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SPEED TO A WIN FOR RELIGIOUS
SUPREME COURT IS A HIGH COURT
RULED IN FAVOR OF A FORMER
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH AND
JOE KENNEDY WAS PLACED ON LEAVE
BY A WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
AFFECT 2015 WHAT RECITING A
PRAYER AT THE 50-YARD LINE AFTER
GAMES.
6-3 DECISION THE COURT RULED
THAT HIS PRAYER WAS PROTECTED
SPEECH ONE OF THE FREE SPEECH
AND FREE EXERCISE CLAUSES OF THE
FIRST AMENDMENT THE MAJORITY HE
WROTE THAT THE FIRST MOMENT
DOUBLY PROTECTS RELIGIOUS SPEECH
IS NO ACCIDENT IS A NATURAL
DISTRUST OF GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS
TO REGULATE RELIGION AND
SUPPRESS.
JOE KENNEDY HIMSELF ALONG WITH
THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE
FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE KELLY
SHACKLE FORWARDS WITH US.
COACH CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?
>> I’M SO TRYING TO GET
ACCUSTOMED TO MY GOSH WE
ACTUALLY WON.
A BIG SIGH OF RELIEF WHEN JUST
IMMENSE THANKFULNESS FOR THE
COURT AND THE LAWYERS IN EVERY
SUPPORTER AND EVERY AMERICAN WHO
MADE THIS HAPPEN.
>> Hannity: YOU WOULD PRAY
AFTER THE GAME AT THE 50-YARD
LINE YOU DID BY YOURSELF RIGHT?
AND THAT TIMES PEOPLE SAW WHAT
YOU WERE DOING AND THEY DECIDED
TO JOIN THEM THEY DIDN’T FORCE
TO JOIN THEM AND YOU WEREN’T
FORCING PLAYERS TO JOIN YOU?
YOU WANT FORCE IN THE CROWD TO
JOIN YOUR QUESTION MIKE THEY
WOULD DO IT VOLUNTARILY ON THEIR
OWN CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> Hannity: IS A FREE EXERCISE
YOUR FAITH.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE
ABOUT THE NFL IS I THINK IS
SPONTANEOUS I BELIEVE IT IS AT
THE END OF A LOT OF NFL GAMES
YOU SEE PLAYERS FROM BOTH TEAMS
THEY GET TOGETHER, SOMETIMES THE
REPS EVEN JOIN IN AGAIN THE
CIRCLE TO BEND THE KNEE TO SAY A
PRAYER TOGETHER AND THEY WALK
OFF THE FIELD.
IF YOU DON’T WATCH IT YOU DON’T
HAVE TO WATCH THAT PART WE DON’T
PARTICIPATE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO
PARTICIPATE IN IT.
ADDING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
THAN THE CAP NEXT SCANDAL WHAT
YOU THINK JOE?
>> I THINK EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD
HAVE THE SAME FREEDOM OF
EVERYBODY ELSE FIRST AMENDMENT
IS VERY CLEAR I THINK IS VERY
AWESOME THAT THIS IS A BIG WIN
TOTALLY PROTECTS ALL AMERICANS I
DON’T EXPECT ANY WRITING ON THIS
I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD BE
PARTYING RIGHT NOW JUST SAYING
HEY THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS FOR
ALL AMERICANS PEOPLE OF FAITH IN
DIFFERENT FAITHS OR NO FAITH AT
ALL.
>> Hannity: WILL JOKE AT ITS
JOB BACK?
WILL HE GET DAMAGES?
>> ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS THAT
PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE IS I
COACHED AND ASKED FOR ANY MONEY
YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR
ALL HE WANTED WAS HIS JOB AS A
FOOTBALL COACH AND TO BE ABLE TO
SAY THAT 15-22ND PRAYER AFTER
THE GAME.
THE COURT REITERATED THAT THAT’S
ALL HE ASKED FOR TODAY AND SO
THAT’S WHAT HE’S GONNA GET LESS
THAN ONE DIVIDE THE
SUPREME COURT.
THIS IS A GREAT WIN NOT ONLY FOR
COACH HE’S BEEN FIGHTING THIS
FOR SIX YEARS BEFORE THE
PRESIDENT MY WHOLE CAREER OF 33
YEARS FIGHTING FOR RELIGIOUS
FREEDOMS THE FALL POSITION WHEN
THERE’S RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION HAS
ALWAYS BEEN CENSORSHIP.
THAT IS OVER AFTER TODAY BECAUSE
WE HAVE SUPREME COURT TO MAKE
CLEAR FREE SPEECH FULLY
PROTECTED.
>> Hannity: I CAN UNDERSTAND
YOU DON’T WANT DAMAGES FROM THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT, DEFINITELY TAKE
YOU BACK PAY.
THEY OWE YOU THAT.
MAKE THEM PAY FOR YOUR LAWYER
TOO.
[LAUGHS]
>> I WILL LET THE LAWYERS WORKED
OUT ONE OUT I JUST BE ABLE TO
HAVE THE SAME FREEDOMS THAT I
FOUGHT FOR FOR 20 YEARS IN THE
MARINE CORPS.
IT’S GREAT THAT I BEEN ABLE TO
CONTINUE TO FIGHT AND DEFEND THE
CONSTITUTION.
>> WILL YOU BE OFFICIALLY HARD
BACKED BY THE DISTRICT WILL HE
BE HIRED BACK?
>> THAT’S ALL HE ASKED WAS TO
GET HIS JOB BACK AND TO BE ABLE
TO SAY THAT 15-22ND PRAYER PRAYE
THE GAME.
THAT SHOULD BE COMING NEXT AND
THE BE BACK ON THE FIELD AND
HE’LL BE SAYING A PRAYER AFTER
THE GAME.
>> Hannity: ARE YOU SURE THAN
I CAN TO TRY TO KEEP THEM OFF
THE FIELD?
I DON’T TRUST SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AT ALL.
YOU SURE HE’S IN A BE BE AT BACK
OUT THERE?
>> LET’S HOPE THAT THEY DON’T
HAVE THAT FIGHT BUT WE ARE READY
TO HAVE THAT FIGHT IF THEY WANT
DEFY THE SUPREME COURT THERE TO
REALIZE THAT THEY MADE A SERIOUS
MISTAKE.
ON EXPECT THEM TO DO THAT BUT WE
WILL BE READY IF THEY DO.
>> Hannity: BRING INTO THE
CASE I WILL BE A FREE ADVISOR
[LAUGHS]
WE WILL DEMAND THE BACK PAY AND
THEN WE WILL DEMAND DAMAGES AND
I THINK THEY’LL PROBABLY GIVEN
THAT WOULD CHANGE THE MIND
PRETTY QUICKLY AT THAT POINT.
FEAR OF THAT LOSS IS PROBABLY
GREATER THAN THE SUPREME COURT
LOSS.
COACH GREAT CASE FASCINATING I
APPLAUD YOU FOR STANDING THROUGH
YOUR CONVICTIONS IN YOUR BELIEF
IN GOD.