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Friday, 22 April 2011
Free Speech beats dhimmitude: Derek Fenton will get his job back
Remember Derek Fenton? He's the guy NJ Transit fired after video surfaced of him burning a Koran during a 9/11 protest last year. At the time Gov. Chris Christie said, "I knew he was going to be fired, and I had no problem with it."
Well, guess what. The U.S. Constitution does have a problem with it. And yesterday, in what they hoped would be a low-key settlement, NJ Transit agreed to give Derek Fenton his job back, complete with back pay and legal fees.
"Our government cannot pick and choose whose free speech rights are protected, based on whether or not they approve of the content of our statements or actions," Fenton said in a statement. "This is the very essence of the First Amendment."
Score one for Free Speech.
Cue Islamic Rage Boy and another round of apologia from our supposed "leaders" in 3… 2… 1…
UPDATE 22 Apr 2011 16:12:
Linked by The Rhetorican.
Thanks!
UPDATE 23 Apr 2011 08:39:
Also linked by Theo Spark, who sends Easter greetings to us all.
May the joy of the Risen Christ be with us all.
UPDATE 23 Apr 2011 11:43:
TrogloPundit calculates for us where Derek Fenton fits into the Koran-burning-begets-Islamic-rage hierarchy.
UPDATE 23 Apr 2011 17:20:
Gator Doug agrees, burning the Koran is a dumb idea, but the First Amemdment protects a whole lotta dumb shit.
Meanwhile at Right Wing News, Chris Kobus posts a far-reaching roundup of dhimmitude run amok in Dearbornistan.
Posted at 10:04 by Chris Wysocki
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