DEMONSTRATORS WHO WERE REMOVED FROM AN ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST THURSDAY PLAN ON FILING A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE ACTION. ALEXANDRA SMITH IS AN ATTORNEY WITH THE A-C-L-U OF NEW MEXICO. SHE SAYS IT MAY BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE A DECISION IS MADE REGARDING ANY PARTICIPATION IN THE SUIT. SMITH TELLS US IT ALL HINGES ON THE DEMONSTRATORS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE BARRED FROM ATTENDING ANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR 90 DAYS. THEY HAD SIGNED-UP TO SPEAK BUT INSTEAD TURNED THEIR BACKS IN SILENT PROTEST.
