BLACKSBURG, S.C. — The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of a 73-year-old Virginia resident who was allegedly ordered by a park ranger to remove his car from a national military park in South Carolina because of political messages attached to his vehicle. Jack Faw, whose ancestors fought in the historic battle memorialized at Kings Mountain National Military Park, contacted The Rutherford Institute after being told by a park ranger that the decal promoting a political organization associated with Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), which was displayed on the back window of Faw’s car, was not allowed in the park. In a legal letter to Park officials, constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead warned that the ranger’s directive, which resulted in Faw being forced to leave the park, violated Faw’s First Amendment rights, as well as National Park Service regulations. Whitehead also demanded assurances that Park employees will be properly instructed in how to respect the constitutional rights of visitors to the Park so that Faw and others will not face similar restrictions in the future.
Soon after arriving and in the midst of his tour through the exhibits, Faw was approached by a park ranger who asked Faw to come into the ranger’s office. The ranger informed Faw that he must remove his car from the parking lot because it displayed a political decal that is not allowed in National Parks. On the rear window of Faw’s passenger vehicle is a translucent decal promoting “Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty,” an organization dedicated to reestablishing and furthering the principles embodied in the United States Constitution.
So I assume he would have been ejected for sporting an Obama sticker as well….right?
#20. “Broadbent also shared that she planned a refresher training session for park personnel on the proper implementation of park policies and regulations affecting individual rights of expression.”
Uh, wouldn’t that include slow dancing with your girlfriend at the Jefferson Memorial.
Sucker.
Lack of training compounds the problem for these services jobs that require little to no education to begin with.
These are the jobs left after the Cheney-Bush decade.
The park service should be kicking out cars with those V6 and TURBO stickers on the back
If you think this is happening by accident or ignorance, think again.
Some vehicles don’t need bumper stickers to denote the owners politics though. An Obama sticker on a Prius for example, is redundant. A half-ton pickup with a rifle rack in the window needs no further identification, though usually comes with a discreet NRA sticker in the window.
Myself, I prefer to keep my opinions to myself since its more important to know than be known.
There are more than enough cars with political stickers on them. That this one car is singled out screams BULL.
>> Ralph, the Bus Driver said, on May 30th, 2011 at 7:26 pm
>> There are more than enough cars with political stickers on them. That this one car is singled out screams BULL.
I think the whole story screams BULL. I tried to Google it and the story seems to go back to the “Rutherford Institute” not a legitimate news source.
anyone know what the political message said on the car? i’ve seen some pretty crazy messages on cars, but none that i could imagine would raise so much calamity…