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Old Feb 13, 2004 | 6:27 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mbstone:
No, I didn't. IAAL, and if I were local to the area I would be pleased to take his case under 42 USC § 1983 which allows people to sue government officials for being deprived of their civil rights (in this case freedom of religion and the right to travel) "under color of law." But he won't need a lawyer after the congresscritters get involved, that's my prediction.</font>

Yeah, let's hope not. That problem needs to be solved. I can't imagine living in a small town where everyone is used to going back and forth several times a day over say a half mile's distance and getting that sort of ridiculous grief.
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