A small but important nail in stopping the stealth jihad. On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 6:47 AM, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Muslim cabbies who risk losing their taxi licenses if they refuse to > carry passengers with alcohol from the airport won't get any help from > the Minnesota Court of Appeals. > > The Metropolitan Airports Commission adopted an ordinance in March > 2007 that suspends a driver's taxi license for 30 days for refusing to > pick up a passenger for any reason at the Minneapolis-St. Paul > International Airport. The penalty for a second refusal is a two-year > license suspension. Cabbies have a right to appeal a suspension, with > the penalty stayed until an administrative hearing officer issues a > decision. > > Nine men who own or operate taxis at the airport had appealed a > district judge's refusal to issue a temporary injunction blocking the > commission from imposing the penalties. The men said their religious > beliefs prohibit them from carrying alcohol. > > The Appeals Court ruling Tuesday upholds the lower court's decision. > Both courts said that the respondents failed to show that they would > suffer irreparable harm if a temporary injunction was not granted. > Both courts also noted the appeal process that allows cabbies to keep > working while their case is pending. > > > http://www.startribune.com/local/28053724.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7EaDiaMDCiUT > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
