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The Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
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A group of high school students attending a conservative leadership conference in Washington, D.
C. said they were ordered by a security guard to stop singing the national anthem during a June 25 visit to the Lincoln Memorial . “They told them to stop singing,” said Evan Gassman, a spokesman for the Young America’s Foundation. “I was taken aback. You wouldn’t expect a display of national patriotism to be censored." U.S. Park Police confirmed that the students were in violation of federal law and their impromptu performance constituted a demonstration in an area that must remain “completely content neutral.” “The area they were standing in and singing is an area that is restricted for this type of activity,” said Sgt. David Schlosser. “The United States Park Police is absolutely content-neutral when it comes to any sort of demonstrations in these areas.” Schlosser explained that performances, regardless of content, are banned to “maintain a contemplative and reverent area for the Lincoln...From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial , conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck told a crowd of tens of thousands of people Saturday that the U.S. has too long "wandere...
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Security guard orders high school students to be quiet
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From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial , conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck told the tens of thousands of activists he drew from around the nation Saturday that the...
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