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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: ARMSTRONG -- WHAT THA
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Dick Cleek <dcleek@pharos.uwc.edu>

Andrew Milne <milne@crl.com> wrote:
>>          Gerry Armstrong went to court on Friday, October 6.
>>     The Honorable Gary W. Thomas granted
>>     summary adjudication motions brought by the Church of
>>     Scientology International.  The Church's proposed Order of
>>     PERMANENT INJUNCTION was granted by the Court
>
>>          "Defendant Gerald Armstrong, his agents, employees, and
>>     persons acting in concert or conspiracy with him are
>>     restrained and enjoined from doing directly or indirectly any
>>     of the following:"
>
>>          "5.  Discussing with anyone, not a member of Armstrong's
>>     immediate family or his attorney, Scientology, the Church,
>>     and/or any person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 of the
>>     "Mutual Release of All Claims and Settlement Agreement" of
>>     December, 1986;"

rnewman@kalypso.cybercom.net (Ron Newman) wrote:
>This is blatantly unconstitutional.  Do you still claim that
>the Church of Scientology supports freedom of speech, after
>obtaining an injunction of this kind?
><snip>

Dick:
>Ron Newman is absolutely right.
>Any claim your church had to supporting freedom of speech
>is clearly abrogated by your insistence on this ruling.
>No appeals court can allow this to stand. No person can
>give up their right to free speech. It is a right,after all.
>In a curious way, I find this Armstrong judgement to be
>worse than any of the other sleazy affairs conducted by
>your so-called church.
>
>Armstrong may have difficulty communicating with us as a result of
>this ruling. I urge whomever handled the original messages
>from Armstrong to let us know what is going on. We're going
>to have to organize a defense since this judge seems to have
>taken away Armstrong's ability to defend himself.

    Yea, Dick.  That's exactly what Gerry said.  "They can say 
    anything they want about me, but I can say nothing about 
    them."
    
    Tell me about "equal justice under the law".
    
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