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"Kosher Nostra" Laws Declared Unconstitutional
by
Ernesto Cienfuegos
La Voz de Aztlan
Los Angeles, Alta California - 5/22/2002 - (ACN) A
Federal Appeals Court trashed New York State's
kosher laws yesterday, on grounds that they violate
the constitution by using the state to promote
religion. The Court of Appeals formed by a
three-judge panel found that New York state
regulators wrongly adopted orthodox Judaism's
definition of kosher, and thus giving Jewish
businesses an unjustified and illegal advantage over
markets that adhere to different standards.
This is also a great victory for non-Jewish consumers
who are presently paying a hidden Jewish Tax on many
food and other kitchen products to Rabbinical
Councils throughout the United States. Food companies
are paying Rabbinical Councils millions of dollars
per year to use Jewish kosher symbols on their labels.
This cost is passed down to the non-Jewish consumer.
The most common is the (U) symbol licensed by the
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of New York
City. The (U) symbol now appears on kitchen products
such as aluminum foil, brillo pads, plastic sandwich
bags, Folgers instant coffee, Arrowhead Mountain
Spring Water and a host of other products that have
nothing to do with the Jewish Torah guidelines for
pork and dairy products. This is truly a scam and a
swindle on the American consumer.
The federal appeals case first started when a Commack,
N.Y. butcher sought relief from a violation he had
received by challenging the constitutionality of the
New York State kosher laws. His argument was that the
laws were an unconstitutional violation of the
Establishment Clause since they establish Orthodox
kosher standards as the baseline for compliance. On
July 28, 2000 an opinion and order of the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of New York
declared portions of New York Kosher Laws
unconstitutional. The District Judge determined that
certain sections of the Agriculture and Markets Law
violate the Establishment Clause of the U.S.
Constitution. After this opinion and declaration,
Manjewrian Candidate Governor Pataki appealed to the
Federal Appeals Court. Yesterday the Appeals Court
affirmed the lower court's decision. This decision
can now be extended to every state in the Union where
the rabbis through corrupt politicians have passed
these intolerable laws.
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La Voz de Aztlan
http://www.aztlan.net/kosherillegal.htm
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