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By Chelsea Schilling
© 2010 WorldNetDaily
 Former Live Oak prosecutor KrisAnne Hall |
When an assistant state attorney in Florida spoke at several tea-party rallies about her beliefs and the Constitution, her boss, a prominent Democrat, fired her – but now protesters are taking to the streets to get her job back.
Former Live Oak prosecutor KrisAnne Hall, was ousted May 24 by Democrat Robert "Skip" Jarvis, state attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit of Florida, after he said she refused to stop speaking at tea-party rallies, on the radio and to the Suwannee County Republican Executive Committee.
Hall, a 40-year-old mother and U.S. Army veteran who describes herself as a "constitutional originalist" and "fan of American Revolutionary history," sought an injunction in federal court to allow her to continue speaking. Three days later, Jarvis received the motion and fired her. Now Hall is suing, claiming her First Amendment rights have been violated.
"I shouldn't have to trade my constitutional rights for a paycheck," she told Florida's Fox 30 News. "If we don't learn why we have the Constitution that we have, we are doomed to repeat the history that brought it to us."
Tea partiers rally for fired prosecutor
The North Central Florida 9/12 Project called an 11 a.m. "free speech" rally outside Jarvis' office in Live Oak, telling tea-party protesters to "bring your signs and let people know that you are standing up for our constitutionally guaranteed right of freedom of speech."
Hall spoke to WND while the rally was taking place.
"There are about 100 people," she said. "I'm really impressed because that's good for our little town. They've come from as far as Tallahassee."
According to her request for an injunction, Hall had made an appearance on a local radio program and "addressed a variety of issues of public concern, including constitutional originalism, the legal dispute between the State of Florida and the federal government over the recent national health care bill and the threat posed by large federal budget deficits."
The Gainesville Tea Party released a copy of Hall's April speech to its group, noting that she spoke about the Constitution, the Founding Fathers and the importance of informing and educating oneself.
Hall claims she didn't discuss cases handled by the state's attorney's office during her speaking engagements, and she was introduced only as an attorney with expertise in constitutional matters. Hall also explained that she spoke at the events on her own time as a private citizen – not an employee of the state's attorney's office.
"I never said anything bad about my office," she told WND. "I never said anything bad about my boss. I never talked about my cases."
She added, "When I stand up to speak, I don't consider myself a motivational speaker. I consider myself a teacher. That's why I was asked to come and speak on the Constitution, based on the perspective of our Founding Fathers and blend it with current events. I think that's what my speeches did."
Tea partiers rally for fired prosecutor
The North Central Florida 9/12 Project called an 11 a.m. "free speech" rally outside Jarvis' office in Live Oak, telling tea-party protesters to "bring your signs and let people know that you are standing up for our constitutionally guaranteed right of freedom of speech."
Hall spoke to WND while the rally was taking place.
"There are about 100 people," she said. "I'm really impressed because that's good for our little town. They've come from as far as Tallahassee."
According to her request for an injunction, Hall had made an appearance on a local radio program and "addressed a variety of issues of public concern, including constitutional originalism, the legal dispute between the State of Florida and the federal government over the recent national health care bill and the threat posed by large federal budget deficits."
The Gainesville Tea Party released a copy of Hall's April speech to its group, noting that she spoke about the Constitution, the Founding Fathers and the importance of informing and educating oneself.
Hall claims she didn't discuss cases handled by the state's attorney's office during her speaking engagements, and she was introduced only as an attorney with expertise in constitutional matters. Hall also explained that she spoke at the events on her own time as a private citizen – not an employee of the state's attorney's office.
"I never said anything bad about my office," she told WND. "I never said anything bad about my boss. I never talked about my cases."
She added, "When I stand up to speak, I don't consider myself a motivational speaker. I consider myself a teacher. That's why I was asked to come and speak on the Constitution, based on the perspective of our Founding Fathers and blend it with current events. I think that's what my speeches did."
Disciplinary action for speaking at tea parties
Hall is not the first person to face disciplinary action for speaking at tea-party events. The Rapid City Journal reported KOTA-TV anchorman Shad Olson was suspended last month with pay after he appeared as a featured speaker at a tea-party rally in South Dakota.
Olson's supervisors called his appearance "an ethical lapse" and took him off the air.
Olson said he spoke at the event because "I want people to fall back in love with their country based on what the founding principles are and the legacy left by the people who fought and bled and died to establish America on this continent."
Olson was not fired, but he submitted his resignation following the incident. He said he plans to host a radio talk show and work as a paid political consultant.
"I've handed in my resignation," he said. "In the wake of everything that happened, I just kind of felt it was time to do something else. I'm done as of today."
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JMC Ministries Response
When did exercising our Rights of Freedom of Speech become an excuse for employers to fire someone? How can someone fire you for standing up for freedom and our Constitution?
We follow the Tea Party Movement but are not involved with it. We believe that those who are apart of the Tea Party Movement have the right to make their voices heard and express their concerns about the road our Country is currently heading down.
I thought we were trying to stop the unemployment rate in America not help raise it by firing people without cause just because they share their thoughts and concerns about our Government and Country.
In the past 2 years we have covered more stories of people being fired because they stood for values and morals.
We covered a story about a young man who was fired from Home Depot because he wore a tiny little button pin on his vest that said "One Nation Under God". (to read this article type "Home Depot" in the search bar above)
These are just 2 examples of what is going on in our Country and we must fight to stop this injustice!
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