From ACT! for America: 'Legal jihad'

Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 10:58 AM
Subject: 'Legal jihad'

Visit our News page May 11, 2012 "Legal jihad": Radical Islam exploiting our legal system Dear Lee, It's called "legal jihad" and "lawfare"—and it's one of the tactics in the tool chest of radical Islam. "Legal jihad" uses lawsuits or threats of lawsuits to intimidate critics of radical Islam. Another intimidation tactic being increasingly employed by groups like CAIR is warnings and even threats lodged against hotels and other venues that host events that expose the threat of radical Islam. The objective is to get the events canceled or shut down. The good news is there are organizations like the Thomas More Law Center that are successfully fighting back against these tactics. That's why we're excited to announce that we've added another outstanding feature to our National Conference and Legislative Briefing—a briefing by Richard Thompson, the President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center. Mr. Thompson will explain the types of tactics used by groups like CAIR and the best ways to prevent—and if necessary—fight back against these tactics. We are sure this will be invaluable information to every conference attendee!!! Here are just two victories won by the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC): Earlier this year, a Detroit judge ordered the city of Dearborn to pay over $100,000 in legal fees to the TMLC. TMLC defended a Christian pastor who had been arrested at an Arab festival in Dearborn. In 2009 and 2010, TMLC successfully defended Joe Kaufman, an investigative reporter, against an intimidation lawsuit filed in Texas by several Muslim groups. As we reported in an email last week, TMLC recently filed a suit against CAIR-Michigan and others after an event promoting ALAC (American Laws for American Courts) was shut down. One of the plaintiffs in the suit is ACT! for America chapter leader Beth Griffin. LOG ON HERE to register or find out more about our upcoming National Conference & Legislative Briefing. The conference starts in just 48 days, and if you want to ensure you'll get a hotel room at the heavily discounted conference rate, you need to reserve your room by June 1. Call 800.843.6664 or reserve your hotel room online HERE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure you receive all of your messages from ACT for America. Add actforamerica@donationnet.net to your address book as an approved email sender. If you found this message in your "Bulk" or "Spam" folder, please click the "Not Spam" button to notify your provider that these are emails you want to receive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. Box 12765 Pensacola, FL 32591 www.actforamerica.org ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America's national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. The news items, blogs, educational materials and other information in our emails and on our website are only intended to provide information, news and commentary on events and issues related to the threat of radical Islam. Much of this information is based upon media sources, such as the AP wire services, newspapers, magazines, books, online news blog and news services, and radio and television, which we deem to be reliable. However, we have undertaken no independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the information reported by these media sources. We therefore disclaim all liability for false or inaccurate information from these media sources. We also disclaim all liability for the third-party information that may be accessed through the material referenced in our emails or posted on our website. HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends. HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION?