Bill Killian Confirmed As U.S. Attorney For The Eastern District
Posted on 05/31/2013 9:15:06 AM PDT by Smokeyblue
Via Judicial Watch, Bill Killian, the US Attorney for the Eastern district of Tennessee, just wants Americans to know what the consequences for free speech might be.
Special speakers for the event will be Bill Killian, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and Kenneth Moore, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Knoxville Division.
Sponsor of the event is the American Muslim Advisory Council of Tennessee — a 15-member board formed two years ago when the General Assembly was considering passing legislation that would restrict those who worship Sharia Law, which is followed by Muslims.
Killian and Moore will provide input on how civil rights can be violated by those who post inflammatory documents targeted at Muslims on social media.
“This is an educational effort with civil rights laws as they play into freedom of religion and exercising freedom of religion,” Killian told The News Monday. “This is also to inform the public what federal laws are in effect and what the consequences are.”
Killian said the presentation will also focus on Muslim culture and how, that although terrorist acts have been committed by some in the faith, they are no different from those in other religions.
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He then cited the three non-Muslim terrorists acts they can never stop talking about.
Apparently he also babbled about how the US Government, law enforcement, and non-Muslim Americans are fostering an "us versus them" attitude.
See, we're doing that.
I might say that the "us versus them" attitude certainly seems to be fostered within the Muslim community itself, but I can't, because, as you'll see, US Attorney Bill Killian wants me to know he might put me in jail for saying that.
Killian said Internet postings that violate civil rights are subject to federal jurisdiction.
“That’s what everybody needs to understand,” he said.
The specific posting he mentioned was pretty egregious -- a picture of a guy holding a shotgun with the caption "How to Wink at a Muslim."
Nevertheless, what we have here is a US Attorney telling Americans that they can be arrested and imprisoned for the exercise of their First Amendment rights.
In the aftermath of the Woolrich slaughter in England, the British police immediately arrested... a man for making anti-Muslim comments on Twitter.
And I thought, "Ah well, that's Britain. They're doomed, but we already knew that."
But here we are in America, with one of the 100 or so US federal appointed Attorneys telling Americans that the federal government may lock them up for their internet postings.
Your description of Muhammed’s motives are not as accurate perhaps as your view of Hubbard, however in the modern world the effect is the same.
The region Muhammed was operating in was pagan and he served the purpose of creating a monotheistic nation. This is a tad more noble than just wanting to get laid (which he apparently also wanted and was quite proud of).
However, all that being said Islam is an incredible step down from Judeo Christianity, and embraces war making, intolerance, tyranny, as well as religious and gender discrimination. It’s sad to see people being outright fooled that it is a peaceful or open minded religion when its history is the exact opposite.
And, to those of us who luckily do not practice Islam, we also realize it is not the true religion, is an invention or fantasy of Muhammed, and has led to horrible oppression and conflict. These should be duh statements instead we have to suffer under liberal idiots.
That is how such an attorneys treated elsewhere:
Chechen lawyer flees Russia after threats(wowed for Sharia):
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3025271/posts
Uhhh...what EVERYONE needs to understand about Islam is what Kyle Reese said about the CSM-101:
"Listen, and understand!...It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear.
And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead."
That breeze you just felt was your individual First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights being sucked from around you. Maybe Holder will invite you to an “off the record” meeting so he can explain thing to you, let you know where you stand.
I worked in the same district under a differnt administration. Killian was an ambulance chasing federal defender.
Only substantial cash contributions could get him that job....
RLTW
Islam starts with a sexually perverted, pedophile, kidnapper, and psychopathic murderer who was too piss ignorant to be honest, and it ends with people who lack the wisdom not to follow him. Exactly what is it anyone could say about that militant, monumentally ignorant, brain-rotting intellectual puss that could do more than skim the surface of Islam’s depravity? We are talking about a religion that burns little girls, tortures, stones and hangs women who get raped, condones gang rapes of foreigners, both men and women, chops off heads of innocents, molests its young men, enslaves its women, and terrorizes countries that are gracious enough to take in their immigrants.
And yet of course when they achieve 100% there is no peace, and these are among the poorest nations on Earth.
What about Jihadists in Dearborn Michigan ranting against Infidels? Damn towel heads should be investigated!
I think that tomorrow I will walk my dogs in front of the nearest mosque. Or drive down to Tennessee, throw bacon at a mosque, then go fishing or something.
Killian is from a rich yellow dog family...guess he has taken it a step further and joined full blown progressivism...I doubt he gets invited to very many cocktail parties in Jasper or they don't talk politics...Jasper (Marion county) is 60-70% GOP and 90% cracker
Well then, why speak thev truth then? Just ignore that and lets move on. Islam is severely misogynistic. Or should we say gynophobic?
Just shows you there are really only two worldviews, two sides in the Cosmic Conflict.
He was exactly as stated. Justification or rationalization based on “so and so did it back then...” is a bit like a teenager pleading their case to drink beer and stay out all night because everyone is doing it.
So it is okay to bash Christians, Jews, conservatives, whites, but not okay to bash muzzies. Okay. I get that. We are the bad guys and they are the good guys because one of theirs is in the White Mosque in D.C.
It's Friday so they are in the old boys club making plans for the weekend....while in the background a voice/warning is heard ... the Muslims are coming!! the terrorists are coming'!! and they request that it be turned down.
No more Paul Revere's.
Thanks for the picture. From reading his biography it appears he did not make it in private practice but had enough clout to obtain a cushy Federal appointment.
Hate crime legislation must be forbidden. Its use is expanding beyond its initial intention.
Expressing my personal opinion can never be a violation of the law. Period. End of discussion.
U.S. Attorney William C. Killian Gives Keynote Address At Grand Opening Ceremony Of The Chattanooga Islamic Center
http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2012/August/082712%20Islamic%20Center%20Grand%20Opening.html
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.- After over two years of construction, on Saturday night, August 25, 2012, the Chattanooga Islamic Center hosted a grand opening celebration. Approximately 250 individuals from all sectors, including federal, state and local officials, law enforcement, and representatives from the general public from all religious groups, attended the event.
After a tour of the facilities and dinner, attendees were welcomed to the event by Dr. Mounir Minkara, Anoor Academy Board Member, and Bassam Issa, President, Islamic Society of Greater Chattanooga. Then, U.S. Attorney Killian delivered one of two keynote addresses for the evening, Commitment to Civil Rights, the content of which follows.
As Salaam Alekum
It is an honor to be here and speak to you.
It is heartwarming to see such diversity on the celebration of the opening of this beautiful Islamic Center of Chattanooga. You are, as you should be, proud of this accomplishment. You and the City of Chattanooga are examples of how this process should work. Throughout this city, county, State and nation all will be able to see how government operates under our Constitution and laws when all Americans treat each other as equals.
Our Muslim and Arab-American outreach program thrives on such events as these and the participation of various people. I met Bassam Issa through my friend Zia Kabiri, who I have known for 35 years. He and Sam were roommates at UTC. It is a small world indeed.
What is an American? It seems to me that unless you are 100% Native American or American Indian, then you or your ancestors immigrated to this country. Most if not all of them, immigrated with a hope for Justice. They were leaving or sometimes escaping a society and a form of government that did not provide Justice. Justice is doing the right thing. It really is a simple concept. Interestingly, you may remember in the Preamble to the Constitution, establishing Justice was second only to creating a more perfect Union. Of all of the Arab American, Muslim, Hispanic, African-American, and other groups that I have met and spoken with, they all say one thing. “We just want to be treated like everybody else. We just want to be treated as the Americans we are.”
Some people think that there should be different categories of Americans. I have searched the Constitution and many federal statutes and have been unable to find such a classification. They are searching for legitimation or documentation of their hate or prejudice. It cannot be found.
Hate and prejudice can arise when people have no information about other persons and their backgrounds, or the information that they have is incorrect. Misinformation is used to justify attitudes of hatred and prejudice. The group being targeted is then unjustifiably portrayed as somehow inferior or less worthy of rights and privileges of citizenship.
Basically, those exhibiting hate and prejudice choose a value system of hypocrisy and exhibit a double standard. They want to be free, under the Constitution and statutes of the United States, to enjoy their liberty and freedom. However, they feel that those whom they do not understand or with whom they do not agree should not have those same Constitutional and statutory rights.
This value system of hypocrisy was not intended by the framers of the United States Constitution, nor the members of Congress who passed the federal civil rights statutes. The federal statutes apply to everyone and will be enforced equally. The greatest cornerstone of Justice and due process is that the law applies equally to all.
As stated by Martin Luther King, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
You need not like the color of a person’s skin, practice their religion, agree with their sexual orientation, enjoy their various cultural traits or appreciate their disability. However, under the law, we must respect their civil rights.
I have always enjoyed experiencing the new and different foods, culture, religious practices, and the interaction and conversation among diverse people. Those people influenced by prejudice should be so fortunate as to enjoy the fellowship, cultural exchange, and camaraderie of this event.
Whether Gurdwara, Synagogue, Temple, Church or Mosque, we must preserve and enforce the First Amendment’s freedom of religion.
We have been, are now, and will always remain the greatest country on this earth. Our diversity is our strength. Respect for, and the embrace of various cultures is a pillar, upon which our great nation was founded. Even though we are culturally diverse, more unites us than divides us. As an American, there are no excuses to be made, for your ethnic origin, religious preference, sexual orientation or any other identity. We all are and will remain Americans, “with liberty and Justice for all.”
Thank you again for the privilege to be present and speak with you. Congratulations on your achievement, and for allowing us to be a part of your dedication and celebration of this beautiful Center.
Salaam and Peace Be Unto You.
Maha ElGenaidi, President, Islamic Nationals Group, was the second featured keynote speaker of the night. Ms. ElGenaidi’s speech, entitled Role of Islamic Institutions in the American Culture, provided information about the issues facing Muslims in America today. She marveled at the number and diversity of the attendees at the event and praised the cooperation that the Mosque has received from both the City of Chattanooga and the community as a whole.
The night closed with remarks from other officials in attendance including Ken Moore, Special Agent in Charge (SAC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Knoxville Division, who pledged the continuing support of his office. SAC Moore noted that the FBI has exclusive jurisdiction to investigate and enforce federal civil rights violations in the district. He assured the Islamic officials present, as well as all community members, that the FBI stands ready to assist them should an incident occur.
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