Posted on 11/02/2008 4:44:15 AM PST by rellimpank
Group protests move, says it restricts free speech
A judge's apparently unprecedented decision Saturday to order a halt to political ads before hearing from the ad's sponsors drew immediate criticism as an unfair restraint of free speech.
Jackson County Circuit Judge Thomas Lister defended his emergency order, which was requested via telephone Friday by state Democratic Party attorneys representing an Assembly candidate in a hotly contested race in western Wisconsin.
Lister will hold a hearing with all parties on the case this morning.
Lister said he was justified in issuing a temporary stoppage until a full court hearing could be held because state election laws might have been violated.
But the Coalition for America's Families, an independent group airing radio ads critical of Democrat Mark Radcliffe, said Lister's actions reeked of partisanship. The group was not notified of the court challenge until it learned of the ruling Saturday, said R.J. Johnson, spokesman for the coalition.
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Best of luck for obtaining justice from the appeals court. Justice shouldn’t require luck, but nowdays it does and I hope you get it.
“One of the standards for issuing such an order is whether the plaintiffs can show a likelihood of success in proving - at a full court hearing - violations of law.”
If it’s against the law to lie, the demonrat party should be RICOed out of existence.
Apparently, the judge never heard of the first amendment of the United States Constitution. I’m sure that he’s not heard of the second either.
. Appeals court will hear the case tomorrow.
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How convenient for the Democratic Marxist Party.
That sums it up nicely.
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