Speak out, get a police escort

Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - First we learned the Denver police have secret files on more than 3,200 people and 250 organizations in the city. Then we found out they were surreptitiously videotaping public demonstrations.

But now the cops have really gone too far. The Denver police apparently have started surveilling ladies who lunch.

Even during wartime, you have to admit, this is a bit extreme.

It all started on Feb. 8.

Kim Sayers had been upset about the Enron scandal and several Bush administration policies, so when she heard that the president would be speaking at the Convention Center that day, she decided it was a good time to exercise her First Amendment rights.

She called a friend, and they prepared some placards and planned to picket the event. One sign said, "Enronomics: How the U.S. budget got Layed." Another said, "W budget + Enronomics = fuzzy math." The third said, "He wasn't elected Sept. 11 either."