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Federal judge dismisses David Parker's civil rights lawsuit
MassResistance ^ | Feb. 23 | Massresistance

Posted on 02/23/2007 1:09:23 PM PST by darkangel82

BOSTON, MA (FRIDAY FEB. 23) This morning, federal judge Mark Wolf issued an outrageous and horrific 38-page ruling dismissing David Parker's federal civil rights lawsuit against Lexington, MA school officials. David Parker had filed the lawsuit, along with his wife and Rob and Robin Wirthlin, last April after the schools refused to notify parents when teaching about homosexuality and transgenderism in the elementary school. School officials, aided by national pro-homosexual groups, had filed a motion to dismiss the case which was argued before Judge Wolf on Feb. 7.

Wolf's ruling is every parent's nightmare. It goes to extraoarinary lengths to legitimize and reinforce the "right" (and even the duty) of schools to normalize homosexual behavior to even the youngest of children.

In the ruling, Wolf makes the absurd claim that normalizing homosexuality to young children is "reasonably related to the goals of preparing students to become engaged and productive citizens in our democracy." According to Wolf, this means teaching "diversity" which includes "differences in sexual orientation."

In addition, Wolf makes the odious statement that the Parkers' only options are (1) send their kids to a private school, (2) home-school their kids, or (3) elect a majority of people to the School Committee who agree with them. Can you imagine a federal judge in the Civil Rights era telling blacks the same thing -- that if they can't be served at a lunch counter they should just start their own restaurant, or elect a city council to pass laws that reflect the US Constitution?

Wolf's reasoning uses the Goodridge ruling on same-sex marriage as well as Mass. Dept. of Education "Frameworks" and a flawed intrepretation of the state Parental Notification Law -- to effectively trump the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of religious freedom.

He bolsters his decision with a patchwork of statements from other court decisions - some going back over a decade - and declares that these past decions are "law" which much be enforced when making his own ruling on this case.

The Parkers' lawyers have already announced that they will appeal the decision in Federal Appeals Court. They continue to be upbeat, passionate about this case, and confident they will prevail.


TOPICS: Government; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: davidparker; govwatch; homosexualagenda
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I always thought Mark Wolf was a sensible judge. I guess I was wrong.
1 posted on 02/23/2007 1:09:28 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: lexfreedom; scripter; wagglebee; little jeremiah

ping


2 posted on 02/23/2007 1:10:02 PM PST by darkangel82 (Socialism is NOT an American value.)
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This needs to go all the way to the top.


3 posted on 02/23/2007 1:11:03 PM PST by CindyDawg
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Romney's mecca. His disfunctional school system should be enough to disqualify him.


4 posted on 02/23/2007 1:13:05 PM PST by pissant (http://www.gohunter08.com/)
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I always thought Mark Wolf was a sensible judge. I guess I was wrong.

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...they will appeal the decision in Federal Appeals Court.

I hope the Federal Appeals Court makes this right -- and more than a directive to re-try the case...

They need to park Wolf's decision in his "left" ear with some reasonable amount of overwhelming force....

JMHO...

5 posted on 02/23/2007 1:14:19 PM PST by Wings-n-Wind (The answers remain availtble; Wisdom is obtained by asking all the right questions!)
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I will do my best to teach my Grandkids what is normal when they are home. Fudgepacking isnt even close.


6 posted on 02/23/2007 1:14:25 PM PST by sgtbono2002 (I will forgive Jane Fonda, when the Jews forgive Hitler.)
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I always thought Mark Wolf was a sensible judge. I guess I was wrong.

A Reagan appointee who has apparently "grown", to use MSM doublespeak.

7 posted on 02/23/2007 1:16:40 PM PST by GATOR NAVY (Naming CVNs after congressmen and mediocre presidents burns my butt)
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Or "progressed", as the left calls it.


8 posted on 02/23/2007 1:18:14 PM PST by darkangel82 (Socialism is NOT an American value.)
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I hope this effort succeeds. But on the short term, any parent with kids in public school needs to get them out, ASAP.


9 posted on 02/23/2007 1:20:41 PM PST by gridlock (Isn't it peculiar that matter what the problem, the government's solution is always "more taxes".)
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10 posted on 02/23/2007 1:21:21 PM PST by scripter (Duncan Hunter in 2008)
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if there is legal precedence for his position - i.e. case law - only an appellate court can get around that obstacle (if that is the case)


11 posted on 02/23/2007 1:23:02 PM PST by Right in Wisconsin (Have a Happy Day)
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When Blacks gained their Civil Rights in 1964 was any other group required to lose some of theirs?


12 posted on 02/23/2007 1:23:37 PM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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"I always thought Mark Wolf was a sensible judge. I guess I was wrong."

Yep. Probably because you didn't realize that enforcing the UN's earth charter, which promotes homosexuality as a normal, healthy natural lifestyle is something federal judges aspire to do after attentding the earth charter summit2. It's not American law, the American constitution, nor the American cultural society they protect, it's the global government, and it's charter they uphold.

13 posted on 02/23/2007 1:30:20 PM PST by Nathan Zachary
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The problem with public schools, of course, is the pathetic level of funding...


14 posted on 02/23/2007 1:32:29 PM PST by gogeo (Democrats want to support the troops without actually being helpful to them.)
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Pathetically high.


15 posted on 02/23/2007 1:35:14 PM PST by Mr. Lucky
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"All your childrens brains are belong to us."
16 posted on 02/23/2007 1:35:48 PM PST by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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He knows what he likes.

Could be he wants to keep the schools save for cruising.

17 posted on 02/23/2007 1:37:31 PM PST by muawiyah
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"Romney's mecca. His dysfunctional school system should be enough to disqualify him."



AMEN to that!! Still, I'm am so profoundly saddened by this decision. I truly hope it does go all the way to the SJC!
18 posted on 02/23/2007 1:39:59 PM PST by gidget7 (2Th 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:)
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To: darkangel82

Parents, vote with your feet!


19 posted on 02/23/2007 1:40:04 PM PST by Elpasser
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Targeting Children, Part 1: How the gay movement intends to capture the next generation
Targeting Children, Part 2: How the homosexual movement uses public schools as instruments of change
Targeting Children, Part 3: Activists encouraging experimentation
Targeting Children, Part 4: Access to children: homosexuality and molestation

20 posted on 02/23/2007 1:43:48 PM PST by scripter (Duncan Hunter in 2008)
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