Any idea what the following is all about? the commenter jackthompson just posted it on that old story about Jack Thompson being a 'First Amendment Lawyer'. Sounds to me like he's in trouble   John B. Thompson, Attorney at Law
1172 S. Dixie Hwy., Suite 111
Coral Gables, Florida 33146 April 6, 2008 Chief Justice and Justices
Florida Supreme Court
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Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Dear Chief Justice and Justices: Because I respect more than you do the offices you hold, the task that is now before me is either to force The Florida Bar to comply with the Constitution of the United States or destroy it. What makes this both interesting and fun is that this is the Lord's battle, not mine. For twenty years I have taken the side of children targeted by the very people who have filed Bar complaints against me. Jesus said, "If any of you should cause any of these little ones to stumble, it would be better for you that a millstone be tied around your neck and that you be cast into the uttermost depths of the sea." Get your swimsuits on. I am not alone in this glorious job you have unwittingly given me. Respectable, talented, and fearless people have come my way as result of your stumbles, and their intentions are my intentions. You, by thumbing your nose at due process, at equal protection, at freedom of speech and religion, at U.S. Supreme Court rulings, and even at your own rulings (see Bar v. Brake), have made a joke of the very notion that yours is a court of law. One among you, "Justice" Raoul Cantero, announces to our profession that people who do not conform to his notion of "manners" must be denied the right to practice law. By his ahistorical divinings, all of the signers of the Declaration of Independence who were lawyers should have been disbarred. Tell us, Justice Cantero, did Jesus of Nazareth comply with your rules of etiquette when He called the Pharisees "liars and hypocrites?" I gave both The Bar and this Court every opportunity to resolve this matter; so don't blame me, then, for what is about to happen. What you should truly fear is that I use the law and I obey the law, unlike all of you. When the law wielded by those who respect it, it is a tool that frightens scofflaws like you-and it should. This coming victory of right over wrong, of liberty over tyranny, of decency over depravity, of grace over greed, will not be confined to courtrooms. There are legitimate weapons in a free society that complement what lawyers typically do, and believe me, there is nothing typical about me. There is more than one way to skin a cat. Cheers, Jack Thompson MORE »