PA: Woman fights City Hall over right to petition
We read:
"Overlooking this 200-year-old city is a neighborhood called the Heights, where simple frame homes built for immigrant coal miners, brewery workers and railroad hands after the Civil War stand cheek by jowl along sharply inclined streets and alleyways. There's little open space among the singles, twins and rowhouses here. One consequence: If a house catches fire, adjacent structures are at risk, too. Seconds count when firefighters get a call. Generations of Heights dwellers have known this. So when the mayor decided to shutter the neighborhood's lone, dilapidated firehouse - saying it required costly repairs that Wilkes-Barre could ill afford - Denise Carey protested. Loudly...
Leighton, the suit claimed, retaliated against Carey for exercising her First Amendment freedoms of speech, association, and petition. He abused his power by using the legal system to silence dissent, "stifling her efforts to speak out against the mayor's administration"
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It's good that she won the First Amendment portion. Unfortunately, even though she won the battle and her reputation was protected, she lost the war:
"The East Station, meanwhile, remains shuttered. A few weeks ago, the city sold the building for $20,000."
Today is Jan. 20th, 2009, the first day of The New Order. Starting today, this so-called free country will start becoming less free. And remember, it's thanks to you, the voters. Before the next four years ends, you will get exactly what you deserve. Get used to it!
only 51% of Americans will get what they deserve. The other 49% are forced to go along for the ride.
The whole world has to go along for the ride too - and they didn't have any vote in the US elections
"The whole world has to go along for the ride too - and they didn't have any vote in the US elections."
In some parts of the world A RIDE has a different connotation, which fits this perfectly!
Soon this will no longer matter. The 1st ammendment is one of those that the Obamessiah doesn't like and will no doubt be repealed by presidential decree as soon as he sees an opening.
The whole world has to go along for the ride too - and they didn't have any vote in the US elections.
The "world" keeps complaining the US is too bossy, so the world should just ignore us. I'm quite happy to give foreign aid as a reward for doing things that are interest of the US, and withhold it for doing things against the interest of the US. Your choice!
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