Posted on 10/07/2009 9:33:38 AM PDT by Psion
LANDMARK CASE BEGINS IN CANADA
FOREIGN LAWS CREATE CLIMATE OF FEAR IN U.S. PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING BIZ
By Tracy Hood,
American investigative journalist, and author, Dr. Paul L. Williams, will begin his crusade, October 8, in a Toronto courtroom to answer charges of defamation regarding his explosive investigations into missing radio active material at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Williams become entangled in a legal jam with the Canadian university while discussing his book The Dunces of Doomsday on the nationally syndicated Coast-to-Coast AM radio program with George Noory.
According to Williams, What is unique about my case is that my alleged violation of Canadian law took place in the U.S.A. I wrote my book in America, where it was published, and I spoke to American reporters who called me at my home in Pennsylvania. By all standards, what I said and wrote about McMaster University remains well within the libel and defamation laws of our land. Still and all, I am being sued by a foreign entity and have lost not only my freedom but my life savings.
The case is significant since it represents the first time in American History an American journalist has been forced to submit to a foreign jurisdiction. Williams speculates that the reason Canada is able to sue him over the border is because of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement.
A consequence of NAFTA was foreign individuals and entities ability to sue American journalists.
(Excerpt) Read more at thelastcrusade.org ...
I have long believed that we need an Amendment to the Constitution that specifically states that all treaties that the US is party to is subordinate to the US Constitution.
It seems there must be legal trickery and cooperation of American courts to get this accomplished.
Liberals gone wild with empowerment.
If they successfully surpress this American’s Freedom of Speech then it’ll be time to annex Canada.
We need a “National Rachel’s Law”
http://www.public-integrity.org
“RACHELS LAW” GOES NATIONAL - U.S House Takes First Step to Protect Free Speech Against “Libel Tour
http://www.public-integrity.org/article/invent_index.php?id=633
I despise all the politicians,both Republican and Democrats, who pushed for and voted for NAFTA and other sovereignty destructive treaties.
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