9/7/2004

THIS PAGE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE FACT THAT I'M JUST A NIGGER WITH A BIG MOUTH TO MANY WHITE PEOPLE and SHOWS HOW ONE EXCUSE AFTER ANOTHER IS USED TO KEEP ME FROM BEING PROTECTED BY THE LAW! THINGS LIKE THIS JUST DON'T HAPPEN TO WHITE ACTIVIST! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME BECAUSE I'M JUST ANOTHER NIGGER, AND WHAT I SAY ALTHOUGH 100% TRUE IS OFFENSIVE TO WHITE PEOPLE AND SUPER-CHRISTIAN "NEGROES".

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FACT: “NIGGERS”

JUST DON’T HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS WHITE’S per the DRED SCOT DOCTRINE thus I can be fired just for expressing my "political opinion".

IN 1857 The U.S. SUPREME COURT in the landmark DRED SCOTT VS SANDFORD, 19 U.S. 393, 407, 15 L.ED. 691, decision said, "No whiteman was bound to respect the RIGHTS of a African".

“DREAD SCOTT DOCTRINE, - today that is still true when it comes to Africa-American’s who openly don’t follow the whiteman’s religion as I’ve consistantly learned”

NJWEEDMAN

PLEASE READ "FIRED":
PRESS RELEASE:WEEDMAN FIRED!

NJWEEDMAN takes to the podium at this AUGUST 26th, 2004 protest of Governor McGreevey. Weedman demands McGreevey step down immediatedly and gives interveiws to the local press as to why he should step down!

(CLICK on PICTURE TO SEE VIDEO OF WEEDMAN's TV INTERVEIW)

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THIS PICTURED APPEARED IN THE TRENTONIAN on Sept. 23rd, 2004

No whiteman would be fired for expressing his political views off duty!

They hired him with his hairstyle, hired him knowing he was a convicted felon but fired him when they found out he's a "NIGGER" who doesn't believe in Christianity. He openly utilizes his 1st Amendment Rights in a way many white people don't like! He advocates and proselytizes about his faith; "RASTAFARI" and how U.S. laws make his religion illegal to practice in AMERICA which claims to have "FREEDOM of RELIGION". This is just another example of the FACT that in AMERICA we don't have "FREEDOM OF RELIGION" we have "FREEDOM of RELIGIONS ACCEPTABLE TO WHITE PEOPLE".

`Weedman' sues, says he was fired for his beliefs Wednesday, September 22, 2004 Ed Forchion claims he was seen in television demonstration By JASON NARK Courier-Post Staff (CAMDEN-NJ) A Burlington County man has filed a lawsuit against a former employer he claims fired him after learning of his political views and religious beliefs. Ed Forchion, of the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township, who professes Rastafarianism, claims CD & L shipping of Hackensack fired him Sept. 7 after a supervisor saw him on television at a demonstration against Gov. James E. McGreevey on Aug. 26. Forchion, who is running for Burlington County freeholder and seeks a U.S congressional seat as a member of the U.S. Marijuana Party, filed the suit in federal court Monday. Claiming his First Amendment rights were violated, he is asking for immediate reinstatement with back pay, a jury trial, punitive damages and a written apology from his supervisor. Officials from CD & L did not return several phone calls for comment Tuesday. Forchion, who unsuccessfully tried to change his name to NJWeedman.com, claims his religious freedoms are protected under the First Amendment because Rastafarians consider marijuana a sacrament. Rastafarianism began as a spiritual movement in Jamaica in the 1930s. Practitioners often grow their hair into locks and use marijuana. Forchion said he was not asked to submit a urine sample or renounce his religion before taking the job. In his suit, Forchion claims company officials mistook his presence at the rally as being anti-homosexual. "I am in the marijuana reform movement and there are a lot of gays in the the movement with me. I would be stepping on my own foot if I spoke out against them," said Forchion. In 1997, he was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute more than 40 pounds of marijuana. Forchion served 17 months of a 10-year prison sentence. After he was released on parole, Forchion filmed a pro-marijuana commercial and was sent back to prison for violating terms of his parole. A federal judge ordered him released after five months, saying the arrest was an infringement of free speech. "Its hard enough to get a job as a felon," said Forchion. In his two months as a courier for CD & L, Forchion said he made regular deliveries to Fleet Bank branches. Fleet is also named as a plaintiff in the suit. SEE ACTUAL COURIER POST STORY HERE: FIRED FOR MY BELIEFS

WEEDMAN: I WAS WRONGLY FIRED   Thursday, September 23, 2004  By, Tramaine Lee TRENTONIAN staff reporter (TRENTON NJ)-- The marijuana advocate known as NJWeedman says he was fired from his job when his bosses mistakenly thought he took part in an anti-gay protest against Gov. Jim McGreevey outside the State House last month. In a lawsuit filed Monday by the activist, against former employer CD&L shipping of Hackensack, NJWeedman also alleges he was fired as a result of his bosses becoming aware of his political views and religious beliefs. Weedman, aka, Edward Forchion, a Rastafarian by faith and a pro-legalization marijuana activist by political practice, said he was only targeted after his employers saw him on television and realized that he was NJWeedman. Forchion said he was fired Sept. 7, after a supervisor watching a television newscast of an Aug. 26 protest against McGreevey, saw him on TV. Forchion said he wasn’t protesting McGreevey for his homosexuality, rather he was rallying for McGreevey’s ouster so he could petition to be placed on the ballot if a special election would be held. "I’m not anti-gay," Forchion said yesterday. "I was just saying that I wanted the governor to leave immediately." Forchion is running for Burlington County freeholder and hopes to gain a congressional seat, representing the Legalize Marijuana Party. In the suit, Forchion claims his First Amendment rights were violated. "Me being fired was totally un-American," Forchion said. "Everybody claims they support free speech until you say something they don’t like." Forchion is asking for immediate reinstatement, back pay, a jury trial, a written apology from his supervisors and punitive damages. Fleet Bank of America is also named in the suit. One supervisor, only identified as Kathy, was quoted as saying "we can’t have that, I have to let you go. A Fleet bank manager complained they saw you on TV and I was ordered from above to fire you." Several phone calls to CD&L attorney Mark Carlisimo, chief financial officer Russ Readner and the personnel office were not returned last night. Two phone calls to the personnel office Tuesday ended with someone hanging up on a Trentonian reporter. Forchion, whose beliefs include smoking marijuana as a sacrament, said he was never asked to submit a urine sample before taking the job. And he said his employers were well aware of his past, which includes a 1997 drug conviction of possession with more than 40 pounds of pot. Forchion subsequently served 17 months of a 10-year prison sentence and was released in April 2002. The activist was thrown back behind bars in August 2002, after producing a pro-weed commercial, deemed by the courts as a violation of his parole. After five months in jail, a federal judge ruled that Forchion’s pro-marijuana commercial was protected by his right of free speech. The judge ordered an injunction that forced authorities to release him. ©The Trentonian 2004 SEE ACTUAL STORY HERE: WEEDMAN FIRED

COPY of LAWSUIT FILED 9/21/2004

NJWEEDMAN.COM
(Legal Known As)

 EDWARD FORCHION

U.S. MARIJUANA PARTY candidate

P.O. Box-1302.,

Browns Mills, N.J. 08015

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

1 Gerry Plaza

Camden, N.J. 08101

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: COMPLAINT

NJWEEDMAN.COM -lka- EDWARD :

FORCHION Jr., U.S. MARIJUANA PARTY : WRONGFULL DIS-CHARGE

Plaintiff(s), :

: Discrimination/Retailation

-against- : for expressing of Political Views

:               Religious Views

CD&L, FLEET BANK/BANK of AMERICA, : : Jury Trial Demanded

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Defendant(s). :

Citizen files a complaint in this action, plaintiff “NJWEEDMAN” legally known as “Edward Forchion” P.O. Box-1302 Browns Mills, N.J. 08015, alleges as follows upon information and belief: That defendants CD&L (80 Wesley Street South Hackensack, NEW JERSEY 07606 ) and Fleet Bank/Bank of America (Bank of America Corporate 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, NC  28255) willfully violated plaintiff’s civil rights by dis-charging and wrongfully terminating plaintiff for expressing his “POLITICAL Views” as well as his “RELIGIOUS VIEWS”. Plaintiff is a citizen of the United States of America and was born with the RIGHT to express his Religious and Political beliefs without fear of retaliation.

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction is rightfully incurred in the Federal realm for the RIGHTS violated are protected under the U.S. 1^st Amendment. And for the reason the New Jersey Department of Civil Rights declined to accept this complaint as a violation of New Jersey State law. For these reasons plaintiff has presented this complaint to the Federal District Court of New Jersey in the City of CAMDEN. Defendant Fleet Bank is a nationwide Corporation headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

OVERVIEW OF THE ACTION

Plaintiff NJWEEDMAN is a full citizen of the United States of America, and a *RASTAFARIAN by faith. While RASTAFARIANISM is a recognized religion enjoying the protections of the Constitutional Right of “FREEDOM of RELIGION” many Christians refuse to accept this faith as legal because of the sacrament of the faith; MARIJUANA. State law makers have failed to provide religious exceptions to the current marijuana laws making RASTAFARIANISM illegal to fully practice in the State of New Jersey. Federal legislators have provided such a “exception” with the 1993 Freedom of Religion and Restoration Act (42 U.S.C.A. § 2000bb (a)) UNITED STATES Vs BAUER, 84 F.3d 1549, 1556 (9th Cir.1996), PEOPLE OF GUAM Vs GUERRERO, Docket no. 00-71247 9th Circuit decided May 28th, 2002.

RASTAFARIANISM: Is a religion which first took root in JAMAICA in the ninth century and has since gained adherents in the UNITED STATES. See: Mircea Eliade, Encyclopedia of Religion pages 96-97 (1998 edition). It is among the 1,558 religious groups sufficiently stable and distinctive to be identified as one of the existing religions in this country. See J. Gordan Melton, Encyclopedia of American Religious pages 870-71 (1991 edition). Standard descriptions of the religion emphasize the use of marijuana in cultic ceromonies designed to bring the believer closer to the divinity and to enhance unity among believers. Functionally, marijuana known as GANJA in the language of the religion --operates as a sacrament with the power to raise the partakers above the mundane and to enhance their spiritual unity. UNITED STATES Vs BAUER, 84 F.3d 1549, 1556 (9th Cir.1996), MCBRIDE Vs SHAWNEE CITY ,71 F.Supp. 2d 1098, 1100 (5th Cir) 1999, STEELE Vs BLACKMAN, 236 F.3d (3rd Cir.) 2000

Plaintiff openly proselytizes about his faith and champions the cause of legalization of marijuana as a “RELIGIOUS” right. Plaintiff is the “RASTA” (religious cleric) of the JAH RASTAFARI house of worship in Browns Mills N.J. 08015.

In July 2004, Defendant hired Plaintiff for a job as a courier delivering and retrieving inter-office mail. A menial task that requires little or no contact with customers or clients. Defendant was fully informed of plaintiffs previous conviction(s) and fight to get the convictions overturned. Plaintiff does not hide the fact that he use’s “Marijuana” as a religious sacrament and infact publicly use’s marijuana every month on Independence Mall (Liberty Bell) where it is legal. (SEE: ATTACHMENT 1). Defendant did not require plaintiff to submit to a urine test nor require plaintiff to renounce his religion. Not once did Plaintiff miss a day of work, fail to make a delivery or compromise the companies in anyway.

On September 7^th, 2004 plaintiff was dis-charged after defendants learned of his public political and religious views after he was spotted on TV at a public demonstration in opposition of New Jersey Governor McGreevy in the City of Trenton on August 26^th, 2004. Plaintiff gave numerous interviews to both print and TV media, while holding a sign which read: “NJWEEDMAN for GOVERNOR” – this sign had images of his sacrament on it. Yet, this demonstration wasn’t about “marijuana”. This demonstration was to urge Governor McGreevy to step down immediately. It wasn’t about the “fact” that he’s bi-sexual. It was simply a demonstration urging him to leave now as opposed to on Nov 15^th, 2004 when he stated he’d leave. It wasn’t on company time nor did it interfere or cause any negative issue in regards to defendants, plaintiff is not the face of the company but merely a “faceless courier”. Company officials (Marcie) originally mistook this demonstration to be “anti-gay” when it clearly wasn’t. (Plaintiff’s immediate supervisors Kathy and Marcie are alleged to be gay). Then dis-charged defendant after learning plaintiff/employee Edward Forchion was infact: “NJWEEDMAN.COM Super-hero to the Potheads” (WWW.NJWEEDMAN.COM) who is now a candidate of the U.S. Marijuana Party for both Burlington County Freeholder and the 3^rd district U.S. Congressional seat in the upcoming November general election. Defendant – (Supervisor Kathy) stated, “we can’t have that I have to let you go. A Fleet bank manager complained they saw you on TV and I was ordered from above to fire you”. When Plaintiff re-acted by saying I have every right to talk about whatever I want and will be suing over this. Kathy said, “don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill”. Kathy then went on to say; “I didn’t know you were the “WEEDMAN” I read about in the papers when I hired you, I live in Atlantic County!” Plaintiff statement in reply was, “so what difference does it make to you what I talk about on my time”.

Other employee’s such as Phillip Jones are allowed to express his religious views and remain working for CD&L and Fleet Bank. Philip Jones is a Christian who serves as a deacon at a Camden Church and proselytizes about his faith and beliefs’ to youth groups. What I do publicly is exactly the same. I proselytize about my belief’s and advocate for the New Jersey State Government to change it’s current laws to allow me and members of my faith to practice our belief’s without fear of arrest or persecution. Plaintiff is positive that had he taken up a CHRISTIAN cause and made numerous public statements and demonstrations in support of Christian beliefs he would not have been fired from his job.

RIGHT TO EXPRESS UNPOPULAR VEIWS

"...individuals, severally or in association, have a right to denounce public body, its officers, and its programs, in most searing terms, and even with wide margin of error." BOARD OF ED., BOROUGH OF UNION BEACH Vs NEW JERSEY ED. ASS'N, 53 N.J. 29, 247 A.2d 867 (1968).--- "Constitutional Right of Free Speech and assembly can-not be abridged simply because others might take offense at what is being said or advocated and create a disturbance." FACULTY AD HOC OCT 15th VIETNAM MORATORIUM COMMITTE Vs BOUGH OF GLASSBORO, 111 N.J. SUPER, 258, 268 A.2d 75 (1970) -- HURWITZ Vs BOYLE, 117 N.J. SUPER. 196, 284 A.2d 190 (1971)--.

The issue of “legalization of marijuana” is a legitimate political issue across the country; it is not even a new political issue. For the past 30 years since the CONGRESS outlawed “marijuana use” with the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 it has been a political issue. In 1978 Congress passed the Compassionate Use Act. In the past 10 years numerous states have passed laws to allow for the use of marijuana medically and the U.S. Congress itself passed the (FRRA) Freedom of Religion and Restoration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C.A. § 2000bb(a)) that allows for the religious use of marijuana. There are numerous organizations dedicated to this cause of legalization; such as NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) and several political parties in support of this issue; i.e. The Libertarian Party, The Green Party, The Reform Party and the Marijuana Reform Party of New York. It is totally “Un-American” that this plaintiff would be fired for participating in a valid political debate in this country.

In 2002 this very same plaintiff was unconstitutionally imprisoned by state officials for “again” talking about marijuana. (SEE: ATTACHMENT 2) Plaintiff in that action filed a “WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS” from the Burlington County Jail and after serving more than five months was ordered released by Federal Judge Irenas who ruled:

The First Amendment exists so as to promote debate on issues of public importance. In this case, the advocacy of the legalization of marijuana is a legitimate political position in this country. The Libertarian Party, whose presidential candidate received over 380,000 votes in the 2000 election, advocates the legalization of drugs. Libertarian Party website at http://www.lp.org/issues/relegalize.html. Many elected public officials have called for a liberalization of the nation's drug laws. Simply put, Plaintiff's place in this debate will do nothing to harm a public that is already itself debating the current state of our nation's drug laws. FORCHION Vs ISP, 240 2d F.Supp 302

ARGUMENT

The Plaintiff has every right to publicly criticize Government Officials in the instant case he was legally criticizing New Jersey Governor McGreevey and was fired from his job for doing so.

RIGHT TO POLITICAL EXPRESSION

"...where political speech is involved, our traditions insists that government allow the widest room for discussion, the narrowest range for its restriction."....."Political expression includes any fair comment on any matter of public interest, whether or not subject of an election campaign, whether or not embarrassing to local governing body, and whether or not irritating to one's neighbors.'' STATE of NEW JERSEY Vs MILLER, 83 N.J. 402, 416 A.2d 821 (1980)

It would be absolutely wrong/illegal to allow CD&L or Fleet to fire employee’s for having certain political discussions, or belief’s. CD&L and FLEET BANK have thousands of employee’s with varying “political and religious views”. To allow such a “discriminatory” policy to exist would be disastrous to FREEDOM in America and would open the floodgates of wrongfull dis-charges for political belief’s.

Defendant CD&L claims on its website: that for the last 8 years CD&L has helped companies of all sizes conduct business more easily, efficiently and profitably. As a national leader in the customized full-service, time critical same-day ground delivery industry, CD&L has grown to over 11,000 customers with 92 locations in 62 cities and over 3,500 contactors and employees.

Defendant FLEET BANK is a large fortune 500 CORPORATION that boasts on it’s website: Bank of America/Fleet and the NAACP share a vision of economic empowerment. We've worked to remove the barriers that stand between many low- and moderate-income and minority individuals and families and their dreams of financial independence. Yet, Plaintiff was fired for expressing his minority RELIGIOUS views and beliefs.

I swear by penalty of perjury and imprisonment that all statements, allegations and facts in the above complaint are truthful and accurate. For the outrageous un-American conduct of CD&l, Fleet bank of America the following is demanded.

DEMANDS

IMMEDIATE RE-INSTATEMENT with back pay, Plaintiff seeks a jury trial, Punitive damages, Legal fees and a written apology from Supervisor Kathy admitting she was wrong to fire Plaintiff for exercising his RIGHTS of Political Expression and Religious Expression.

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NJWEEDMAN – LKA – EDWARD FORCHION

On Oct 1st, 2004 "NJWEEDMAN" decides to go to the State House and ask the Governor
 to make a call to his job for him like he did for the employee's of the SURF

(Below is a copy of the letter NJWEEDMAN gave to the Gov)

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APPEARED IN TRENTONIAN: Oct. 2nd, 2004

DO YOU WANT TO HELP THE NJWEEDMAN? Check it out: See the sign NJWEEDMAN holding in the picture!
"Call the number in the picture (609)518-0210"
Ask why they fired the "NJWEEDMAN! ISN'T THIS STILL AMERICA?

ALSO CALL THE LAWYERS and CEO's
CD&L Attorney Mark Carlesimo (201) 489-7740 CD&L CEO - Russell Readner (732) 225 6100

NJWEEDMAN LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR

GOVERNOR McGreevey,

On August 26^th, 2004 on my own time I participated in a peaceful protest of you. At this protest we demanded that you immediately step down. Which you have refused to do, but my (allegedly) gay boss (KATHY 609-518-0210) at CD&L fired me. One of the reasons I believe was because she mis-understood the purpose of my participating in that protest. She thought it was an anti-gay protest when it wasn’t. Gov what I was doing was legal, wasn’t on company time and fully protected by the first amendment. Althought I came out of the “CANNABIS-CLOSET” years ago, I didn’t tell my current boss’s I was “NJWEEDMAN.COM Super-hero to the POTHEADS” they only knew me as the mild mannered employee ED FORCHION. This protest exposed me as a “POTHEAD”. I’d like you to help a brother out by giving my boss a call on my behalf; “POTHEADS NEED JOBS TOO”!

In the recent past Gov you made a similar call on behalf of citizens who lost their jobs because of speaking out against you.

CLICK HERE :
GOV MAKES CALLS

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Greg Maiuro lost his job with the Atlantic City Surf after dedicating the 1970s song "YMCA" to McGreevey during a game Aug. 17. The Village People hit is widely considered a gay anthem. Marco Cerino posted the message "Sponsored by Gov. Jim McGreevey" during the playing of "YMCA" he too was fired.

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<>Both Mr. Maiuro and Cerino apologized for their actions on this day, I did nothing wrong so I will not apologize but I too think you THE “GAY AMERICAN” GOVERNOR should now speak up for my RIGHT to speak-out against you and or your policies or decisions (like to stay until Nov 15^th). Since I’m now un-employeed every Monday I will stand here in front of the capital requesting you make a call on my behalf!

“where political speech is involved, our traditions insists that government allow the widest room for discussion, the narrowest range for its restriction."....."Political expression includes any fair comment on any matter of public interest, whether or not subject of an election campaign, whether or not embarrassing to local governing body, and whether or not irritating to one's neighbors.'' STATE of NEW JERSEY Vs MILLER, 83 N.J. 402, 416 A.2d 821 (1980)

We all know you are a GAY AMERICAN now but do you believe in FREEDOM of SPEECH GOVERNOR? In the past Governor your administration illegally removed me from my job and family and jailed me for 5 months for making “political advertisements” that called for end of the racist “WAR on DRUGS” www.njweedman.com/censorship . (I was never compensated either) Now you seem to be willing to look the other-way as I and my family are being victimized once again because I utilize the AMERICAN right of “FREE SPEECH”; most Americans claim to be in support of!

HELP A BROTHER OUT,

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UPDATE:
ON OCT 13th, 2004 FEDERAL JUDGE DONIO
 holds a hearing in relation to this case and recommends to Judge Irenas to dis-miss the case!!!!

Read her opinion below

UNDER-CONSTRUCTION

PLEASE READ WEEDMAN'S LETTER TO THE JUDGE'S

UNDER-CONSTRUCTION

Yes, I plan on filing a lawsuit in state court instead!

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I HAD TO FILE SUIT BECAUSE THE TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER'S ALWAYS REFUSE TO PROTECT MY RIGHTS.

Here are the two top Law enforcement officers in the State of New Jersey. Both of these Government official's are supposed to protect the Rights of every citizen, but because I'm not a Christian and openly oppose (CHRISTIAN) Government Policies like the "marijuana prohibition" they refuse to protect my rights and have both themselves violated my rights!!! 

(Click on their pictures)

N.J. Attorney General PETER HARVEY "UNCLE TOM"

U.S. Attorney General for N.J. CHRISTOPHER CHRISTIE "HYPOCRITE"

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