When it comes to honoring this country's fallen soldiers, some politicians have a complete lack of respect.
For many, Memorial Day is a day of remembrance in which campaigning is not welcomed. While many politicians are careful not to engage in campaigning at Memorial Day parades, other like Tom Foley can't resist making a spectacle out the event.
On Monday, while at the Memorial Day parade in Danbury, I observed several Foley supporters walking along the parade route passing out campaign literature without any awareness of how offensive there actions were to many people who were in attendance.
Foley's goon squad disrupted the Memorial Day event with their distribution of his campaign material DURING the parade and it was wrong plain and simple. You would think that someone who wants to become the chief elected official in the state would have the common sense to understand that when it comes to Memorial Day, it's best to leave the partisan politics at home.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
