Steve Anderson, Chief of Police, Nashville, Recipient of 2014 Bill of Rights Award PRESS RELEASE: Concordville, Pennsylvania - 12-16-14. Steve Anderson, Chief of Police in Nashville, Tennessee, is the recipient of the 2014 Bill of Rights Award. The announcement was made on Bill of Rights Day, Monday, December 15, 2014, at the 23rd Annual Bill of Rights Commemorative Banquet in New Holland, PA. Carris Kocher, chairman of the Bill of Rights Bicentennial Committee of Concordville, PA, which sponsors the annual event, said, “Several factors are considered in making this award, including that the effort be above and beyond ordinary duties, the extent of personal risk and sacrifice in undertaking the matter, and the extent to which it will impact any of the Bill of Rights and/or Liberty at large.” According to Mrs. Kocher, Chief Anderson’s nomination was one of several submitted, covering a variety of issues including First Amendment rights and property rights. He was nominated for his protection of individual rights against search and/or seizure of personal property without a lawful warrant, but according to Mrs. Kocher, “It was his letters to Congressmen and the Secret Service, in an effort to address his concern as Nashville’s Chief of Police over disregard of constitutional rights and procedures by federal agents that led to his selection for the 2014 Bill of Rights Award.“ “In going public,” she said, “he demonstrated great courage and fidelity to his oath and office, rightfully standing guard over the rights of individuals.” According to news reports about the January 2014 incident which occasioned Chief Anderson’s October 6, 2014 letter to the Congressmen, his attempts to address his concerns with the Secret Service directly had been unsuccessful. David Bradford of Delaware, a 13th generation direct descendant of Governor William Bradford of the Pilgrim Colony, was the main speaker at the Bill of Rights Banquet. He spoke particularly to the Mayflower Compact as the beginning of self-government of a free people in the New World, sometimes in his own words and sometimes of the words of William Bradford himself. Many consider the Mayflower Compact to be the first written constitution in the history of the world! Charlie Zahm entertained the gathering with his magnificent baritone voice and his remarkable musical talents along with his knowledge of history and the story behind the songs. The Bill of Rights Bicentennial Committee was formed in 1990 to promote observance of the Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1991, and Bill of Rights Day each year since then. In 1992 they sponsored the first annual Bill of Rights Award and Commemorative Banquet. Nominees for the 2015 Bill of Rights Award can be mailed to P.O. Box 912, Concordville, PA 19331. For more information about the Bill of Rights Award or Commemorative Banquet contact Carris Kocher at BillofRightsBC@gmail .
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 16:01:18 +0000
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