And since most of the people involved are walking around with smart phones and tablets, the ability to make these changes and send them instantly to all involved is de rigeur.
Anti-agreement Democratic Unionist Party assemblyman Edwin Poots, who was also protesting, said he wanted to send the message that neither Ms de Brun nor Mr McGuinness were welcome in Lisburn.
But because they are linked, there's a very strict code of conduct within the Tour de France, and therefore, the teams have been asked to send those riders home.
Argentine Lucas Borges and Australian full-back Brendan Williams combined to send Treviso's South African wing Thomas de Jager over in the left corner for a consolation try.