Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: Joe Harrington Subject: Re: Gerry Armstrong: Co$ attempts to silence me! Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 9 Oct 1995 06:57:10 GMT Lines: 163 Ghandi said that non-cooperation with evil is a civic duty. This action by this court is an assault against Armstrong's rights of free speech, religious expression, and freedom of association. If I were Gerry I would opt for civil disobedience, and if I could, I would go in his place. Where in hell are the lawyers, the so-called Defenders of the Constitution? Joe On 6 Oct 1995, Anima wrote: > These demands are utterly outrageous. > > jmknapp@crl.com (John M. Knapp) writes: > > >Gerry Armstrong has asked me to post the following for him. I am more than > >pleased to help: > > >-------- > >10/3/95 > > >Gerry Armstrong again. The hearing on Scientology's motions for summary > >adjudication in my case is now set for October 6, 0900 Marin County > >Superior Court, San Rafael, CA. Everyone is welcome! > > >This is the order Scientology has submitted to Judge Gary W. Thomas to sign. > > >"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: > > >4. Facilitating in any manner the creation , publication, broadcast, > >writing, filming audio recording, video recording, electronic recording or > >reproduction of any kind of book, article, film, television program, radio > >program, treatment, declaration, screenplay or other literary, artistic or > >documentary work of any kind which discusses, refers to or mentions > >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; > > That means no dictionaries, no encyclopedias... nothing that even > "refrers to or mentions Scientology." Gosh. > > >6. Acquiring or creating in the future any repository, collection, or > >database (electronic or otherwise) of writings, recordings, documents, or > >books of any kind, which discuss or concern Scientology, the Church and/or > >any person or entityreferred to in paragraph 1 of the "Mutual Release of > >All Claims and Settlement Agreement" of December, 1986. > > So much for the encyclopedia. Does this mean he is forbidden to own a > library card? He cannot go to the local bookstore and buy a copy of > Dianetics because then he would be creating a repository, collection, or > database that discusses or concerns Scientology? Heretics are allowed to > have their own copy of the Bible. Martin Luther didn't have to turn in his > Bible after the Diet of Worms. Salman Rushdie, under sentence of death > (the ultimate "fair gaming") is allowed to own a copy of the Koran. > > >In addition, it is ORDERED that, within 20 days of the issuance of this > >Order, Armstrong shall: > > >1. Remove all information concerning 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 from any and all > >databases, electronic or otherwise, within the possession, custody or > >control of FACTNet; > > So, Gerry Armstrong single-handedly is responsible for the FACTnet > archive? Can even the fucking clamheads believe such rubbish? > > >2. Return to the Church any documents which he now has in his possession, > >custody or control which discuss or concern 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 , other > >than documents which have been filed in this litigation. > > So any books he got at the bookstore, any computer disks with a copy of > the cult's WWW page documents, any copies of Time magazine, the > Washington Post, or any other newspaper or magazine that discusses El > Ron's stomach-churning prescription for murder, child abuse, madness, and > suicide is forbidden for him to own? Each day he lives he must forever be > in fear that he will find a copy of-- for example-- USA Today-- that has > the forbidden words in it and he will be, however inadvertently, in > violation of the court order from these putrescent scum? > > >It is further ORDERED that during the pendency of this litigation, > >documents which have been filed in this litigation may be retained by > >Armstrong's counsel. Those documents are to remain sealed, in the > > Oh, that's nice. The lawyer is allowed to do his job. Magnanimous, > actually. I see it does not guarantee him the right to avoid being > murdered by the cult or its agents. Hope the lawyer doesn't have a dog. > > >possession of Mr. Greene or any successor counsel, and may not be > >distributed to third parties. At the conclusion of the instant > > Like a cult expert? > > >litigation, it is ORDERED that all documents from this case in counsel's > >possession which do not comprise counsel's work product will be delivered > >to counsel for plaintiff. Counsel's work product may be retained by > >Armstrong's counsel." > > Is a court transcript "work product"? Does this mean any documents from > the net, from the Web, from other court cases, from the bookstore all > have to be given to the lying, thieving, Xenu-condemned goose-steppers? > > >The "persons or entities referred to in paragraph 1 of the "Mutual Release > >of All Claims and Settlement Agreement" include: > >"officers, agents, representatives, employees, volunteers, directors, > >successors, assigns and legal counsel of CSI as well as the Church of > >Scientology of California, its officers, agents, representatives, > > I thought these guys were bankrupt and couldn't pay Wollersheim? How is > it they have enough money to hire attorneys if they are too broke even to > arrange a court-authorized payment schedule? > > >successors, assigns and legal counsel; Author Serrvices, Inc., officers, > >agents, representatives, employees, volunteers, directors, successors, > > Isn't this a not-nonprofit company? Is it tax-deductible for a "church" > to sue someone on behalf of a non-taxexempt for-profit business? > Just who is bringing this lawsuit anyway? > > >assigns and legal counsel; L. Ron Hubbard, his heirs, beneficiaries, > >Estate and its executor; Author's Family Trust, its beneficiaries and its > >trustee; and Mary Sue Hubbard." > > I thought a religion, to be tax-exempt in the U.S., could not be operated > for the inurment of some private party. So how are these guys relevant? > Are they all part of the original anti-Gerry suit way back when? > > >The Scientology organization seeks not only to silence my voice of > >opposition to its antisocial doctrines and practices, it seeks through > >this case to get its hands on FACTNet's Scientology archive. These are > > It seeks to use the laws created to help the poor and oppressed and > defend the defenseless against the wicked and powerful to destroy the > weak, the individual, the voice of truth, and to establish themselves as > arbiters of the lives of their followers long after those followers, > customers, clients, or their friends, neighbors, relatives, attornies hae > washed their hands of the madness. Apparently it is their idea that > anyone who ever touches pitch is to be defiled by it forever and ever > amen and walk no more in the light of freedom (and I do NOT mean FREEDOM tm) > or ever after have the right to any part of the beliefs, truths, > understandings, or insights that they obtained from, through, or even in > spite of their years (as it may be years) of cult involvement. No, no, > this religion feels that you take everything on its terms OR you > are not only an apostate, but to be ruthly hunted down and scourged, > flensed, harrowed until the end of time. > > It's been said here before: Scientology delenda est. > > -- > anima@io.com When making public policy decisions about new technologies > for the Government, I think one should ask oneself which technologies would > best strengthen the hand of a police state. Then, do not allow the Government > to deploy those technologies. --Philip Zimmermann > >