ANOTHER ANTI-FIELD SERVICE STRATEGY

by MadApostate 3 Replies latest jw friends

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  MadApostate

  For those US Residents here who are not deadasses and are interested in causing the WTS trouble and aggravation, the recent Court decision cited below outlines a plan of attack which would likely work well in smaller municipalities.

  Forward this Opinion to your local city government representative, as well as local churches:

  ... http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=01a0045p.06

  This 2001 US Appeals Court decision
  allows a Municipality to require the following of all door-to-door solicitors/canvassers, including JWs:

  1. Register with the Office of the Mayor by filling out a Registration Form.

  2. The Registration Form requires the individuals to furnish information about their cause, why they are canvassing, how long they intend to canvass, and any "other information concerning the Registrant[s] and [their] business or purpose as may be reasonably necessary to accurately describe the nature of the privilege desired."

  (Jehovah's Witnesses need only "note on the application that they seek to canvass as part of the Jehovah's Witnesses.)

  3. Once the individuals have registered, they "shall be furnished a Solicitation Permit" (NO FEE REQUIRED) unless the Mayor determines that they (1) failed to complete the Registration Form, (2) provided fraudulent information on the form, (3) made false or fraudulent statements or misrepresentations while canvassing, (4) violated any other local, state, or federal laws, (5) trespassed while canvassing, or (6) ceased to possess the qualifications required to obtain a Solicitation Permit.

  (NOTE #4 and #5 carefully. IF THE JWs MESS UP AND CALL AT A HOME WHERE THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED, THEY COULD LOOSE THEIR PERMIT, AS WELL AS BE CRIMINALLY FINED.)

  4. Upon obtaining a permit, the canvassers may canvass any private residence in the Village ONLY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS (THERE GOES EVENING WITNESSING DURING FALL & WINTER), provided the owner of the residence has not filed a No Solicitation Form with the Mayor's Office and has not posted a No Solicitation Sign on his property.

  (A list of willing Village residents is provided by the Mayor's office. HOW MANY RESIDENTS DO YOU THINK HAVE REQUESTED TO BE LISTED AS "WILLING"?)
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  MadApostate

  bttt
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  closer2fine

  heeee heeee

  I'm thinking about doing it!

  We are new to our town and no one here knew I was an inactive JW (of 10 yrs I might add.) My family came for a visit & toured Patterson (VIP treatment and all - blech). Apparently now I am on the "Please come and save our daughter" list.

  closer

  Mean People Produce
  Little Mean People - bumpersticker
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  MadApostate

  C2F:

  This recent decision is more significant than meets the eye. Most Attorneys are vaguely aware that the JWs won a series of USSC cases several decades ago which protected their rights to go door-to-door. Thus, anytime a municipality starts to pass some local ordinance which restricts the activity of solicitors, their attorney warns them that such may be "unconstitutional", and they often back away.

  However, as this Opinion shows, so long as the Ordinance is "neutral", that is, treats all solicitors the same, and so long as solicitors' rights are not overly burdened beyond the muni's right to protect its citizens, THEN a registration ordinance IS ALLOWABLE!

  This particular Muni even keeps its own list of homes where JWs can and cannot visit. If they violate such, they are fined and lose their permit. How many citizens do you think are allowing JWs to visit?

  I'm guessing that very few Munis know about this decision, or fully understand such. That's where members of this DB come in.

  Distribute it to your local govt official!