{"id":387,"date":"2010-05-12T01:37:38","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T06:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hostitude.com\/webhosting\/?p=387"},"modified":"2010-05-12T01:37:38","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T06:37:38","slug":"need-help-now-snyder-v-phelps-al-snyders-request-for-a-favor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostitude.com\/webhosting\/2010\/05\/12\/need-help-now-snyder-v-phelps-al-snyders-request-for-a-favor\/","title":{"rendered":"NEED HELP NOW: Snyder v. Phelps – Al Snyder’s request for a favor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Friends,<\/p>\n

Al Snyder and I are asking for your help NOW re: the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case, Snyder v. Phelps<\/em> to help stop protests at military funerals! At your earliest opportunity, please:<\/p>\n

1. Print the attached letter<\/em> – which can also be found by clicking here<\/a>.
\n2. Sign and mail the letter to BOTH your Governor and state Attorney General<\/em>.\u00a0 Ready to print mailing labels of the addresses for both your Governor and state Attorney General can also be found by clicking here<\/a>. The more letters sent the better!
\n3. Then, please forward this email<\/em> to your entire address book and ask your friends to assist Mr. Snyder by mailing the attached letter and forwarding this email to all of their friends. If you are on Facebook, please post this message on your Wall too.
\n4. Check the interactive map of the United States regularly in coming days on www.matthewsnyder.org<\/a> to see which states are supporting this case; which we have heard are actively considering it and which we have not yet heard from and need to be contacted ASAP!<\/p>\n

THIS WILL TAKE YOU ONLY ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES and every person counts – every letter counts!\u00a0 Each letter and each one of us makes a difference.\u00a0 All of us together can make a big difference.\u00a0But we ALL need to do this NOW! Please complete steps 1-3 above.<\/p>\n

All of our men and women serving in the Armed Forces are entitled to dignity and respect and Mr. Snyder won’t give up until they get it.\u00a0 But, he needs your help to get the job done. Al Snyder wants to thank you for your support, time, effort and help and thanks you very much in advance for mailing letters to your Governor and state Attorney General.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

To help stop protests at military funerals, the objective of this request for help is to GET ALL 50 STATES to sign ONE AMICUS BRIEF which is being drafted by the Kansas Attorney General.\u00a0 On May 3, 2010, I wrote a letter to the remaining 49 states requesting that each state join the brief being filed by Kansas .\u00a0 In a few short days, North Dakota agreed to join the brief and\u00a0Maryland, Illinois and\u00a0Massachusetts \u00a0have specifically stated that their respective states are currently determining whether or not to join the brief.\u00a0\u00a0All states can join it simply by contacting the Attorney General of Kansas, Steve Six, but the deadline is June 1st <\/sup><\/span>and they need time to review and decide! If a state joins the Kansas brief (details below), there is very little, if any, expense to the state.\u00a0 At most, it would take one state attorney an hour or two to review the Kansas brief.\u00a0 In short, the time and expense for each state is nominal, at most.<\/p>\n

Here are some more details about this case and our current plea for help. This tragic case will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this coming October: Snyder v. Phelps<\/em>. Here is a link to a video that summarizes this whole thing in a few minutes which aired on Good Morning America<\/em> on April 1st \u2013 http:\/\/bit.ly\/MatthewSnyderStory<\/a> and a link to a story that appeared in many U.S. newspapers a few weeks ago (thousands of articles have been written about this case\/situation): http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20100413\/ap_on_re_us\/us_funeral_protests_2<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This\u00a0case is about\u00a0hundreds of\u00a0military families that have been victimized by\u00a0Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church .\u00a0 Stated differently, it is also about approximately 300 million decent Americans VERSUS approximately 70\u00a0cult members (i.e., Phelps and his family) that are harassing people at funerals. There are currently in existence 2 Federal and approximately 47 state laws designed specifically to\u00a0stop this harassment.\u00a0 In my judgment, no matter what the U.S. Supreme Court decides in this case, either these existing laws become\u00a0unconstitutional or will likely be re-written to comply with the decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thankfully, due to your incredible generosity and the generosity of hundreds of thousands of other Americans and other supporters from all over the world, we have already raised all the money needed. Importantly, I am working on this case pro bono as is my law firm and not one penny<\/em> is going to legal fees. Many other people are also helping pro bono, because we all share an intense desire to help insure members of our military are treated with the basic human decency and the respect they deserve.<\/p>\n

There are almost 1M total supporters of this cause on Facebook<\/a>. Our main page is entitled \u201c I Support Al Snyder in His Fight Against Westboro Baptist Church\u201d<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>the new one designed to bring all 1 million together is \u201c United Against Westboro Baptist Church!\u201d<\/a> <\/em>\u2013 please encourage everyone you know to join it! \u00a0In addition, the American Legion, the VFW and their 1.5 million members and many other military organizations and groups are supporting this as are a variety of other people. As both Michael Moore AND Bill O\u2019Reilly have recently said: “All decent Americans support you.”<\/p>\n

Thank you so very much for your interest and support!
\n<\/strong>
\nSean E. Summers
\nEsquire
\nBarley Snyder LLC
\n100 East Market Street
\nYork , PA 17401
\nssummers@barley.com
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