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EIGHTY-THREE YEARS AGO, on December 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m. local time, a surprise attack was conducted by Japanese naval forces on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. The next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, addressing a joint session of Congress, declared it “a date which will live in infamy.”  He vowed:

“Always will our whole Nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.”

So today, please join the Thomas More Law Center in remembering that infamous date.

After two hours of bombing, 21 U.S. ships were sunk or damaged, 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed, 2,403 Americans were killed, and another 1,282 were wounded.

Over 900 sailors and Marines remain entombed in the wreckage of the USS Arizona.  Today less than two dozen survivors remain alive.

Please watch this two minute video of President Roosevelt’s address to the joint session of Congress.

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Within an hour of Roosevelt’s speech, Congress declared war on the Empire of Japan.

God bless America.

Sincerely,

Richard Thompson
President and Chief Counsel
THOMAS MORE LAW CENTER

Giving Tuesday is the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States to highlight the generosity and power of the American people to enhance their national culture.

Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of association, and freedom to bear arms are fundamental rights.  They were purchased for us by the sacrifices and blood of the first American Patriots in the Revolutionary War, beginning with the battle of Lexington Green on April 19, 1775.

On this Giving Tuesday, please help us preserve The Freedoms won by the blood and sacrifices of those early American Patriots and defended by the blood and sacrifices of the men and women of succeeding generations.

Today, the Thomas More Law Center is at the forefront of the legal battles to restore and defend our Nation’s Fundamental Freedoms, her Judeo-Christian values, a strong national defense, and a free and sovereign United States of America.

On this Giving Tuesday, Embrace the Spirit of Freedom.  Donate to the Thomas More Law Center’s Fight for Freedom by clicking HERE.

God bless you. God bless America.

Sincerely,

Richard Thompson
President and Chief Counsel
THOMAS MORE LAW CENTER

Thank you for your continued support of the Thomas More Law Center. Your donations help us to be
Battle Ready to Defend America!

Our Nation’s first Thanksgiving occurred on November 26, 1789 when President George Washington asked the American people “to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits and humbly implore His protection and favor.”

And on Thanksgiving Day in 1985, President Ronald Reagan asked Americans to “keep this Thanksgiving Day sacred, thanking God for the bounty and goodness of our nation.  As a measure of our gratitude, let us rededicate ourselves to the preservation of the land of the free and the home of the brave.”

Please pray for God’s blessings and protection over the men and women serving in our Armed Forces, standing the lonely guard, in rough and faraway places, so that we can freely thank God for His many blessings.

On this Thanksgiving Day, pray for the protection of our Nation and that Almighty God will guide us as we meet the challenges ahead.

God bless you and your loved ones.  God bless America.

From the Thomas More Law Center staff,

Richard Thompson
President and Chief Counsel
THOMAS MORE LAW CENTER

Today, November 11, 2024, is Veterans Day.  This is the day that Americans specially set aside to remember the men and women of our Armed Forces throughout our Nation’s history, who by their service, heroic sacrifices, and courage, purchased for us the freedoms we enjoy today.

We honor the service of all our veterans whenever and wherever they served, in war and in peace.

Click here to watch a short excerpt of President Ronald Reagan’s Veterans Day radio address to the Nation given from Camp David, Md. on November 5, 1983.

“Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they’ve suffered the scars of war.  We can offer them no better tribute than to protect what they have won for us.  That is our duty.  They have never let America down.  We will not let them down.”  [excerpt from Pres. Reagan’s speech]

Let us take a moment to reaffirm President Reagan’s inspirational words and thank our veterans and their families for defending the freedoms we enjoy today — especially those who bear the wounds and scars of combat and their families and caregivers.

God bless our veterans and their families and God bless America!

 

 

Richard Thompson
President and Chief Counsel
THOMAS MORE LAW CENTER

ANN ARBOR, MI — It turned out to be a monumental victory for free speech and a monumental disaster for the Biden-Harris camp.  After a two-week trial on September 23rd, a federal jury in Austin, Texas announced its unanimous verdict, dismissing all claims against Dolores Park.  Mrs. Park was represented by the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national nonprofit public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Of the six defendants facing trial, Mrs. Park was one of the five defendants who were totally exonerated by the jury.

Although the defendants may have had different defenses, they were all motivated by one goal — never to submit to the overwhelming resources and the phalanx of 28 attorneys thrown against them.  Plaintiffs’ attorneys from Washington D.C., New York, and Texas swarmed the defendants.  They included attorneys from the mega law firm Wilkie, Farr & Gallagher that advertised on its website to employ 1,200 attorneys and two liberal organizations, Project Democracy and the Texas Civil Rights Project.

The lawsuit against the defendants was filed by former Texas Senator Wendy Davis, former Kamala Harris staffer David Gins, and bus driver Timothy Holloway.  These plaintiffs brought three claims seeking compensatory, nominal, and punitive damages against Dolores Park and the co-defendants, the primary claim being conspiracy to violate the federal Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, and two lesser claims under state law, a violation of the Texas Civil Conspiracy statute and violation of the Texas Civil Assault statute.

Plaintiffs’ attorneys hired six expert witnesses costing them well over $300,000.  With the enormous resources expended by the plaintiffs’ attorneys against the defendants and the timing of the lawsuit and jury trial, common sense points to the conclusion that the true goal of the lawsuit was to obtain a jury verdict against all the defendants to deter anyone from voicing public opposition to the Biden-Harris presidential campaign in 2024.

On October 30th, 2020, several dozen cars and pickup trucks displaying American and Trump flags and honking their horns (the so-called Trump Train) followed a 50,000-pound Biden-Harris campaign bus wrapped with the slogan, “Battle for the Soul of the Nation” on the I-35 expressway between San Antonio and Austin, Texas.  Dolores Park and the co-defendants followed the bus to show their support for President Trump.

Indeed, plaintiffs’ highly paid traffic expert indicated, after examining 53 videos provided to him by the plaintiffs’ attorneys, he did not see Dolores Park’s vehicle directly in front of the Biden-Harris bus, abruptly slowing down to slow down the movement of the bus, directly behind the rear of the bus, or driving alongside the bus except when passing to leave the expressway at exit 215, a long distance from the Biden-Harris bus and its final destination, Austin.

Park, now 62 years old, the mother of four adult children, and suffering the constant and excruciating pain of Fibromyalgia, has had an interesting career.  At the age of 18, she was discovered by Bob Hope, at the time the world’s most famous entertainer.  She has sung for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter, opened for many stars, and ultimately became a headliner on the Caribbean Cruise line until she retired eleven years ago.

Most significant to her eternal glory, however, was the fact that during her trial, understanding the controversy, she willingly took the stand and testified that she became passionately pro-life in her mid-twenties when she saw a video of an ultrasound of an actual abortion, “The Silent Scream.”  The video was narrated by one of the world’s most notorious abortionists, Dr. Bernard Nathanson.  She told the jury, “It’s — the day I knew there’s a baby and they just killed it, period.  They killed it.  Leg by leg, arm by arm.”  The video shows “they reach in and they crush the head.”  She continued, “It’s one of those moments where you see something and you just never forget it.”

Since the plaintiffs initiated the lawsuit in June of 2021, the Thomas More Law Center has devoted countless human and financial resources to defend Mrs. Park’s right to free speech.  And Mrs. Park has had to endure the exacerbation of her Fibromyalgia and the ignominy of facing the false charges that she conspired to block or stop the Biden-Harris bus, when her only goal was to support Donald Trump, “My pro-life President.”

After the jury’s verdict was announced, one courtroom spectator remarked, “This was truly a David versus Goliath battle.”

“My prayers have been answered.  I am truly grateful for the jury’s verdict,” exclaimed Mrs. Park after hearing the jury’s decision.

Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center commented, “This was an incredible team effort.  We were bombarded with pre-trial motions and had to review hundreds of thousands of files before our move to Austin for the actual trial.  And not only did the three of us have to move with all our relevant files, we also had to call on our staff in Ann Arbor for logistical support.”

Continued Thompson, “One of the highlights of the trial was the amazing closing argument conducted by Erin Elizabeth Mersino, TMLC’s Chief of Supreme Court and Appellate Practice.  Erin was assisted by TMLC’s Orlagh O’Donohue, who electronically coordinated the exhibits for the jury as Erin made her presentation.”

Erin Mersino remarked, “I have been trying cases since 2007 and this was one of the most difficult trials of my career.  After pouring all the blood, sweat, and tears into this case that I could for the last several years, it is so wonderful for our client to hear the jury come back in her favor.”

Although the plaintiffs lost their case as to all but one defendant on one claim against one of the three plaintiffs — thereby losing on 17 of their 18 claims — they hurriedly rushed out of the courtroom to the TV cameras to claim victory, albeit hollow and misleading.  The jury only returned a verdict in favor of Plaintiff Timothy Holloway, the bus driver, against Defendant Eliazar Cisneros on one claim.  Cisneros is represented by attorney Francisco Canseco, who has already motioned for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict.  The Judge is currently considering the motion.  If the motion is not granted, Cisneros could appeal the verdict.

 

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Battle Ready to Defend America

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream.  It must be fought for,
protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
– Ronald Reagan

On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence from Great Britain and its king, and two days later delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence—the birth certificate of America.

In a letter from John Adams to his wife, Abigail, dated July 3, 1776, Adams refers to that day as “the most memorable epoch in the history of America.”  

He went on to write:

“I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward, forevermore.”

Although the Fourth of July is celebrated with fireworks, burgers on the grill, and a day off from work, it is important to remember what this Day truly represents.

On this Independence Day, proudly celebrate the birth of our Nation and vow to protect and preserve the freedoms our Founding Fathers so boldly handed to us 248 years ago.

God Bless America!

 

 

THOMAS MORE LAW CENTER