<p>Outspoken progressive and Twitter celebrity Alyssa Milano claimed, late Tuesday, that she had been arrested at a voter rights rally outside the White House along with 23 other activists from the far-left group, People for the American Way.</p>
<p>Fox News reports that Milano was indeed arrested for the unauthorized demonstration in front of the White House demanding that the Biden administration pass the Freedom to Vote Act, a &#8220;voter rights&#8221; package that includes limits on gerrymandering, imposes publicly funded elections, and introduces universal vote-by-mail, postage pre-paid. It would also introduce a form of universal voter registration at age 18 and make Election Day a national holiday (though it also includes a mandatory two-week early voting window).</p>
<p>The legislation is not expected to pass over a Republican filibuster, but People for the American Way (PFAW) recruited 24 activists to stand on a sidewalk outside the White House without a permit, inviting action by law enforcement. Milano was among the activists.</p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;Now: Protesters, including </span><span class="r-18u37iz"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/BenJealous">@BenJealous</a></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">, </span><span class="r-18u37iz"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano">@Alyssa_Milano</a></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">, faith leaders, and civil rights leaders, are being arrested outside the White House for calling on President Biden to lead on voting rights. No more excuses. </span><span class="r-18u37iz"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VotingRightsNow?src=hashtag_click">#VotingRightsNow</a>.&#8221; the organization tweeted Tuesday. </span></p>
<p>In a post on Tuesday night, Milano said she was arrested, piggybacking off People for the American Way&#8217;s campaign.</p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">“I was just arrested for demanding the Biden Administration and the Senate to use their mandate to protect voting rights. Stand with me and </span><span class="r-18u37iz"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/peoplefor" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@peoplefor </a></span>and tell the Senate and White House that voting rights shouldn’t depend on where you live,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>A United States Park Police officer did, Fox News discovered, detain Milano.</p>
<p>&#8220;A U.S. Park Police officer warned the protesters that they could be arrested due to laws prohibiting crowding or obstructing streets or sidewalks,&#8221; the outlet noted, <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/10/alyssa-milano-arrested-voting-rights-white-house-1234858456/">citing entertainment magazine, Deadline</a>, which added that the arrest was for a &#8220;misdemeanor law that prohibits crowding or obstructing streets or sidewalks.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Sgt. Roselyn Norment, public information officer for U.S. Park Police, said that &#8216;a group affiliated with a permitted demonstration obstructed pedestrian traffic on the North White House sidewalk,’” Deadline noted.</p>
<p>The officer said the detentions were brief; the 24 people were given citations and then released. It is not likely Milano will face any major jail time for the infraction. The law itself is controversial, <a href="https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/325537/dc-law-against-sidewalkblocking-gets-constitutional-challenge/">according to Washington City Paper,</a> and critics have questioned whether D.C.&#8217;s prohibition against blocking sidewalks is even Constitutional.</p>
<p>Interestingly, the law is occasionally cited as an example of over-criminalization and criticized as unfairly enforced, ensnaring lower-income and minority residents who, unlike Milano, cannot easily recover from a brief arrest. While Milano may be able to wear her arrest as a badge of honor on social media, <a href="https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/199996/where-the-sidewalk-ends-dcs-law-against-blocking-the-sidewalk/">Washington City Paper</a> further noted that the law can have a devastating effect on those who can ill afford an arrest on their record.</p>
<p>“We came back to the White House to deliver a clear message to President Biden: we need actions that match the urgency of his words on voting rights – and time is running out,” PFAW&#8217;s director said in a statement issued Tuesday night.</p>

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