Priest Nearly Arrested at Council Meeting for Exercising First Amendment

Priest Nearly Arrested at Council Meeting for Exercising First Amendment

Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
December 19, 2011

In Florida, if you make an unflattering comparison about the abuse of government authority during an open forum at a city council meeting, you may face the possibly of being "out of order" and subject to removal by police.

Father Nathan Monk of Pensacola, Florida, faced just such a situation on Friday when members of the city council there ruled him out of order.

Monk had not raised his voice or threatened anybody. He merely stated in no uncertain terms that the government violated the civil liberties of several citizens who had spoken in opposition to proposed anti-homeless ordinances earlier in the week.

The council took umbrage and had the citizens removed after they made comparisons between the ordinances and Heinrich Himmler's Final Solution.

"As Americans, we have the right to redress our government without fear of being arrested," said Monk. "Whether or not they're connecting dots from Hitler to George Wallace to Barney ... you should be asking, 'well what are we doing that's allowing people to connect those dots?' It was a sick and gross abuse of power."

Council President Hall interrupted Monk. "Your time is up, sit down," he said.

"No, I have a minute and 12 seconds left," Monk said as he glanced at the timer on the speaker's lectern.

"I'm ruling you out of order," Hall said.

At that point the council had cops flank Monk.

The priest was not arrested and two council members stormed off in protest of the obvious dictatorial behavior of their fellow members.

The incident is more evidence that government -- from the federal government all the way down to state and local government -- is increasingly out of control and often flagrantly violates the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It treats citizens like subjects to be abused, culled for "revenue enhancement," victimized by militarized police, and taxed relentlessly.

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[Searching4Truth1]

It's going to take more than one council member and a Priest to stand up for the 1st Amendment

Hall clearly should be called and replaced

[KI6RBW41]

Here is the Mayor's information. It is on the city website

4140 Fern Court

Pensacola, Fl 32503

Cell 346-5990

Home 444-4784

Email shall@ci.pensacola.fl.us

[mumswording]

“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.”

-Thomas Jefferson

RON PAUL 2012! Make a educated selection this election year. Enough, is Enough......

[akaknocksville]

MY QUESTION IS.. WHY DIDN`T EVERYBODY CLAP WHEN THE WOMEN ON THE COUNCIL STAND UP FOR EVERYBODYS 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHT ??

[akaknocksville]

@503JDMwarrior ARE YOU JUST SLOW OR JUST A FUCKING WETARD.SHE SAID NOTHING WRONG IT WAS THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER AND SHE WAS "NOT" GOING TO SET THERE AND WATCH THE PRIESTS 1ST AMENDMENT GET TRAMPLED ON OR OVER RULED...

[akaknocksville]

to the priest and the one women on the council.you both are true americans.i just wish more people like you both would also stand up for any of their constitutional rights that are being violated.thank you and god bless you both !!

[503JDMwarrior]

Why the fuck are people cheering at the bitch leaving? She's leaving because she knows she's fucking wrong. He was not in any violation. We should stop talking to these court peoples and start shooting them.

[n2kmaster]

3 cops on 1 priest standing up for his right to "wait out the clock" come on they couldn't just leave him for 60 seconds up there, thats a bit appalling. Thank god the woman chairperson spoke up and said this isn't right. Notice how that happens everywhere people, your own government officials think that this isnt right and they are divided themselves. Way to sell the masterplan when even your own people are digusted by your behaviour towards people trusting you and paying your salary to do so

[kcherme]

Twolastnames if you have seen any of the new NDAA you no longer have the right to a trial and can b held without charge and even exacted by the u.s government. Wake up people your bill of rights and constitution is now being destroyed and the gov can now use the military against it's own people. Just like nazi Germany with our own secret police and snatch and grab middle of the night locked up no charge no lawyer no jury for as little as having more then a weeks worth of food. What's our countr

[twolastnames66]

@jlring27 your a fucking idiot. you are entitled to a trial. always. and the states right argument was shot down by the supreme court a rather long while ago. and you do have the constitutional right to drive- maybe not on state roads or federal interstates, but you can drive as much as you please on your property. get a brain alongside that education to think before you start pulling loads of shit out of your ass

[bluetextonwhitebg]

It's pretty stupid that the councilwoman just stood up and left. Don't just turn the other cheek, asshole. Tell the security guards to stand down and let the man speak!