And they're standing in the path of the diggers and explosives teams, refusing to let them pass.

BBC: White Horse Village

If those returning were stopped by police, they had been given phone numbers of officials who could give the word to let them pass.

FORBES: No Time To Waste

"Let them see the whole thing and let them pass judgment, because if they disagree with you, it's the equilibrium of our constitutional system that's involved, " he said.

CNN: Senators challenge Gonzales on spying

But he would later threaten to have them arrested if they did not let him pass.

ECONOMIST: Soft paternalism