The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a civil rights lawsuit against New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin as well as the police chief. Apparently, in the days following the Katrina disaster, the city dispatched police and national guard soldiers to confiscate firearms — often at gunpoint, and without warrant or probable cause. That’s bad enough. Mayor Nagin needs to realize that the Constitution can’t be suspended because of a natural disaster. Now, apparently trying to add insult to injury Mayor Nagin and the city attorney have acted as though there was no lawsuit — they’ve completely ignored it… and the judge is mad.

Judge Carl J. Barbier issued a blistering rebuke to New Orleans’ defense counsel for conduct that is “wholly unprofessional” and warned that it “shall not be condoned.” Judge Barbier ordered defense counsel to reimburse SAF’s attorney $1,365. SAF is joined in the lawsuit by the National Rifle Association.

In his ruling, Judge Barbier noted, “Defense counsel has caused time and money to be wasted by Plaintiffs’ counsel and further admits that he has ‘no good reason’ to explain his behavior.”

What I don’t understand is why the citizens of New Orleans put this incompetent fool back in office.

Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin

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   “What I don’t understand is why the citizens of New Orleans put this incompetent fool back in office.”

   I couldn’t believe it! No wonder the hurricane, the city needed to be cleaned and woken-up. If they go back to their old ways, no telling what might happen next!

   Comment by OTTMANN — 2/15/2007 @ 16:13

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