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Remember this billboard in Rancho Cucamonga that went up, then went down after complaints and pressure from residents to the city to the billboard company? Well, they sued.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is suing the city because it says Redevelopment Director Linda Daniels, who is also named in the suit, contacted the billboard company telling it of the numerous complaints the city had received regarding the billboard and asked if the company could do anything."It does appear that the city was engaging in this officious intervention and has violated our free speech and our establishment clause rights," said foundation co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. "They used their intimidation powers against the billboard company, I believe." [LA Times]
Similar billboards by the group have been put up in 11 other states. None have been taken down, but some were refused by billboard companies before they ever went up.
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hehe... The whole intention of this billboard is so that people ask to be brought down and then sue the city. They sued via LA Times right?
fabricio: Good name.
Kinda like 'fabricate' huh?
I say good for them. The Religilous feel they can impose law and morality on everyone. I say they should have some "competition."
And why should the new media be sued; for reporting news? Isn't that what they are supposed to do?
If religious ads and billboards can be put up, then clearly atheistic and agnostic billboards and ads can be put up. Plus remember, the whole notion of the first amendment is to protect unpopular speech, since popular speech rarely needs protecting. So it looks to me like there are (at least) two constitutionally protected rights which are being threatened by this billboard being pulled down.
I would have just waited for GOD to strike down the billboard with a lightning bolt.
Duh