illegal to sled down capitol hill? is that true or false? true. seriously, it's true. there's a reason for the confusion over this issue, because people have been sledding on capitol hill for as long as anybody can remember, but it is illegal. the sledding ban was put in place after september 11, there in the regulations of the architect of the capitol. that was apparently some sort of national imperative after 9/11, even though they don't always enforce it. but for whatever reason they are enforcing it right now in d.c. snow. and d.c.'s delegate to congress is now trying to overturn what she calls this scrooge-like ban. when people have flouted the sledding on capitol hill ban, al qaeda has not been able to take advantage of that to harm us and our national security. so for the record, i'm with