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elfsRight now, if you sue the government for violating your Constitution rights and the government is found to be in the wrong, the government has to pay your legal fees. After all, they're the offending party.
If you read this press release, you will learn that Congresswank John Hostettler has introduced a bill into the House that would revise Civil Rights laws so that, in Establishment cases (cases where one's religious liberties have been violated by state action), the government does not pay legal fees.
Got that? It used to be that if you won a case against the government, you did not have to bankrupt yourself in the process. Now, if you're going to sue the government to retain your religious liberties (but no other freedoms), you'd better have deep pockets.
Don't congressmen swear to honor and uphold the Constitution?
If you read this press release, you will learn that Congresswank John Hostettler has introduced a bill into the House that would revise Civil Rights laws so that, in Establishment cases (cases where one's religious liberties have been violated by state action), the government does not pay legal fees.
Got that? It used to be that if you won a case against the government, you did not have to bankrupt yourself in the process. Now, if you're going to sue the government to retain your religious liberties (but no other freedoms), you'd better have deep pockets.
Don't congressmen swear to honor and uphold the Constitution?
