Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel
We are witnessing events in this country that
were once considered unimaginable - caused by
organizations whose goal it is to reshape
America into a nation unrecognizable to our
forefathers. See my important update below - Mat.
Conservatives,
I have resolved more than ever to defend our beleaguered
liberties and rebuild the foundations upon which America
was built.
The future of our freedom is literally at
stake! Make no mistake: Our constitutional
republic faces a "clear and present danger."
The assaults on liberty have become so intense that some
days I wonder if I am still living in the United States of
America! Don't you sometimes feel the same way?
++Intolerable, overreaching government intrusions.
Earlier this week, in front of a panel of judges at the
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Acting Solicitor
General said the United States government CAN force American
citizens to purchase specific products such as healthcare
insurance.
By the government's own admission, if ObamaCare is upheld,
Congress would no longer have any limitations on its
regulatory power. My response: Today it is health insurance,
but tomorrow it could be food, transportation, housing, or
whatever!
The government's shocking admission came in
Tuesday's hearing of Liberty Counsel's lawsuit
against ObamaCare. I'm sure that you, like me,
find it difficult to understand a mindset that
insists on tearing down the greatest, most
blessed nation in the history of the world -
but that's exactly what we are up against.
What is even more challenging is also fighting against
powerful, ultraliberal organizations like the ACLU that
have enormous influence in the Obama Administration.
Honestly, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish where
the Department of Justice ends and the ACLU begins these
days.
Tragically, both groups seem intent on running roughshod
over our unalienable, God-given rights and reducing America
into just another European-style socialist nation. God
forbid!
++ACLU bullying must be stopped!
As I have been sharing for several months, Liberty Counsel
has gone on the offense against the ACLU and their
outrageous attempts to CRIMINALIZE common expressions
of the Christian faith.
As you may also recall, after vindicating school employees
in Santa Rosa County, Florida, who were charged with
criminal contempt for praying over a meal, Liberty Counsel
filed suit to invalidate an unconstitutional Consent
Decree originally drafted by the ACLU.
That outrageous court order literally
criminalized expressions of Christianity in
the county's school system!
The school district joined hands with the ACLU in defending
the Consent Decree, and both asked the Court to dismiss
Liberty Counsel's lawsuit. A federal judge refused to
dismiss the case, and instead Liberty Counsel is now on
the offense!
Liberty Counsel filed a separate lawsuit against the school
district on behalf of 24 people. The trial on the merits
will begin in early July of 2011 - just a few weeks from now.
The ACLU brought seven (7!) of their seasoned attorneys to
attempt to bury us in paperwork and depositions. Between
now and July, when the two-week trial begins, we will
burn though as many as 40 depositions!
By the ACLU's design, this has become a very
expensive battle. These bullies have deep
pockets! But, as we learned long ago, freedom
is never free.
This case is a template of what the ACLU wants
to do across the country. Santa Rosa County,
Florida, is truly "ground zero" for America's
religious liberty!
As Congressman Randy Forbes of Virginia said about this case,
"Today it is the school employees in Santa Rosa
County. Tomorrow it could be your teen's high
school coach, your school's athletic sponsors,
or your spouse. If we do not stand up today for
our liberties and the right of all Americans to
pray according to their faith, our children
and grandchildren will have no foundation
left on which to pray."
++It's high time to Take Back America!
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