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scottx2

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Fri Nov 1, 2013, 07:33 AM Nov 2013

Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Arizona Police State in Supreme Court [View all]

SUPREME COURT NEWS - FIRST AMENDMENT ATTACK UPON ARIZONA HARASSMENT STATUTE - Sheriff Joe not happy



Scott Huminski v. City of Surprise, Arizona
Washington D.C;


In a filing received by the U.S. Supreme Court, government is portrayed fervently defending a state criminal harassment statute that makes any speech contrary to the government's goals a crime under. AZ Rev. Stat. § 13-2921 (criminal harassment)


Speech that tends to "alarm, annoy or harass" anyone, including government officials and police, is a crime in Arizona. Silencing dissent is the hallmark of a police state.


Petition for Writ of Certiorari here...



http://www.scribd.com/doc/178501012/Supreme-Court-Certiorari-Petition-and-Appendix-First-Amendment-attack-upon-Arizona-Harassment-statute



No surprise that this statute exists in Arizona. Under the patently unconstitutionally vague and overbroad harassment statute, this Supreme Court litigation is a crime as is this article when read by a resident of Arizona, say … Sheriff Joe Arpaio. No doubt that the litigation and this article tends to "annoy" the Sheriff and like-minded residents of Arizona.

This case revolves around a top crony and close friend of Sheriff Arpaio, Justin M. Nelson, another extreme right winger.

CALL TO ACTION - click on the Supreme Court papers link above to cast your vote against Arpaio and the Arizona police state.

- Scott Huminski

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