Suit Challenging Ground Zero Mosque Goes to Court
It's been a lengthy process since we filed suit last summer. But, now a critical court hearing is taking place at the New York State Supreme Court.
We'll be in court Tuesday arguing our case that the planned mosque at Ground Zero should never be built. As you know, we represent Tim Brown, a first responder and firefighter who lost nearly 100 colleagues on 9/11. From the very start, it's been our position that this site is simply not appropriate to build an Islamic mosque. After all, part of one of the hijacked planes crashed into this very building on that fateful day.
This is a legally complex case but focuses on the fact that the City acted improperly by deviating from its own procedures and succumbed to political pressure from the Mayor's office in failing to preserve the building at issue, clearing the way for the Ground Zero mosque to be built.
Our lawsuit is posted here.
Not only did the City err in its actions, the fact is most Americans and most New Yorkers don't believe this site is suitable for an Islamic mosque.
And, over the months, we have heard from you in record numbers. Nearly 280,000 have signed on to our Committee to Stop the Ground Zero Mosque. As this hearing nears, we need to hear from those who haven't yet signed on.
With arguments ready to be presented in court, add your name now - we can get to 300,000 in the next few days. But we must hear from you.