{"id":2308,"date":"2011-07-09T21:08:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-10T01:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/on_the_front_lines_of_the_culture_wars\/?p=2308"},"modified":"2011-07-09T21:21:35","modified_gmt":"2011-07-10T01:21:35","slug":"2308","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/on_the_front_lines_of_the_culture_wars\/2011\/07\/2308.html","title":{"rendered":"Boss told her to shut up; she sued; she’s accepted a settlement — so, what was it she said?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KrisAnne Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Her boss, Florida State Attorney Robert “Skip” Jarvis,\u00a0didn’t\u00a0like the speeches\u00a0KrisAnne Hall was\u00a0making.<\/p>\n

He gave her a choice — quit accepting speaking engagements or lose her\u00a0job as an assistant state attorney in Jarvis’ office.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

She refused and was fired.<\/p>\n

So, she filed a federal discrimination lawsuit. Last week, she settled out of court for an undisclosed cash amount. In return, she dropped her suit.<\/p>\n

Jarvis said he received a complaint about her activities and gave what Hall described as an \u201cultimatum,\u201d telling her to choose between her speaking engagements and her job.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told him I could not make that choice. I believe that my First Amendment right is my right and I would not stop speaking,\u201d Hall told reporters.<\/p>\n

Her\u00a0federal lawsuit alleged her rights had been violated and Jarvis had no standing to order her to stop speaking on her own time.<\/p>\n

Hall will not discuss details of the settlement, except to say she is very satisfied. She will not be returning to the state attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe strongly that I was within my constitutional right and within Supreme Court precedent,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

So, what incredibly offensive statements was she making that had the Florida state attorney so upset?<\/p>\n

Here’s a transcript from one of her speeches.<\/p>\n

I would like to speak to you today on the subject of informing ourselves.<\/p>\n

Thomas Jefferson warned \u201cIf a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

We have enjoyed the benefits left to us by previous generations.\u00a0 America has had the greatest medical system, the greatest technologies, the strongest military, the greatest economy.\u00a0 However, as our nation has prospered we have become distracted by our luxuries, busied by our labors and lazy toward our liberties.\u00a0 We have allowed the enemies of freedom to worm their way into positions of power and influence.<\/p>\n

We, the people, must inform ourselves if we wish to take back our nation for ourselves and our children.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Notice I did not say that we need to be informed, rather we need to inform ourselves.\u00a0 Truth is power and it is up to us to search out and secure the truth.\u00a0\u00a0 The Bible says, \u201c\u2026ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 If we arm ourselves with truth and act on that truth we can be free from the bondage that ideological tyrants would desire to enslave us with.<\/p>\n

Patrick Henry said in his famous speech from St. Johns Church in 1775.\u00a0 \u201cI have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.\u00a0 I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. \u201c<\/p>\n

Patrick Henry\u2019s experience with a heavy handed government illuminated his understanding of the future. And if American liberty is to continue, we must inform ourselves and arm ourselves with the collective experience of those that have come before.\u00a0 I want to mention four things as briefly as I can on the subject of informing ourselves.<\/p>\n

First, we, the people, must inform ourselves on our core principles.\u00a0 A principle can be defined as a standard based upon truth and experience, and which serves as a foundation upon which thought and action are built.\u00a0 A primary principle upon which this nation rests is an understanding that the operation of our government and the security of our liberty are to be guided by our founding documents, interpreted according to the framer\u2019s intent.<\/p>\n

Get a copy of the Declaration and Constitution; study them.\u00a0 Research the history of how they came to be.\u00a0 Acquaint yourselves with men like John Leland and the Baptist Union of Virginia, without whom there would be no Bill of Rights.\u00a0 Read the wisdom of George Washington in his farewell address and be grounded by the experience of one our nation greatest heroes.<\/p>\n

We, the people, must know our core principles.<\/p>\n

Become not only grounded in them, but become their champions.\u00a0\u00a0 For, freedom of speech has no voice of its own, but it waits in silence for you to plead its case.\u00a0 The right to assemble will sit alone until you, its champions, gather in the face of despotism.\u00a0 Our forefathers cry out through the pages of history, but unheard until you give the written word \u2013 voice and life.\u00a0 When our history is lost either through revision or apathy, then our liberty is lost as well.<\/p>\n

We, the people, must know our core principles and stand for them without wavering — for they are our liberty.<\/p>\n

The words of Patrick Henry still ring true 235 years later, \u201cWhy stand we here idle?,\u201d he said, \u201cWhat is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!\u201d<\/p>\n

Secondly, we, the people, must not only inform ourselves on our core principles, must inform ourselves about contrary principles.\u00a0 If our core principles serve to secure and maintain the liberty we wish to enjoy, then it stands to reason that there are contrary principles that threaten that same liberty, and we must be able to identify these enemies of our liberty.<\/p>\n

Sun Tzu says in his The Art of War,<\/em> \u201cKnow thine enemy as thyself.\u201d We must always remember that our enemies are not people or parties, but the freedom-destroying principles that they espouse.\u00a0 We must inform ourselves on the principles of progressivism, socialism, communism; and the mechanisms these philosophies use such as redistribution of wealth, centralization of power, progressive taxation, and restrictions on free speech.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Once we are informed on these principles we will then recognize them.\u00a0 And we must oppose them regardless of the party or personality attempting to employ them.<\/p>\n

I say again, We must not give a free pass because of personality or party affiliation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We, the people, must not only inform ourselves about contrary principles, but we must also inform ourselves about candidates.\u00a0 We should now realize that a charismatic personality, eloquent speechmaking, and catchy slogans do not a leader make.\u00a0 We must identify candidates who hold true to the right principles and who will not sacrifice those principles for politics or power.\u00a0 Some would say you must compromise if you hope to accomplish anything.\u00a0 Surely, cooperation and negotiation are essential in government, but a principle by its very definition is a foundational and guiding rule, and so compromising a principle damages the very foundation.<\/p>\n

If sound principles cause me to be opposed to a proposal, then an offer of money or jobs for my state should not change my position.\u00a0 Let\u2019s inform ourselves about candidates and issues and make an informed vote.<\/p>\n

We, the people, must inform ourselves about current events.\u00a0 It\u2019s encouraging to see the awakening going on around the country, but the cynic in me says this \u2013 \u201conly someone who was sleeping needs an awakening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas Jefferson said, \u201cThe price of freedom is eternal vigilance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

We cannot take time off.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We cannot stick our head in the sand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We cannot slumber even for a moment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, why again did she get fired?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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