Updated: Buckeye Institute files lawsuit on behalf of Stowers
Thursday, December 18th, 2008 By David HansenUpdate of December 18
The Director of the Buckeye Institute’s 1851 Center Maurice Thompson shares more about the facts in the case of Stowers v. Boggs, as well as just some of the constitutional issues at stake. Listen here on BuckeyeVoices, the Buckeye Institute’s podcast service.
Our court filing can be found here.
And our press release here.
Original post from 12/17
We have offered comments on a recent police raid in LaGrange, Ohio on a family’s organic food co-op and their home.
Much has been published on this incident since, but you can hear directly from the Stowers themselves in this interview:
The Buckeye Institute’s 1851 Center for Constitutional Law is filing suit today against the Ohio Department of Agriculture and other government agencies citing seizure of private property without compensation, unlawful exercise of administrative authority and unlawful application of state police power, among other violations of freedoms guaranteed by the Ohio Constitution.
1:00 pm EST Update
Our court filing can be found here.
And our press release here.
Tags: agriculture, co-op, organic, police tactics, police-state, Stowers
December 17th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I am so glad you have filed this suit. I think you might contact Home School Legal Defense for some help, as homeschooled children were involved and their curriculum and work was confiscated along with the family’s computers.
December 18th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
That’s a good point. I know that some material was returned today, but I don’t know what. I’m not expecting that the Stowers are participating in the HSLD, but we’ll take a look. David
December 19th, 2008 at 2:10 am
I tried to sign-up for your e-newsletter to follow this very disturbing event. I stand with the Stowers family. …When I tried to sign-up, I got the following error: “Unspecified error: 500 Interest Category does not Exist: Buckeye Institute Updates.” If you can get me on your mailing list manually, that would be great.
December 20th, 2008 at 10:43 am
[...] appeared is sympathetic with the storm troopers cops who conducted the raid. The Buckeye Institute has gotten involved in the Stocker family’s defense. Won’t anyone ask Ted Strickland whether the Ohio [...]
December 20th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I am sincere in my desire to support your efforts with the Stowers family. Please setup an online petition for others around the nation to lend and offer their support.
You are not alone, this can be a grass roots effort and we can lend our support as needed.
Peace to you and yours,
Chris
December 21st, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Good idea, Chris. We’ve got a couple of things cooking right now, but if there is already such an on-line petition, please send link along! David
December 21st, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I just read about the raid on the Stower’s home. I am flabbergasted! I have some questions. Has the U.S.A. discarded the constitution and due process in general? Do we no longer have civil rights? I would expect this kind of behavior from the government of N. Korea or China or some totalitarian state like the old Soviet Union. But HERE?!!! The founders of America must be turning over in their graves! Please somebody tell me what the *&%@ is going on!!!