Thursday, December 6, 2012
In the aftermath of the Kansas City Chiefs’ shooting tragedy, a Fox Sports commentator called the NRA the new Ku Klux Klan in an anti-gun statement.
Ever since the weekend murder/suicide committed over the weekend by Kansas City Chiefs starting linebacker Jovan Belcher, the issue of gun control has been brought back into the forefront of commentary. According to an article on Examiner.com, NBC Sports commentator Bob Costas was the first to be criticized by gun rights advocates for his diatribe against gun ownership during halftime at a Cowboys-Eagles. But a Saturday column by Fox Sports commentator Jason Whitlock goes much further. And it didn’t end there. Whitlock backed it up going on to call the National Rifle Association “the new KKK" (Ku Klux Klan). “I did not go as far as I’d like to go because my thoughts on the NRA and America’s gun culture,” Whitlock wrote, according to …
Friday, September 14, 2012
State had previously rejected Klan's bid to adopt a stretch of highway in Union County.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Three months after the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) denied a request from the Ku Klux Klan to adopt a stretch of roadway in Union County, Ga., the American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit in Fulton County Superior Court. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 13, accuses the State of Georgia of using "frivolous and pretextual" grounds to deny the Adopt-a-Highway application submitted by the International Keystone Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (IKKK). In rejecting the request in June of 2012, the GDOT issued a press release stating, "Encountering signage and members of the KKK along a roadway would create a definite distraction to motorists." The GDOT also advised the section of roadway listed in the application was ineligible due to …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The American Civil Liberties Union has reportedly agreed to assist the Ku Klux Klan in their effort to participate in Georgia's "Adopt a Highway" program.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that the American Civil Liberties Union has agreed to represent the Ku Klux Klan in their effort to adopt and clean up a Georgia highway. Debbie Seagraves, executive director for the ACLU of Georgia, confirmed to the AJC that the organization would take on the case as a First Amendment issue. The application made the news last month when the KKK applied to adopt a stretch of roadway in Union County, Ga. After consultation with Gov. Nathan Deal, the Georgia Department of Transportation denied the request citing several reasons including the fact the stretch of roadway the KKK wished to adopt was ineligible for the program. "Further, promoting an organization with a history of inciting civil …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Thousands sign online petition to stop KKK plans to adopt a stretch of roadway in Union County, Ga.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
UPDATED: June 13 at 7:48 a.m. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has denied a request from the Ku Klux Klan to adopt a stretch of roadway in Union County, Ga. According to a GDOT press release, the department, after consultation with Gov. Nathan Deal, denied the request. "Maintaining the safety of our roadways is this Department’s foremost mission," the GDOT press release stated. "Encountering signage and members of the KKK along a roadway would create a definite distraction to motorists." The GDOT also advised the section of roadway listed in the application was ineligible due to the posted limit exceeding 55 mph. "Further, promoting an organization with a history of inciting civil disturbance and social unrest would present…
Monday, June 11, 2012
If application is approved, the KKK would receive recognition for keeping a stretch of highway in Union County clean.
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Monday, June 11, 2012
A Ku Klux Klan group in Union County has filed an application to participate in Georgia's Adopt-a-Highway program, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. The application by the International Keystone Knights of the KKK in Union County has generated controversy according to the AJC. Rep. Tyrone Brooks, head of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, labeled the group a "domestic terror group" and called for the application to be rejected. "It should be denied just as we would deny the request from any other hate group," Brooks told Fox News. Harley Hanson, self-identified as the "exalted cyclops of the Klan’s Realm of Georgia," said his group is simply trying to be civic-minded and has threatened legal action should the …
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