What a victory for democracy, all we now is to repeal the patriot act. On Sep 10, 9:51 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEy... > > -- > *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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