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 More options May 12 1999, 3:00 am
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
From: m...@bernie.us-inc.com (Bernie)
Date: 1999/05/12
Subject: Re: CAN and KLAN - reply to Bernie

>In article <19990511220214.25251.00001...@ng-ch1.aol.com>,
>size13...@aol.comnospam (Size13EEE) wrote:
>> Bernie asked:

>> >Was CAN bunked under a law designed to combat the Klan? More info
>> >please.

>> >P.S. Please send me an email copy if you answer. Thanks.

>> IANAL but I do know how to read legal material.  Based on that here's a short
>> answer that points to the proper authorities on the question.

>> CAN and Rick Ross were successfully sued by Jason Scott under Title 42 Section
>> 1985(3) of the United States Code.  Section 1985 is based on, or updates, the
>> Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871.  The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 was the basic law
>> passed by the US Congress to uphold and enforce the Civil War Amendments that
>> extended equal rights to all US citizens,  to put force behind civil war
>> amendments by providing avenue for redress of injuries suffered by class of
>> newly emancipated slaves.  McLellan v. Mississippi Power & Light Co., C.A.5
>> (Miss.) 1977, 545 F.2d 919.  In the 1960's these were all updated in response
>> to violence in the southern US that was aimed at suppressing the political
>> participation of Negros.

Thanks Size. I use ef's follow up to reply here, but did get the full
version through mail. A very precise and factual reply.

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Bernie
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