Pubdate: Mon, 08 Mar 1999
Source: PR Newswire
Copyright: 1999 PR Newswire
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ANOTHER BLOW TO LIBERTY

The Daily Oklahoman 'Respectfully Declines'

WASHINGTON, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Liberty Project has received word
that The Daily Oklahoman has rejected an advertisement that was designed to
raise awareness about the erosion of American's constitutional rights.  The
ad is part of the Liberty Project's recently announced campaign designed to
educate people throughout the United States and encourage them to take
action in this fight to protect our fundamental liberties.

On Tuesday, March 2, the Liberty Project received a fax notification from
the newspaper that simply said, "We respectfully decline publication of your
advertisement at this time." The Daily Oklahoman provided no further
explanation for rejecting the ad.

"Why are ideas about freedom and liberty so controversial these days?"
inquired Phil Harvey, Liberty Project Founder, after hearing about the
rejection of the ad. "I don't understand it.  The ad tells a real story of
how excessive abuses by federal law enforcement occurred in the name of the
war on drugs.  And in this case, these abuses resulted in the death of an
innocent man. Something must be done to prevent tragedies like this from
happening."

Those interested in viewing the rejected advertisement can visit the Liberty
Project's home page at www.LibertyProject.org.

The Liberty Project is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, headquartered in
Washington, DC.  Concerned citizens established the Project to inform the
public about the problems with current civil asset forfeiture law.  More
information on The Liberty Project can be obtained by visiting
www.LibertyProject.org or calling 1-877-474-3200.

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