Introduction
After a weekend
of fasting and asking God where He wants
me in these current events (feeling solidarity toward my Christian brothers and
sisters), my co-worker came down with COVID-19 on Monday, October 18, 2021.
By Wednesday my company issued an edict that all employees must test negative
for Covid-19 before we could return to work.
After expressing and submitting my Religious Exceptions against testing
and vaccines to the Human Resources Director, I was placed on indefinite unpaid
leave. Their company handbook
states the following:
“All employees may request
an accommodation when their religious beliefs cause a deviation from the
Company dress code or the individual's schedule, basic job duties, or other
aspects of employment. The Company will
consider the request but reserves the right to offer its own accommodation to the extent permitted by law. Some,
but not all, of the factors that will be considered are cost, the effect that
an accommodation will have on current established policies, and the burden on
operations — including other employees — when determining a reasonable
accommodation. At no time will the
Company question the validity of a person's belief” [Employee
Handbook, page 83, emphasis added]”
It appears they
do not follow their company policy.
Testing and
vaccines go against my core Christian beliefs. I believe that God created our bodies well and
gave us ‘natural immunity’ to fight this virus. My religious beliefs are documented in my
lawsuit “Complaint of Discrimination in
the Workplace” which can be viewed by clicking on the link in the right
column above. Below are two verses that
were used in the lawsuit.
“But when he
heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of
a physician, but those who are sick.” ESV Mat 9:12
“Or don’t you know that your body is a
temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not
your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your
body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” WEBA 1Co 6:19-20
Many of us feel
that there is something very wrong with our world. It feels like we are well into the
tribulation prophesied in scripture.
Take the headline below for example:
"A
new COVID Vaccine could kill 50 Million in the U.S." declares Dr. Judy Mikovits and
Dr. Sherri Tenpenny. Source: HealthImpactNews.com.
Many of us are
filling out religious exemption forms at our workplaces. In my opinion Christians might as well be
painting a series of concentric circles on their chests. It is obvious to me that sinister forces
occupy the highest levels of government and industry. We are making ourselves easy targets.
I refuse to be pigeonholed. I do not accept that there are only two
escape routes out of this predicament.
This is why my lawsuit is needed.
This lawsuit puts a variety of legal arguments front and center before
the Court. It forces the Courts to abide
by the rule of law. Common Law is
supposed to apply to everyone consistently.
If our Courts do not rule consistently
in cases with similar fact patterns, we will expose their bias.
This court case
is not just about some injustice that I have personally experienced. It is about all of us who are concerned about
justice and desire to follow the Living God.
As Ben Franklin said long ago, "We must all hang together, or, most assuredly,
we shall all hang separately".
I believe in the principle, Where We Go One We Go All. As Daniel wrote long ago,
“the people who know their God shall
stand firm and take action.”
ESV Dan 11:32
At this time I
am accepting donation for this case – money and pray donations are both needed.
I have zero income right now and my wife
only has a part time job. Since I am not
hiring an attorney, my costs will be minimum; however I will have costs
associated with this case. I plan to
take this case to the next step and will be making further announcements soon.
Donations
accepted at GiveSendGo.com/ProSeLeitgeb
About Me
Decades ago, after watching my country
fall more and more into despotism, I found my way into a patriotic organization
that specialized in law. In some ways,
we were visionaries. We predicted that a
time would come when our government would become tyrannical. We could see the ever increasing
encroachments. He who controls the
paycheck, controls the person.
Our fearless leader taught us (gasp) the
Constitution. He taught us how to crack
open a law book and understand what a case syllabus meant by “Held.” We learned that it is called Common Law
because it is (or at least supposed to be) a law common to both the prince and
the pauper.
He went on to explain to us that a
"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take
everything you have." (Quote is a summary
of our founding fathers’ principles.)
He also taught us that you should never take a knife to a gun
fight. That is why he taught us
law. With Law, he argued, you can use
their own weapons against them.
Let me brag a bit, “I was tea party
before mainstream media even recognized there was a modern-day tea party.”
Many years have passed and I continued to
study law as a hobby with a focus on Constitutional law. The internet has given a plethora of
opportunities to learn law. I love to listen
to daily news briefs from a lawyer’s perspective by Robert Gruler. I enjoy hearing answers to my specific
questions from Podcasters Robert Barnes and Viva Frei. I have learned to cross examine from Charlie
Rose. I picked up on the major courtroom
objections from Jarrett Stone. I came to
understand the definition of evidence from Richard Cornforth. And I have been inspired to promote justice
by the testimony of Gerry Spence. And so
many more that I can list have contributed to my education.
I have learned to praise God for my
factory job, because when my work gets monotonous I don on a pair of headphones
and listen to law.
Another thing I have learned over the
years is that lawyers are not infallible; they make mistakes too. Law is so voluminous that it is impossible to
know everything. This is especially true
in Constitutional law simply because most law schools gloss over this vital
document.
Today I teach a monthly lecture series
that I have entitled “The Pros and Perils of Pro Se.” I started by telling my past successes and
failures in a courtroom. We talk about
when it is wise to represent yourself and when it is wise to hire a
lawyer. But if they do hire a lawyer,
they need to know the stuff I can teach them so that they can hire the right
lawyer. To borrow a phrase from Robert
Gruler, we believe in “watching the watchers.”
Decades ago, the few visionaries and
myself predicted a time when lawyers would be so intertwined with government
that very few lawyers would be willing and able to defend your rights. I believe that this time is today.
If you were to review the many pleas for
money on GiveSendGo under the legal category, you will see many people who are
suffering. Many are asking for donations
in the order of hundreds of thousands of dollars. There is little doubt that these people have
retained the best lawyers. However, is
this the best bang for your buck? I
argue that Pro Se’s will have to lead the battle where lawyers fear to
tread. We have no license to lose. And I argue that we can do it for nickels on
the dollar.
