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Superior Court Judge W. Douglas
Albright contends that “an oath on the
Koran is not a lawful oath under our
law”. Judge Albright feels that the law
refers exclusively to the Christian Bible
rather than other holy books revered by
non-Christian religions. “Everybody
understands what the holy scriptures are.
If they don’t, we’re in a mess”, said
Judge Albright.
Currently Chief District Judge, Joseph
E. Turner, who presides over the
circuit, will not allow the Islamic holy
text in the circuit's 12 courtrooms.
Albright contends that “an oath on the
Koran is not a lawful oath under our
law”. Judge Albright feels that the law
refers exclusively to the Christian Bible
rather than other holy books revered by
non-Christian religions. “Everybody
understands what the holy scriptures are.
If they don’t, we’re in a mess”, said
Judge Albright.
Currently Chief District Judge, Joseph
E. Turner, who presides over the
circuit, will not allow the Islamic holy
text in the circuit's 12 courtrooms.
A North Carolina law dating from 1777
stipulates that swearing an oath requires
putting one’s hand on the “holy
scriptures.” A spokesman for the
Guilford County Circuit Court, Dick
Ellis, stated that the law requires that
oath swearers fear both “temporal” and
“spiritual” punishment for lying under
oath.
A preliminary review of the matter by
the AOC suggested that the Korans in
Guilford County courtrooms would be
acceptable and legal under North
Carolina law. But Senior Resident
stipulates that swearing an oath requires
putting one’s hand on the “holy
scriptures.” A spokesman for the
Guilford County Circuit Court, Dick
Ellis, stated that the law requires that
oath swearers fear both “temporal” and
“spiritual” punishment for lying under
oath.
A preliminary review of the matter by
the AOC suggested that the Korans in
Guilford County courtrooms would be
acceptable and legal under North
Carolina law. But Senior Resident
The Administrative Office of the
Courts in Guliford county North
Carolina (AOC) will decide whether
or not Korans can be used to swear
in witnesses when they testify in
trials.
A local Islamic center donated 12
Korans to the circuit court after a
member of the group came before a
judge in a domestic violence
protection order hearing and
requested a Koran when she was
ordered to swear an oath that her
testimony would be truthful.
Courts in Guliford county North
Carolina (AOC) will decide whether
or not Korans can be used to swear
in witnesses when they testify in
trials.
A local Islamic center donated 12
Korans to the circuit court after a
member of the group came before a
judge in a domestic violence
protection order hearing and
requested a Koran when she was
ordered to swear an oath that her
testimony would be truthful.
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Legislators Encourage Wilderness Exploration
Students Enrolled in
DOD Database
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miles from Mississippi to Florida.
This relaxation of federal environmental
standards comes after state legislation
was recently signed into law by
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour
allowing the leasing of state land
surrounding the national park for
exploration.
Environmental groups view the moves as
a concerted effort by Mississippi
legislators to extend exploration into
the previously protected natural reserve.
The Harrison Mississippi County Board
This relaxation of federal environmental
standards comes after state legislation
was recently signed into law by
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour
allowing the leasing of state land
surrounding the national park for
exploration.
Environmental groups view the moves as
a concerted effort by Mississippi
legislators to extend exploration into
the previously protected natural reserve.
The Harrison Mississippi County Board
Facing a steady decline in military
recruitment numbers, the Defense
Department has launched an
ambitious program to create a
database of personal information
on all college students in the
United States ,and all high school
students aged 16 to 18. In an
effort to sidestep laws that
restrict government collection of
such information, the database
will be managed by a private firm.
Military recruiters already have
access to large amounts of
information on high school
students. Under a provision of
the 2002 No Child Left Behind
Act school officials are required
to make the data available to the
Pentagon. The new program will
include this information and
merge it with data from a variety
of sources , including government
agencies and private marketing
companies.
While institutions were required
to comply with the 2002
legislation, individuals retained a
right to "opt out" of military
solicitation. But the new program
does not allow for that kind of
non-participation. Instead,
students who don't wish to be
recruited must still provide full
personal information, which will
then be segregated within the
massive database.
recruitment numbers, the Defense
Department has launched an
ambitious program to create a
database of personal information
on all college students in the
United States ,and all high school
students aged 16 to 18. In an
effort to sidestep laws that
restrict government collection of
such information, the database
will be managed by a private firm.
Military recruiters already have
access to large amounts of
information on high school
students. Under a provision of
the 2002 No Child Left Behind
Act school officials are required
to make the data available to the
Pentagon. The new program will
include this information and
merge it with data from a variety
of sources , including government
agencies and private marketing
companies.
While institutions were required
to comply with the 2002
legislation, individuals retained a
right to "opt out" of military
solicitation. But the new program
does not allow for that kind of
non-participation. Instead,
students who don't wish to be
recruited must still provide full
personal information, which will
then be segregated within the
massive database.
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New SEC Chairman Good For Business
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The Bush Administration's nominee to
chair the Securities and Exchange
Commission is a veteran advocate of
business interests and an outspoken critic
of regulation and taxation.
Orange County, California
Representative Christopher Cox,"a
champion of free enterprise," has been
chosen to "vigorously enforce the rules
and laws that guarantee honesty and
transparency in our markets and
corporate boardrooms," the President
said at a press conference announcing the
nomination, which is subject to Senate
confirmation.
A former lawyer in the financial sector,
Cox has been in Congress since 1988.
In 1995 Cox sponsored legislation which
protected corporate officers and agents
from litigation, limiting the scope for
legal action in corporate fraud cases.
After his own California constituency
chair the Securities and Exchange
Commission is a veteran advocate of
business interests and an outspoken critic
of regulation and taxation.
Orange County, California
Representative Christopher Cox,"a
champion of free enterprise," has been
chosen to "vigorously enforce the rules
and laws that guarantee honesty and
transparency in our markets and
corporate boardrooms," the President
said at a press conference announcing the
nomination, which is subject to Senate
confirmation.
A former lawyer in the financial sector,
Cox has been in Congress since 1988.
In 1995 Cox sponsored legislation which
protected corporate officers and agents
from litigation, limiting the scope for
legal action in corporate fraud cases.
After his own California constituency
fell victim to a $10 billion corporate
fraud involving the now defunct Enron
Corp., Cox urged Congress not to
"rethink deregulation." He opposes the
capital gains tax, taxation on dividends,
and the estate tax.
Cox would succeed William Donaldson,
who resigned in early June. The
President chose Donaldson, a Bush
family friend , to oversee the Securities
and Exchange Commission in 2002, at
the height of several high profile
corporate scandals, notably the Enron
bankruptcy and the subsequent downfall
of accountants Arthur Andersen.
Donaldson worked to restore public
confidence in corporate transactions and
market integrity. But his regulatory
"activism" led to complaints from
business leaders, and opposition from a
growing number of Republican members
of Congress.
fraud involving the now defunct Enron
Corp., Cox urged Congress not to
"rethink deregulation." He opposes the
capital gains tax, taxation on dividends,
and the estate tax.
Cox would succeed William Donaldson,
who resigned in early June. The
President chose Donaldson, a Bush
family friend , to oversee the Securities
and Exchange Commission in 2002, at
the height of several high profile
corporate scandals, notably the Enron
bankruptcy and the subsequent downfall
of accountants Arthur Andersen.
Donaldson worked to restore public
confidence in corporate transactions and
market integrity. But his regulatory
"activism" led to complaints from
business leaders, and opposition from a
growing number of Republican members
of Congress.
source: OMB Watch
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Federal Crackdown Silences Community Volunteers
Federal marshals stormed the studios of
Radio Free Brattleboro last week seizing
an antenna, computers and other
broadcast equipment because the station
operates without a federal license. Local
Brattleboro Vermont police
accompanied the US marshals when they
carried out a judge’s order to confiscate
any “equipment associated with or used
in connection with any radio
transmissions.”
Assistant US Attorney Michael Drescher
stated that the station’s continued
operation without a broadcast license
demanded enforcement action. The
Justice Department was “duty bound”,
Drescher said, to shut Radio free
Brattleboro off the air.
The radio station broadcasts a low
power FM signal of 10 watts and has
Radio Free Brattleboro last week seizing
an antenna, computers and other
broadcast equipment because the station
operates without a federal license. Local
Brattleboro Vermont police
accompanied the US marshals when they
carried out a judge’s order to confiscate
any “equipment associated with or used
in connection with any radio
transmissions.”
Assistant US Attorney Michael Drescher
stated that the station’s continued
operation without a broadcast license
demanded enforcement action. The
Justice Department was “duty bound”,
Drescher said, to shut Radio free
Brattleboro off the air.
The radio station broadcasts a low
power FM signal of 10 watts and has
been operated since 1997 by volunteers
in Brattleboro Vermont. The volunteers
produce and host their own shows in a
commercial free format. The federal
government had previously forced the
station off the air in 2003, but the local
community petitioned the Federal
Communications Commission to allow
the low power FM station to return to
the air.
Attorney for the radio station, James
Maxwell, stated that “RFB does not
operate in defiance of government, but
rather from the belief of its members
and listeners that community radio is
essential to good government and
democratic process.” Maxwell stated
that the station’s members were
“puzzled” by the justice department’s
action because RFB had agreed to drop
its request for a court injunction
in Brattleboro Vermont. The volunteers
produce and host their own shows in a
commercial free format. The federal
government had previously forced the
station off the air in 2003, but the local
community petitioned the Federal
Communications Commission to allow
the low power FM station to return to
the air.
Attorney for the radio station, James
Maxwell, stated that “RFB does not
operate in defiance of government, but
rather from the belief of its members
and listeners that community radio is
essential to good government and
democratic process.” Maxwell stated
that the station’s members were
“puzzled” by the justice department’s
action because RFB had agreed to drop
its request for a court injunction
allowing the station to broadcast
pending the outcome of the
proceeding. The Justice
Department, however, went to
another judge in the Vermont
Federal District Court Circuit to get
the order to close down the station
last week.
Maxwell feels that “there is no harm
whatsoever being done by RFB”
continuing to broadcast, but there is
a “harm being done to a civil society”
by shutting out the unique
programming offered by the
community radio station. US
Attorney Drescher does not agree
stating that, depending on what the
station does next, the justice
department is prepared to
“prosecute the forfeiture action if
necessary”.
pending the outcome of the
proceeding. The Justice
Department, however, went to
another judge in the Vermont
Federal District Court Circuit to get
the order to close down the station
last week.
Maxwell feels that “there is no harm
whatsoever being done by RFB”
continuing to broadcast, but there is
a “harm being done to a civil society”
by shutting out the unique
programming offered by the
community radio station. US
Attorney Drescher does not agree
stating that, depending on what the
station does next, the justice
department is prepared to
“prosecute the forfeiture action if
necessary”.
An obscure provision of the emergency
military spending bill that President Bush
signed in May accords private companies
the right to explore for energy resources
in "sprawling national parks". The
amendment, authored by Senator Thad
Cochran (R-MS) allows for oil and gas
exploration, even in federally recognized
wilderness areas which are the most
legally protected federal lands.
Wilderness land immediately effected by
the amendment is in Cochran's home
state of Mississippi. The Gulf Islands
National Sea Shore stretches over 150
military spending bill that President Bush
signed in May accords private companies
the right to explore for energy resources
in "sprawling national parks". The
amendment, authored by Senator Thad
Cochran (R-MS) allows for oil and gas
exploration, even in federally recognized
wilderness areas which are the most
legally protected federal lands.
Wilderness land immediately effected by
the amendment is in Cochran's home
state of Mississippi. The Gulf Islands
National Sea Shore stretches over 150
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interpreting the constitution
Judges Pledge to Ban Unapproved Scriptures
of Supervisors recently passed a
resolution which asked the state
legislature to consider the federally
protected sanctuary's natural beauty
before approving oil drilling.
The president of the Alabama and
Mississippi Division of the US Oil and
Gas Association assured Mississippians
when he told the Washington Post
that oil drilling and natural gas
extraction would only begin after
private companies "have gone through
a number of state and a number of
federal agencies".
resolution which asked the state
legislature to consider the federally
protected sanctuary's natural beauty
before approving oil drilling.
The president of the Alabama and
Mississippi Division of the US Oil and
Gas Association assured Mississippians
when he told the Washington Post
that oil drilling and natural gas
extraction would only begin after
private companies "have gone through
a number of state and a number of
federal agencies".
