A tale of two protests

March '09: Sparse attendance

The Capitol Climate Action Coalition holds a rally to demand that the Capitol Power Plant stop using coal and start using more environmentally friendly sources of energy in Washington on March 2, 2009.

Sept '09: Up to two million march to US Capitol to protest against Obama's spending in 'tea-party' demonstration | Mail Online

Up to two million people marched to the U.S. Capitol today, carrying signs with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" as they protested the president's health care plan and what they say is out-of-control spending.