Update: MANALAPAN LEGAL DREAM TEAM SUFFERS NIGHTMARE DEFEAT!

Da Score:

DaTruthSquad and da Electronic Frontier Foundation: 1
Da Manalapan Legal Dream Team & Ego-Bruised Politicians: Zero

No need to wait for the next edition by Back Page Barratta. Here's da Monmouth Superior Court ruling direct from da judges's desk for all to read!

Da First Amendment is alive and well, thanks to Monmouth County, NJ Superior Court Judge Terence Flynn who saw through da agenda of da Manalapan Dream Team.

In a case that has gained worldwide attention, da Manalapan Legal Dream Team, led by NJ attorneys David Weeks and Daniel McCarthy suffered a devastating loss while the Consitution of the USA was victorious.

In what can only be described as a victory for the First Amendment, the judge in the case threw out both subpoenas from Weeks which demanded broad-ranging information on the identity of daTruthSquad.

Let daTruthSquad make this point perfectly clear to everyone. This is not a victory for just daTruthSquad. It is a victory for all bloggers in the United States and any citizen who has a comment to make that any ego-bruised politician may not like. This is a victory for the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, and it should show all weak-minded politicians you cannot mess with the Founding Fathers of this great nation.

Even more important, da judge ruled this case on First Amendment grounds.

Here are quotes for da media:

"Recently, State Assemblywoman-elect Caroline Casagrande said, ‘Da First Amendment didn't mean to provide for anonymous bomb throwing. I’m fairly certain that’s not what the First Amendment or the founding fathers meant when the First Amendment was drafted." This isn't just a victory for daTruthSquad. This is a victory for 'anonymous bomb-throwers' like Alexander Hamilton, Chief Justice John Jay, and anyone who believes in the sacrifices of the Founding Fathers and the First Amendment of the US Constitution.’"

"DaTruthSquad was never a victim here. The victims here are the people of Manalapan, NJ who have no say in the funding of a costly fishing expedition whose sole purpose seems to have been the eroding of Freedom of Speech."

"Was the Manalapan Township Committee asleep at the wheel? The judge asked in court if the plaintiff's clients knew about how their lawyers were handling this case. Did these politicians sanction a First Amendment witchhunt? The people who are paying for this lawsuit - that's the people of Manalapan - have the right to know."

"This is a victory for bloggers throughout the United States who expose local politicians with political agendas. Thanks to this brave judge, the First Amendment is alive and well."

In court on Friday, Manalapan Dream Team lawyers Weeks & McCarthy continued to paint their portrait of a town and nation that doesn’t need to have First Amendment guarantees. They claimed in court – as their evidence - if you look at da blog you come to the inescapable conclusion that da Mosked man is da hero of da blog.

So, this means because, as they claim, da Mosked man is da hero of this blog, that he must be da writer?

Judge Flynn saw through their purely speculative case, and ruled on da solid ground that he was not goin to violate anyone’s First Amendment rights. Anyone following this case should realize that da judge ruled by law and not innuendo. This judge deserves to know that by following da rule of law, his decision today sets a precedent that da nation of law-abiding judges will follow.

In a move that wreaked of desperation, Dream Team attorney Weeks even told da judge he could have Google send da private information about daTruthSquad directly, and he wouldn’t tell anybody.

Where did they get their law degrees? Da Dollar Store?

Da judge also asked a bombshell of a question to da Manalapan Legal Dream Team, asking if their clients (da Manalapan Township Committee and da people of Manalapan) knew they were trying to issue subpoenas about da First Amendment rights of an individual?

Of course, that question was answered by Township Attorney and Dream Team member Carolina MachoGrande, who’s Shock Quote was on November 28, “As far as any actions being taken against any outside parties in this litigation, this board (Township Committee) wouldn’t know why those actions are being taken, nor would I because I’m not involved in da case.”

It was also answered by Township Committeeman Mr. Anthony Gennaro, “I can’t contact Mr. Weeks (Manalapan Legal Dream Team member) because when I contact Mr. Weeks he wouldn’t take my phone call.”

DaTruth is, if you follow State Assemblywoman-elect & Dream Teamer MachoGrande’s quote closely, she says in effect da client “wouldn’t know why these actions are being taken.” This means either da Dream Team lawyers were running amock, which lends to da theory that this case is nothing more than a political vendetta, or da Township Committee was indeed clueless as to how their township tax dollars were being spent, which is another case in itself.

Along with da judge’s ruling on da First Amendment, he also ruled against da Mosked man’s request for sanctions against da Dream Team. DaTruthSquad has no doubt da local Snoozepaper will make that their headline in a future Back Page Barratta story next week. DaTruthSquad is curious, however, if they will ask questions of da Township Committee on daTruthSquad and da First Amendment issue. If they do not, and specifically don’t ask about why da town brought this First Amendment action, that would be an affront to every resident of da town. Da people have da right to know why da town’s elected officials brought this case, and why they allowed da lawyers to attempt to strip da First Amendment of da Constitution! DaTruthSquad will be watching da upcoming Snoozepaper stories carefully and their actions will be reported on this blog.

DaTruth is, if da leaders of da Township Committee of Manalapan had their way, this case would have been kept silent from da people. Thanks to da Electronic Frontier Foundation, this case, it’s legal briefs and even correspondence between lawyers was available for every citizen to see and read for themselves. The E.F.F. didn’t allow for innuendo or spin. They presented daTruth for everyone to see, and allowed every citizen to see the inside of this case so they could make their own informed decision. They deserve all the thanks here, because they preserved da First Amendment through their actions.

Thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and attorneys Matthew Zimmerman and Frank Corrado, da First Amendment is alive and well, and da rights of bloggers and commenters are safe from those who call people like daTruthSquad, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay “anonymous bomb throwers.”

Anonymous bloggers are not “anonymous bomb throwers.” Instead, we da people are idividuals who believe in right against wrong, and we have a well-placed fear about politicians who believe in power instead of da people.

What you have seen thus far in da case of “Da Township of Manalapan vs Da Mosked Man” is a case where Dream Team lawyers attempted to go da last mile to strip da First Amendment rights of an American citizen. They spent taxpayer money to do it, which is an affront to da citizens who had absolutely no say in da matter.

Is this case a political vendetta paid for by taxpayers who have no right to stop it? That is a question only you can answer.

Fortunately, a judge on Friday, December 21, 2007 gave his answer “for all da people.”

Fortunately, there are organizations like da Electronic Frontier Foundation, and hard working attorneys like Frank Corrado and Matthew Zimmerman, and judges like Superior Court Judge Terrence Flynn who believe in what da Founding Fathers stood for.

Da First Amendment is safe for another day from those who would desire to strip liberty from those they don’t like, and we should all thank God for that.

Consider that a Christmas gift from daTruthSquad and da TruthTellers who believe in da First Amendment.