them

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ANGELA K. BROWN
Associated Press

CRAWFORD, Texas - <snip>

Folks who live in the normally tranquil area near President Bush's ranch never dreamed they would want or need a parking ban until August, when war protesters from around the nation pitched tents in shallow ditches about 2 1/2 miles away from the Western White House.

After residents complained of noise and traffic congestion with the campsite that drew thousands, McLennan County commissioners recently approved new ordinances banning parking on parts of 14 roads near the ranch - roughly a 5-mile radius - and prohibiting camping in any county ditch.

"Everyone who lives around here is glad things are back to normal," said Dusty Harrison, who lives about 300 yards from the protesters' site. "With the ban on camping and parking, I believe it will put a stop to it."

But don't count on it, protesters say. <snip>

http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/12853697.htm

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7. They are willing to go the civil disobedience route, if need be

From the same cited article:

Protesters still have an alternative: camping on private property near Bush's ranch.

About two weeks after Sheehan set up camp, a sympathetic landowner allowed the group to use his 1-acre lot about a mile away from the ranch. The group erected a large tent for concerts and speakers but didn't allow cars there, so protesters still parked in ditches. Many anti-war demonstrators continued camping at the first site.

Veterans for Peace and other groups say that if they cannot find private land for future protests, they will return to the ditches.

"If it goes to civil disobedience, so be it," Rising-Moore said. "We don't want to go to jail, but we have people prepared to take this all the way."