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 …
GregRodgers
8:40 am on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
This is the most insane drivel that I've read in the past few days. The KKK wants to adopt a highway...really? They are trying to be civic minded? How about they are trying to let everyone know that Union County is their county? If the state of Georgia allows this group.....(and I agree...they are terrorists) to put its name on a highway then all sanity has been lost in this state. I say....deny … more ›