Posted on 09/15/2010 7:49:23 AM PDT by Justaham
Local officials in Ohio’s Andover Township have denied the use of their public square for a celebration of Constitution Day because of the “political affiliation” of its organizers.
Several residents of the small central Ohio town formed The Andover Tea Party in May 2010, and in that same month, they asked to use the square for a rally to commemorate Constitution Day, which celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787.
But on July 19, a trustee informed one of the tea party organizers, Margaret Slingluff, that they would not be allowed to hold the event, which would have included singers performing patriotic songs and public policy-related speakers, in the square. In an official letter dated Aug. 25, the trustee said the reason was “due to your group’s political affiliation.”
A nonpartisan law center in the state, the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law, has now filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of the Tea Party group, claiming their First Amendment rights are being violated.
“The first thing that you note is the extreme irony of the unconstitutional prohibition of the commemoration of the Constitution,” Executive Director Maurice Thompson, the lawyer of record on the case, told CNSNews.com of the incident.
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Wow, totally.
Political affiliation? With whom is the Tea Party affiliated? I was not aware of any such.
New America
However, if they wanted to burn the American flag in the town square......................
Sounds like its time for some civil disobedience.
Attorney..... Stationery..... Results...!!
So MANY politicians have to lose their jobs. So so many. Where will we find the time to fire them all?
Sue the $#!@^* outta the whole commie lot.
What in the Hell is the First Amendment for then? Absolutely clueless these fascists are.
Hold it anyway. Make them arrest you. I would be there if I could.
According to the town, you do not have the right to be Conservative in the town square. Great new law..... /s
Can it get any more ridiculous?
Who does the town square belong to? If I recall, it belongs to the tax payers.
Can it get any more ridiculous?
Do it anyway.
I say that this group holds their event anyway and when the POS “Officials” show up to stop them Put the “Officials” under citizen’s arrest.
However, if they wanted to burn the American flag in the town square......................or burn a copy of the US Constitution, I’m sure town officials would join in the festivities.
What happened to the right of assembly? Do it anyway.
LAWYERS!!!!
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