[Porterville]

We need to ping all the Freeper Minorities to call the Human Rights Commision in Fresno and give them hell.... Black Freepers, Asian Freepers, Hispanic Freepers(I'm One) etc. etc....

[Chad Fairbanks]

Good idea. This American Indian FReeper will be following up...

[Chad Fairbanks]

Just sent the following to all members of the Fresno City Council (with my Washington Address, since showing that this has national implications may do more to cause a sense of embarrassment than if it were just a local issue):

I am an American Indian, who is a member of an activist group/online forum known as Free Republic.

I wanted to register my disapproval with the recent press release from the Fresno HRC. Calling Free Republic a 'Hate Group' is divisive, intolerant, and dishonest.

Although I am not a resident of Fresno, I am being targeted by the HRC through its press release in what has become an issue of national implications, with Free Republic being an 'organization' not restricted to Fresno alone.

I would like to ask that you look into this improper, and possibly illegal, use of city resources for the sake of a biased political agenda, and to take appropriate action to ensure it never happens again.

Thank you for your time.

Respectfully yours,

Chad Fairbanks

(copy of press release was appended here)