Calling a school board in Mississippi “brainless” for voting last
week to prohibit a student from wearing a Star of David pin because they
feared it was a gang symbol, Judicial
Watch announced Friday that it was
seeking to participate in a lawsuit against the Harrison County School
District in Mississippi. The public interest law firm will seek to file
an amicus curiae or similar legal brief on behalf of Ryan Green,
the 15 year old Jewish student prohibited from wearing the Star of David
pin given to him by his grandmother. The brief will argue Green’s
fundamental right to free exercise of religion and freedom of
expression.
“This is a case of the government’s hostility to religious
expression, and the school board’s decision must not stand,” stated
Judicial Watch General Counsel Larry Klayman. “Our public schools are
going down the tubes, they are graduating illiterates, and they spend
their time and energy picking on an innocent boy who wishes to express
his faith. And then they wonder why more and more parents are pulling
their children out of government-run schools. Clearly, we need more God
in school, not less.”
Klayman, who is a featured speaker at WorldNetDaily’s first ever
conference to be held September 17-19 at the Hilton Universal in Los
Angeles, recently spoke on the Gibson/Nyquist NewsHour on radio about
the conference’s theme, “New Media to America’s Rescue.” Klayman told
his radio audience, “The American people have started to recognize that
the power is not with the government, the power is with them, just as it
says in the Constitution … so to have a group like Judicial Watch
[with its concept of bringing civil law suits to become a private
prosecutor to clean up government corruption] is very important for
them. … And Judicial Watch couldn’t have happened without the new
media. We owe a great debt of gratitude to WorldNetDaily and Joe and
Elizabeth Farah in helping us to establish ourselves.”
The WorldNetDaily conference will bring Klayman together with other
New Media stars such as Bill Gertz, the Washington Times correspondent
who wrote the best-selling book, “Betrayal: How the Clinton
Administration Undermined American Security”; Joseph Farah,
WorldNetDaily founder and editor; Rep. James Rogan, the young folk hero
of the House impeachment proceedings; J.R. Nyquist, the WorldNetDaily
columnist who has captivated Internet readers and talk-radio listeners
alike with his analysis of the world crisis and radio talk-show hosts
and WorldNetDaily columnists Geoff Metcalf and Jane Chastain.
The conference will examine how the New Media can be used as a tool
for spearheading journalistic, political, ethical and legal reform.
Gertz told WorldNetDaily that without the New Media the facts about
how President Clinton ravaged America’s national security revealed in
“Betrayal,” “would never have gotten the exposure they did.” Gertz
credits the release of information from the book on the Internet prior
to its publication as a major factor in making it an instant
best-seller. “I was shut out from all the major newspapers. Not one,
except for the Wall Street Journal, reviewed ‘Betrayal.’ Yet because of
the Internet and talk radio, the book became a best-seller.”
Farah says it’s the synergy between the Internet and talk radio that
is at the core of what is being called the New Media. This revolution in
news distribution is “the most positive and exciting development of the
1990s for those who cherish freedom and the free flow of information,”
says Farah. “The controlled media is dying because there is competition
again — competition from news organizations such as WorldNetDaily.com.”
The conference will kick off Friday night, Sept. 17, with a VIP
cocktail party followed by Saturday’s all-day program of speakers and a
ceremony at which Bill Gertz will be presented with an award for
excellence in investigative journalism. On Sunday, Sept. 19, the
conference will close with a champagne brunch and question-and-answer
session with Bill Gertz and other speakers. To make participation
possible for the greatest number of people, WorldNetDaily is offering
three levels of attendance:
1) For $50 you may attend either Friday night’s or Sunday morning’s
social events.
2) For $139 you get Saturday’s packed all-day program of speakers —
the meat of the conference — plus a gala luncheon and morning
refreshments.
3) For $169 you get to attend all three days’ events: Friday’s VIP
cocktail party, Saturday’s all-day program with gala lunch and morning
refreshments and Sunday morning’s champagne brunch and
question-and-answer session with Bill Gertz. Plus you also get a copy of
Gertz’s best-selling book, “Betrayal.”
For those who want to commute each day, parking at $10 a day is
available in the Hilton Universal’s underground parking lot.
For those who wish to stay over Friday or Saturday night, a special
conference rate is available of just $133 per room per night.
The Universal Hilton is a renowned luxury hotel within walking
distance of many of Los Angeles’ most famous restaurants and
attractions. The hotel is also convenient for those flying in because
it’s just minutes away from Burbank airport. To register for the
conference and/or to receive more information, please visit the
WorldNetDaily secure online storefront, or
call WorldNetDaily toll free at 1-800-952-5595.
To hear a 10 minute audio clip of Bill Gertz discussing the
conference on the Gibson/Nyquist Newshour radio show click here
(Courtesy
of Starcast.net).
