This Honorable Court is now in Session.
In his now-famous Nov. 8th radio show, Bill O'Reilly was recorded as saying:
You know, if I'm the president of the United States, I walk right into Union Square, I set up my little presidential podium, and I say, "Listen, citizens of San Francisco, if you vote against military recruiting, you're not going to get another nickel in federal funds. Fine. You want to be your own country? Go right ahead."
And if Al Qaeda comes in here and blows you up, we're not going to do anything about it. We're going to say, look, every other place in America is off limits to you, except San Francisco. You want to blow up the Coit Tower? Go ahead.
Plaintiffs charge that these statements are unconstitutional in that they attack both the spirit and letter of the Law and the ideals of the American Republic, that these statement are in contravention to the United States Constitution, specifically Art. IV, Section 4; Art. I, Section 8, Clause 1; Art. I, Section 9, Clause 6, to wit:
Article IV. Section 4:
The United States...shall protect each of them [states] against Invasion...
Article I. Section 9:
Clause 6: No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another...
Article I. Section 8:
Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To... provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States...
In each of these sections and clauses, the intent of the Framer's is clear: the United States government is constitutionally obligated to protect and defend every last scrap of dirt claimed by the United States of America, and to do so for each state uniformly, without preference, and without exception.
Thus, neither the president (as Bill O'Reilly suggests) nor any other branch or office of the federal government has the power under the Constitution to effectively cut off a city, like San Francisco, or exempt all or part of a state, like California, from the protection of the United States under the faithful application and operation of our laws.
Clearly, Mr. O'Reilly has advocated a course that is in not allowed under the letter or spirit of our American Law. Therefore, we hereby find that, besides being simply unconscionable, Bill O'Reilly is unconstitutional, and that he and his course shall be considered null and void under the Law from this day forth.
It is clear that this particular citizen hates the ideals of America and has declared himself in opposition to our laws. Therefore, every branch and officer of the federal government is hereby enjoined from in any way following or implementing his advice.
Signed,
The Justices of the United States Supreme Court of Public Opinion