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Libertarians kept from nudist camp
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jul 10, 2006 11:04am |
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| News Date | Monday, July 10, 2006 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | TOPEKA - Kansas Libertarians were stopped from holding a fundraiser at a nudist camp in southwest Shawnee County when sheriff's deputies blocked people from entering.
Shawnee County deputies said they were merely enforcing a court order when they stopped people from accessing Lake Edun on Friday. Last year, Shawnee County District Judge Terry Bullock issued a court order banning "commercial or recreational activities" on the property unless the owners get a permit for such events -- something the county refuses to provide.
But Rob Hodgkinson, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Kansas, said a political party fundraiser isn't a commercial activity. He also said the deputies suppressed party members' constitutional right to hold such an event on private property.
Gates were to open at 4 p.m. Friday, said Webb Garlinghouse, who owns the property with his wife, Julie, but an employee called him that morning and said deputies were blocking the driveway. By mid-afternoon, six marked sheriff's cars were parked along the road outside the main entrance. |
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