“Legislative testimonial privilege” has been invoked to protect Rapert from answering as to whether any other versions of the 10 Commandments were considered.
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
AT DEPOSITION: Lucien Greaves
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Sen. Jason Rapert has succeeded at least temporarily in preventing public release of a full videotape of his deposition in the 10 Commandments monument challenge lawsuit, but you can’t keep a good Satanist down.
Lucien Greaves, leader of the Satanic Temple, an intervenor in the lawsuit, is attending this morning’s deposition and live-tweeting Rapert’s testimony. I hope someone grabs a cell phone shot of the two during a break.
Getting ready to head to the deposition of Sen. @jasonrapert of Arkansas who will answer, under oath, our questions related to the installment of a 10 Commandments monument on the Little Rock Capitol grounds & ARs rejection of TST’s Baphomet monument. Check here for live updates.
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
Surprise! I’m already there. It seemed prudent to post that I was just getting ready when I pulled up, as the Senator saw fit to announce the time and place in a public rant last night fully knowing that people here wish me harm.
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
Rapert just asserted his right to know who all is in the room and why, seemingly indicating that he is unable to recognize me.
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
To be clear, Rapert’s totally non-religious “American Heritage & History Foundation” which financed his entirely secular 10 Commandments monument shares a PO box with his ministry.
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
Rapert’s National Association of Christian Lawmakers, which he apparently runs in his capacity as a Senator, solicits for correspondence at a mutual address with his ministry. The address is listed on the donate page stating he’ll take mail for either entity there.
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
Rapert is nonsensically objecting to images taken off his ministries public website being entered into evidence, as the site contains pictures of his family.
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
“Legislative testimonial privilege” has been invoked to protect Rapert from answering as to whether any other versions of the 10 Commandments were considered.
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
There’s more, but you get the drift.
UPDATE: The tweeting may be disrupted. There’s some concern it could put the kibosh on preserving a video of Rapert’s deposition, which is an important historical document. The transcription of the testimony should be available to the public when completed.
Greaves commented:
Due to the unspecified limit of the temp restraining order against disseminating Rapert’s testimony (which I interpreted to apply only to the video), and as we do not which to prejudice the judge against releasing said testimony, I have agreed with my lawyers to end live tweeting
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
But he later added:
I am disappointed to not be commenting on how the Senator claims to not to even have a ballpark figure on the actual price for his grossly over-financed monument.
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
UPDATE: More fireworks in the afternoon. Jason Stanley Rapert is NOT happy.
You know what? I wasn’t going to alert people that I’m here. Rapert did that. He’s going to complain about the deposition publicly, and I’m going to remain silent? Fuck that.
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
Then:
Rapert refused to bring any documentation related to his American History & Heritage Foundation on the grounds that he’s here in his “personal capacity” not as the prez of his company. His lawyers uphold this ludicrous argument. To the judge that will go.
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
Then:
New melt down about me tweeting
— Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) September 12, 2019
Greaves own lawyer has apparently advised him that tweeting is a bad idea. But, note: The judge’s order pertained only to use of the videotaped deposition. Rapert himself had said earlier that he understood and didn’t object to the contents of what he said being released in printed form. And that record should be open in due course.
