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Tea partyers petition Dem lawmaker to move office to make protests easier
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Dec 11, 2009 04:21pm |
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| Author | Jordan Fabian |
| News Date | Friday, December 11, 2009 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A Christian civil liberties organization on Thursday asked centrist Virginia Rep. Tom Perriello (D) to move his home district office to a location more favorable to protesters.
The Rutherford Institute, which was founded by conservative constitutional lawyer John W. Whitehead, penned a letter to the freshman Perriello citing the concerns of a local tea party group and the University of Virginia College Republicans that the location of his Charlottesville office interferes with their right to protest there.
"Unfortunately, it is your choice of office location that has hindered the ability of citizens to effectively communicate concerning issues of the utmost importance to you, Congress and the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia," wrote Whitehead.
"The First Amendment clearly guarantees individuals the right to speak out publicly and address their government representatives on the important issues of the day," Whitehead added. |
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