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   'That's not proper under the Constitution,' Judicial Watch   
   president tells 'The Story'   
      
   Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton told Fox News' "The Story"   
   Friday that his organization filed a federal lawsuit against   
   Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser after their request to paint   
   an "apolitical" slogan on a Capitol Hill street was given "the   
   run-around" for weeks.   
      
   Fitton told host Jon Scott he has sought to paint the non-profit   
   group's motto "No One Is Above The Law" on a street near its   
   office and claimed Bowser's reticence appears to be because she   
   disagrees with the message.   
      
   "That's not proper under the Constitution," he said. "Remember,   
   the city painted 'Black Lives Matter' and the city also allowed   
   to be painted, 'Defund the Police'. It's hard to argue that that   
   can take place, yet a request like we are making can't.   
      
   "When you start denying access to a public forum -- now, which   
   the streets are according to the mayor's own actions -- you're   
   running up against the First Amendment. That's why we're in   
   federal court."   
      
   Fitton said his organization gave the District every opportunity   
   to allow them access to the asphalt, including offering to pay   
   for the slogan painting themselves but had no luck   
      
   "The government obviously can have certain restrictions about   
   how it is done," he said. "They initially said, 'Well, I don't   
   know if it'll work because it might interfere with traffic.'"   
      
   However, Fitton noted, a street has been closed near the   
   location of the 'Black Lives Matter' painting close to the White   
   House.   
      
   "We're just getting the run-around..."   
      
   According to Fitton, Judicial Watch is also seeking to paint "No   
   One Is Above The Law" on an Uptown section of Fifth Avenue in   
   New York City after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans to have   
   "Black Lives Matter" painted at multiple locaitons throughout   
   the city.   
      
   When Scott asked what might stop another group from trying to   
   paint their slogan on a city street, Fitton responded that there   
   is no legal way to prevent such action since Bowser sanctioned   
   the initial "Black Lives Matter" painting.   
      
   "This is the consequence when a government starts playing   
   games," He said. "If they are going to start picking winners and   
   losers on issues ... the result is they have to follow the law."   
      
   In a statement on their website, Judicial Watch said they spent   
   three weeks emailing with the mayor's office but "have yet to   
   receive a substantive response to [our] street painting request."   
      
   "Our lawsuit argues that DC [sic] officials denied timely access   
   to Judicial Watch to paint its own expressive message and   
   violated federal civil rights law in allowing District streets   
   to be used for the painting of expressive messages, which   
   constitutes protected First Amendment activity, but denying   
   [Judicial Watch] the timely opportunity to paint its expressive   
   message on a District street for reasons that are not narrowly   
   drawn to achieve a compelling government interest."   
      
   The statement added that the District of Columbia appears to be   
   "favoring the expressive messages painted on 16th Street NW   
   [Black Lives Matter] and/or created the appearance of endorsing   
   those messages to the exclusion of Plaintiff’s message on a   
   related subject matter."   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/media/tom-fitton-street-painting-lawsuit-   
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