Demonstration ban upheld by assembly The Presbyterian Layman Volume 34, Number 5 Posted July 6, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Once again, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) has decided that demonstrations on the floor are inappropriate. With little discussion, the commissioners voted 317-175 to reject Overture 01-5 from the Presbytery of Baltimore. There was virtually no debate about the issue. Don Stroud, a minister commissioner from the Presbytery of Baltimore, made a brief plea to allow groups to demonstrate spontaneously. Referring to what has become known as Standing Rule B.13, which bans the demonstrations, Stroud said, “This runs counter to our long history as Presbyterians in honoring dissent. This bans the voice of the people.”

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