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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-31-06 10:09 AM
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Two People Kicked Out Of BUSH Event - Win Court Order
Edited on Tue Oct-31-06 10:11 AM by kpete
Two kicked out of Bush event win court order
By Ann Imse, Rocky Mountain News
October 31, 2006

Two people ejected from a speech by President Bush in Denver in 2005, allegedly because of an anti-war bumper sticker on a car they drove to the event, won a court order Monday they hope will uncover who gave the order to kick them out.

Leslie Weise and Alex Young, two of the three people removed from the taxpayer-funded event, are suing two Denver men for actually ousting them. But they believe a White House official gave the order.

Weise and Young say they did nothing disruptive at the speech and maintain the ouster violated their rights to free speech and protection from unreasonable search and seizure.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Wiley Daniel rejected a motion to dismiss the case by defendants Michael Casper and Jay Klinkerman, who worked as volunteers at the event.

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http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5106705,00.html


Lawsuit By 3 Tossed From Bush Event To Go Forward
Judge Refuses To Dismiss Suit Over 2005 Appearance On Social Security

POSTED: 4:15 am MST October 31, 2006

DENVER -- A federal judge refused Monday to toss out a lawsuit filed by two people removed from a President Bush event, saying they have the right to learn more about those who singled them out for a "No blood for oil" bumper sticker on a car they were in.

Two people, Michael Casper, a building manager in the federal General Services Administration in Denver, and volunteer Jay Bob Klinkerman claimed qualified immunity in asking the lawsuit be dismissed. The legal protection is usually reserved for government officials acting in their capacity.

In his order, U.S. District Judge Wiley Y. Daniel said it was unclear whether either man was entitled to qualified immunity and granted plaintiffs Leslie Weise and Alex Young the right to find out.

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http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/10197637/detail.html
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-31-06 10:11 AM
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1. Bush responds....
"LOL! Yeah, we'll be complying with that court order just like all the others! :rofl: "


:shrug:

Laws? We don't need no stinkin' laws.

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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-31-06 10:12 AM
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2. Of course, it was "volunteers" who kicked them out.
B*shCabal™ never does its own dirty work.
They always maintain several layers of 'overzealous staffers'
so they remain unaccountable for their actions.
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OrangeCountyDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-31-06 10:13 AM
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3. Clearly A Case Of National Security....
There's no way they can release such sensitive information.

They're the U.S. government after all, and the Buck Stops There.

George just can't go to CO anymore.
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Mabus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-31-06 10:41 AM
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6. Or they will claim proprietary rights
just like Halliburton.
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-31-06 10:17 AM
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4. Oh my God! That guy used to work for me!!!
Jay Bob! He was my purchasing agent. We finally let him go because he couldn't get organized enough to get anything done. I knew this case was going on, but had no idea he was involved in it.

Jay Bob is a "goat-roper" - cowboy hat, boots, big buckles. Skinny as a rail. Last I heard he was driving horse carriages downtown Denver.

Whoa.
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-31-06 10:29 AM
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5. volunteer Brown shirts did nothing wrong
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zanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-31-06 10:47 AM
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7. Lawsuits like these are very important.
They don't get much press, but if the complainants win this, it could send shockwaves throughout the legal and political systems. Most people wouldn't bother to follow up on this kind of thing, thinking that it would cost them too much to pursue and take up too much time. This is great news.
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