Posted on 12/11/2012 9:54:11 AM PST by bayouranger
Today, Robert J. Muise, Co-Founder and Senior Counsel of the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), is presenting oral argument at a hearing in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma on behalf of Captain Paul Fields, a Tulsa police officer who was summarily punished for refusing to attend a mandated Islamic proselytizing event held at a local mosque.
The hearing will be held before Chief Judge Gregory K. Frizzell at 1:30 p.m. CT in Room 411 at the federal courthouse located at 333 West Fourth Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The media and public are welcome to attend.
Muise will be arguing in support of AFLC’s motion for summary judgment, which asserts that the undisputed facts demonstrate that the City of Tulsa and its senior police officials retaliated against Captain Fields – a practicing Christian – for exercising his constitutional right to the free exercise of religion.
“It is long past time to stop treating black-robes as gods.”
I agree. It is time for state governments to simply advise these judges that based on the 10th Amendment the state will not accept the arbitrary ruling of an individual federal judge.
What is the judge going to do?
Its really reaching the point where more vigorous actions need to be taken to effectuate the defense of America against enemies from within.
If Sharia doesn’t constitute an Establishment of religion, I don’t know what does, and if it doesn’t bans against Christian prayer and creches certainly don’t either.
These damn judges and courts need to be dealt with - one way or another.
Bookmark graphic. One of your best to date!!!
When I saw it, I also recalled a news item I just heard about yesterday. Did title search; not posted as a thread.
Only sightly OT [mandatory re-education for future workers]:
New Curricula Will Substitute Government Manuals for Classic Literature
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/12/08/new-curricula-will-substitute-government-manuals-for-classic-literature/
American literature classics are to be replaced by insulation manuals and plant inventories in US classrooms by 2014....
A new school curriculum which will affect 46 out of 50 states will make it compulsory for at least 70 per cent of books studied to be non-fiction, in an effort to ready pupils for the workplace.
Books such as JD Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird will be replaced by “informational texts” approved by the Common Core State Standards.
Suggested non-fiction texts include Recommended Levels of Insulation by the the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the Invasive Plant Inventory, by California’s Invasive Plant Council.
The new educational standards have the backing of the influential National Governors’ Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, and are being part-funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Political correctness trumps the constitution...in the eyes of liberals - citizens of the world. They want Shaira imposed upon the uppity Christians.
I believe it was William Wallace, not Randall that you are referring to.
IF the liberals want to insist we have freedom FROM religion, then they cannot in any honesty punish this man.
Because if they do, they are advocating a religion...
Call me Charles
Martel that is.
Not long ago, I would have suggested we put pressure on Congress to do its job and defend representative government.
Nowadays, considering the fact of Hussein's continuance in power and the near certain demise of our republic, I agree with you. I hope state governors understand and act on the fact that they can do a lot to stymie the statists.
While I’ll agree that there seems to be a problem, we need to hear both sides of this story. Not enough information given by a third-party source imo.
You are right. Both sides of the story...
Judge Dismisses Capt. Paul Fields’ Case Against City Of Tulsa
TULSA, Oklahoma -
A federal judge has ruled against Tulsa Police Captain Paul Fields and his law suit against the City of Tulsa.
He had sued the city after being disciplined for refusing to attend or order his officers to attend a law enforcement appreciation day event at a mosque.
Fields said following that order violated his religious rights.
The judge said Fields did not have to attend, but had the option to send others, so his religious rights were not violated.
The judge added, even if Fields had been ordered to go, he did not have to partake of the religious services being offered at the event.
Read the 16-page Opinion
http://www.newson6.com/story/20341703/judge-dismisses-police-captains-law-suit-against-city-of-tulsa
~~ For the record, the feddie is a Bush appointee.
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