http://www.radio4all.net/program/57259Podcast for Program: Congress May Ban OccupyDCTue, 24 Jan 2012 15:22:01 +0000240http://www.radio4all.net/program/57259 Earlier today [24 Jan 2012], the U.S. Congress debated the future of the "Occupy DC" encampment in Washington, under the rubric of "McPherson Square: Who Made the Decision to Allow Indefinite Camping in the Park?" At issue is a conservative effort to evict the occupation through new anti-camping legislation -- versus the National Park Service's more liberal and flexible enforcement policy aimed at defending First Amendment rights of assembly and expression. Today's hearing on a legal decision regarding a permit for the DC Occupation was convened by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, with testimony from Columbia District officials, a legal scholar, and the head of the Park Service. Participants of the Occupy DC movement were not allowed to testify. SPEAKERS: Jonathan Jarvis (National Park Service); Cathy Lanier (Metropolitan Police); Paul Quander, Jr. (Deputy Mayor); Mohammad Akhter, M.D. (DC Health Department); and Timothy Zick (William and Mary School of Law). LEGISLATORS: Elijah Cummings [MD]; Danny Davis [IL]; Trey Gowdy [SC]; Darrell Issa [CA]; and Eleanor Holmes Norton [DC (delegate)]. Robert KnightTue, 24 Jan 2012 15:22:01 +0000