Change Your Name To Obscenity? #&@% No!

N.M. Judge Refuses Man's Request To Legally Change Name To "F--- Censorship!"

(AP)  The state Court of Appeals has ruled against a Los Alamos man who wanted to change his name to a phrase containing a popular four-letter obscenity.

The man appealed after a state district judge in Bernalillo County refused his request to change his name to "F--- Censorship!"

Judge Nan Nash ruled that the proposed name change was "obscene, offensive and would not comport with common decency."

The man - whose legal name is Variable - argued on appeal that it was improper government censorship to deny him the name change.

"We do not believe that the district court's action infringes on petitioner's right to free speech," a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals said in a ruling Friday.

The man has the right to call himself whatever he wants, unless there's fraud or misrepresentation involved, the judges said.

But once he seeks court approval for a name change, the court has the authority to turn him down on several grounds, including if the name is offensive to common decency and good taste, the judges ruled.

That law was clarified in a 2004 case in the same court that apparently involved the same petitioner. In that case, an Albuquerque man whose name was Snaphappy Fishsuit Mokiligon got the go-ahead from the appeals court to change his name to Variable.

[barbaram99]

That man knows it is cussing word. It is not name. Due to the fact the Judge turnt him down for the reasons of the court and thinking of others. Yes it does offens etc. I know of a man that wanted a woman''s name and the court turnt it down. It was the fact that it was not in keeping with good standards..Now they want to have a name that no ones has. Fine. Just not a swear word. Ye can''t say that sir.

[sfden]

The man would have been guilty of bad taste, that''s all - at least he knew it was deliberate

[barbaram99]

Tool, Amen, Thank God Allmighty her honour denied that person''s name change. I could NOT believe a person would want to be legaally that. Nasty. If the man wants to legally change his name then really he surely did not think of others. Was he wanting it for the shock it bring. The butt of jokes. Oh dear. I can''t say it and no kid should. At 53 i HAVE OF JUST ABOUT EVERY THING.

[toolmangler-2009]

The truth is...we are not free :(
@#$% Judge Nan Nash!
Posted by jh6379 at 01:08 PM : Jun 28, 2008



judging by your comment, "thank heavens"

[lorinkundert]

We are one step closer to taking back our freedom thanks to the Supreme Court and the 2nd Amendment.