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02/13/2004 Entry: "Territorial Terror, Territorial Lunacy"
Territorial Terror, Territorial Lunacy
Man fined ten grand for going to church
"A resident in this remote northern Maine outpost along the Quebec
border says he is being fined $10,000 for doing something he has
done most his life: Going to church. Richard Albert, 52, said the
U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection recently notified him
that he faces two $5,000 fines for twice crossing from Quebec into
Maine on a Sunday when the local border crossing station is closed.
Albert's home is 30 yards on the Maine side of the border, right
beside the U.S. Customs office. But the church is on the Canadian
side of the border, which means he has to cross the boundary
illegally to attend church services. Albert, a U.S. citizen, said he has
been crossing the U.S.-Canada border at his own discretion for
more than 40 years." (02/12/04)
http://www.sierratimes.com/04/02/12/ap_church.htm
[from Sierra Times and Rational Review News Digest]