This huge victory will help keep Truth Trucks, signs displays, from being silenced
Washington, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a ruling by the 9th District Court of Appeals that said the graphic images of aborted babies displayed on vehicles and elsewhere are protected speech under the First Amendment.
The suit was filed by the Center for Bioethical Reform after two drivers of one of their large panel trucks were pulled over and detained for over an hour near a middle school in Southern California on the complaints by school officials that the truck was “disruptive.” Police also searched the vehicle.
The court ruled that the police action in detaining the abortion display on the vehicle violated the drivers’ rights to free speech and unreasonable search and seizure. The judges also said that “the government cannot silence messages simply because they cause discomfort, fear, or even anger.”
The ruling will benefit all pro-life organizations that conduct First Amendment activities, including Operation Rescue, which runs a fleet of ten Truth Trucks, similar to the one that was subject of the suit.
“We appreciate the work of the Center for Bioethical Reform and congratulate them and their attorneys with the Thomas More Law Center on this tremendous victory,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.
“We know first-hand, with our Truth Truck ministry and other graphic outreaches, what it is like to have our message silenced and our rights denied. We owe CBR a debt of gratitude for persevering through this long and expensive legal battle. Because of them, we are all enjoy a bit more freedom today.”
See:
http://www.kcfl.net/kcfl/doc/newsr/2007i04.pdf
for an example of what Troy said.
Mark that was such a great thing to read! Whatever happened to that family and to that little baby?
This is why we have to protest and march and speak out. The media is controlling the minds of most of America. Whatever hollywood does, what ever those who are idolized believe so will the country believe. We must show that there are millions of us outside of this manipulation who still have our eyes open. who still hear the voice of reason… that is the voice of God. We must be an inspiration to others by our very acts. We can never stop speaking or marching or writing about truth, logic, and justice. This country was once subject to the beating and owning of human beings as if they weren’t human. Slavery ended because we were ashamed and disgusted with ourselves. There were many states who didn’t want to end slavery but it was pushed through. the PEOPLE DEMANDED it be stopped. We can be the voice of reason and human protection for the unborn humans. Just as we ended the injustice of declaring that those with dark skin pulled from Africa weren’t human, so too can we show the injustice of believing those within the woman’s womb aren’t human. Slavery’s end MUST be our platform. It has been the right for womens choice but it is more right of the humans right to their own existence without being subject to another person’s control. The 14th amendment can be our ally, it SHOULD be our ally it IS our ally. Stop mind control of the government and media. Speak out… while we still can!!!!! WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION ESTABLISH JUSTICE ENSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY….
I do have to say that while I am very against abortion and a very firm believer that every life is a life that God has plans and we should not be allowing abortions and should definitely speak out against them. I also believe that doctors like George Tiller need to be stopped. Although I do not believe that this is the best way to get our point across. I found this truck very offensive. I have lost a child and this is the last picture that I want to see driving down the street. I understand the intentions, but are scare tactics the way we get people to believe what we believe? We should not sit back and allow abortions to conitnue, but we need to come up with a more tactful way of stopping them rather then making people more upset, especially those who are on your side.
“America will not end abortion, until America sees abortion.”
Fr. Frank Pavone, Priests for Life