Federal Judge Dictates What NC License Plates Say

The Bill of Rights was implemented, or should I say demanded, by the States to protect their sovereignty and the rights of their citizens from the abuses of the Federal Government.  The Constitution wouldn’t have passed without it.  Not one State would’ve cast aside the Articles of Confederation for this new form of government without this indemnification.  But now we have federal judges impeding upon what is left of a States prerogative:

RALEIGH A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina cannot issue “Choose Life” license plates without offering a choice of plates with a different viewpoint.

U.S. District Court Judge James Fox ruled Friday that the state’s attempt to offer “Choose Life” plates only is unconstitutional because it is “viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment.”

The ruling comes 15 months after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of four "pro-choice automobile owners" who contended the "Choose Life" plates were state-sponsored discrimination.

Attempts to persuade the Republican-led legislature to amend legislation to include “Respect Choice” plates or “Trust Women. Respect Choice” plates failed.

No “Choose Life” plates have been issued. Fox halted sales while the ACLU lawsuit was pending.

The 2011 law, which approved other specialty plates, too, would have directed proceeds from the "Choose Life" plates to the Carolina Pregnancy Care Fellowship, a nonprofit pregnancy care ministry.

“This is a great victory for the free speech rights of all North Carolinians, regardless of their point of view on reproductive freedom,” Chris Brook, legal director of the ACLU’s North Carolina Legal Foundation, said in a statement. “The government cannot create an avenue of expression for one side of a contentious political issue while denying an equal opportunity to citizens with the opposite view.”

The Progressives are all about precedents; not principles.  Maybe they should consult Barron v. Baltimore.  The Marshall Supreme Court ruled that the first eight amendments in the Bill of Rights did not apply to the States, only to the Federal Government.  How convenient that today’s justices forget about that. 

Source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/12/10/3718290/federal-judge-state-cant-offer.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.basicsproject.org/constitutional_literacy/government/incorporation.htm

ACLU Bullies North Carolina's General Assembly

The ACLU is ramping up their anti-Christian jihad. They have just sent a letter to North Carolina’s General Assembly, warning them to not mention Jesus Christ in any of their formal invocations.

RALEIGH – Bolstered by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision not to intervene in a case involving prayer at government meetings, the North Carolina chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union warned the General Assembly Thursday to curtail religion-specific invocations at its sessions.

“We recommend that you adopt a policy to ensure that the NCGA halts the practice of opening sessions with sectarian invocations,” Katy Parker, the group’s legal director, wrote in a letter to Attorney General Roy Cooper, whose office represents state government in legal matters.

One prominent North Carolina pastor sees the letter as the first sign of wider consequences from a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to let stand an appeals court’s ban on sectarian prayer at meetings of the Forsyth County Board of Commission.

“This is a radical interpretation, an extreme interpretation, of the First Amendment,” said the Rev. Mark Creech, director of the Christian Action League.

According to the ACLU, freedom of speech isn’t part of the First Amendment, especially if you’re a Christian. One has to ask who funds these bullies and what is their origin? The following two videos give insight into this anti-American organization:








In 1833, the Supreme Court ruled in Barron v. Baltimore, that the Bill of Rights restricted the federal government, and had no bearing on the states. It wasn’t until the 20th century that we began to see the misuse and abuse by federal judges, particularly through a misinterpretation of the 14th Amendment. It’s through this Trojan horse that the ACLU and their anti-American conspirators are suppressing freedom of religion and speech.

The sovereignty of states and individual freedom has been under attack for decades. If we are to escape the grasp of totalitarian organizations like the ACLU, and limit the powers of the federal government, then we must repeal the 14th Amendment.


Source: http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/ncwire/aclu-warns-prayers-legislature-meetings-897635

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark_barron.html