Proposed March On Washington
In 1994 Thompson declared herself "Acting Adjutant General" of the "Unorganized Militia of the United States" and announced plans for an armed march on Washington, D.C. in September of that year. She declared that militiamen would arrest and try for treason in "Citizen's Courts" those Congressional representatives not living up to their oath of office. The proposed march was almost denounced by groups on the right wing, including the John Birch Society. Thompson soon cancelled the march. Later she was arrested for blocking a President Bill Clinton motorcade in Indianapolis and several weapons were found in her automobile.
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