Louisiana Forgets There’s A First Amendment And Sues Liberal Group
Moveon.org put up billboards and did a TV ad critical of Governor Bobby Jindal rejecting Medicaid funds. The state is suing claiming it is illegally using a logo.
Republican Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne has been locked in a pitched battle with the group for weeks, unsuccessfully calling for it to take down the billboard that is currently up on the I-10 coming into Baton Rouge from Port Allen.
“We have invested millions of dollars in identifying the Louisiana: Pick Your Passion brand with all that is good about Louisiana. No group should be allowed to use the brand for its own purposes, especially if it is for partisan political posturing,” Dardenne said in a statement announcing the suit…
In response to the suit, MoveOn.org Civic Action’s Executive Direct Anna Galland said the organization hasn’t yet received notice of the complaint, but, “if press reports are accurate, it is very sad to see the state spend taxpayer money on a frivolous lawsuit instead of providing health care to the people of Louisiana.
