Harriet Miers, whose visits with senators over the last two weeks seem to have done more harm than good, has ended her senate tour. MIERS CRAMMING FOR NEXT TWO WEEKS, TERMINATES VISITS WITH SENATORS He essentially has been exiled from his own son’s school simply for asking school officials obey state law and for upholding the Judeo-Christian view of natural marriage. We certainly can understand his relief that this ordeal is over, but remember this. Yesterday, charges were dropped against him after he agreed to stay away from the school grounds for a year. I told you yesterday about a father who was charged with trespassing after refusing to leave a school until officials pledged to obey state law and inform him any time sexuality would be discussed in his son’s classroom. He makes the point that hate crimes laws send the message to him and others like him that “we were more valuable when we were gay people than when we changed.”ĬHARGES DROPPED AGAINST FATHER WHO PROTESTED PRO-GAY KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM ![]() The ex-gay president of Exodus International has effectively lobbied many senators on the subject of “hate crimes” legislation. If that doesn’t work, he intends to attach it to another non-related piece of legislation. Edward Kennedy evidently plans to tack this amendment back on to this bill when it reaches the senate floor. Remember that there are two fundamental problems with “hate crimes” laws: they violate the principle of equal justice under the law, by giving some victims more protection than others and they criminalize thought in addition to behavior. 1145) I warned you about earlier in the week. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the Senate Judiciary Committee stripped “hate crimes” language from the senate bill (S. It is a vigorous, spirited, and effective response to Dan Popkey’s attack piece on Brandi that ran in last Sunday’s Statesman. Today’s Idaho Statesman carries a column co-written Elysse Barrett, Barbara Gough, and Jordan Gehrke. STATESMAN RUNS COLUMN IN RESPONSE TO POPKEY COLUMN And it is the most fundamental inalienable right to protect a free society.” We’re a free society and a lot of times people take their right to vote for granted. The issue is the people's right to participate in their government. It contains this on-point quote from our attorney, Christ Troupis: “This now transcends the question of the Ten Commandments. There is an article on KTVB’s website today on our coming court date, which you can find at the link listed below. The building also houses the state law library. ![]() The Supreme Court building is at 5th and State, across the street from the old Ada County Courthouse. Here’s an opportunity to see history in the making. To our knowledge, no Ten Commandments monument has been returned to public display through a direct vote of the people. What is at stake is not only religious liberty in Boise but in communities all over the nation, who may be emboldened to do the same thing in their cities if we are successful here. The public is welcome to attend, and given the historic importance of this case, it would be worth your while to attend. ![]() The Court has reserved one hour for arguments. Due to a conflict with the attorney for the city of Boise, the Idaho State Supreme Court has rescheduled oral arguments on our Ten Commandments case for Friday, December 9 at 10:00 AM.
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