Posted on 05/22/2005 7:05:08 AM PDT by bulldozer
ACLU sees a violation of a Sikh's rights. Official says the headgear could hide a weapon.
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Yuba County Sheriff's Department on behalf of a Sikh asylum seeker who says his religious rights are being violated because jail officials refuse to let him wear a turban at all times.
Harpal Singh Cheema, 47, an Indian national, was detained by immigration authorities in 1997. He has been held at the Yuba County Jail since September 2002.
"It's troubling that he has been detained for as long as he has and, at the same time, that he is not being allowed to comply with the fundamental requirements of his religion," said Robin Goldfaden, an ACLU staff attorney.
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Com'on, you know by now...
Yes, it is. If he's a security threat or a criminal, deport him. If he's not, let him go.
Sikhs generally aren't terrorists, in fact should be seen as allies in the war on radical Islam.
That said, I'm very against allowing headgear that might as well be designed for hiding contraband.
He also wants to wear his short sword in prison.
Where do you think all the Communists went after the Cold War? Communism rises from within. Whose side are the 50-60 Socialist Democrats in the House on?
You can help stop the ACLU by contacting your representatives to support the following:
Rep. John Hostettler, R-Ind., filed a measure to amend the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Section 1988, to prohibit prevailing parties from being awarded attorneys fee in religious establishment cases, but not in other civil rights filings. If you want to corral the ACLU, then consider a letter or email to your Congressman urging them to cosponsor this legislation.
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