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Donations much appreciated for Attorney Richard Fine!
Attorney Richard Fine has been in jail since the beginning of March; he was put there in retaliation for defending the public against judges who were taking illegal compensation from the county of Los Angelos. Read the story here! At the website, there's an address for writing to Attorney Fine.
I asked Fred Sottile, who has been helping Attorney Fine, to provide an address where people can send a donation to help. He wrote back: "I am attempting to get the address on the web site. In the mean time, please write a check to Eleanor Van Natta. In the note line, write "Richard Fine."
Fred wrote "American King." I haven't read it yet.
Continental Congress President Michael Badnarik hospitalized!
Read the Articles of Freedom and sign the pledge! CC believes the Constitution isn't broken, but that it is being violated! Listen to the video (made on 11-15-09) in which Michael explains the goals of Continental Congress to Gary Franchi at http://www.cc2009.us/aof The video is nearly one hour long, and very informative. Michael and Gary explain how we gave Congress the authority to coin money, not print paper money. Plus we never gave it the authority to transfer that right to a group of private bankers.
I just read some news regarding Jackson, the former IRS agent who dared question the right of government to tax our wages, not income, but wages... there's a difference. She was moved from a prison in Coleman Florida to one in Bushnell Florida, apparently for allegedly making contact with members of the media. Our tyrant leaders mustn't stand for such expression of our First Amendment right of speech, oh no.
Here's a link to a website devoted to freeing Sherry Peel Jackson.
Overtime pay being denied many!
I just opened up an email and discovered in it a story about the large number of workers suing over unpaid wages.
In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court took up a case (Alden v. Maine) involving overtime pay, but really the question was regarding sovereign rights. Could the state of Maine be forced into its own courts? The case involved employees of the state of Maine who had been denied overtime. Judges wouldn't let them get through in state of federal courts in Maine. The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court was narrow, 5-4 against the probabiton officers, one whose name was John Alden. Justice Souter wrote an awesome dissent.
The U.S. Secretary of Labor, it was mentioned in the decision, could have filed a lawsuit on behalf of citizens of Maine, but didn't. Maybe it's time for one now. Actually, I don't believe that overtime pay is a constitutional right; so let this federal "Act" be held unconstitutional. Mandatory overtime pay (which is 1.5 times employee's regular pay rate) is an interference by government into contracts between employers and employees. It's no wonder that the U.S. Supreme Court has never held the mandatory O.T. pay rate unconstitutional though; I mean it allows the government to collect all that much more payroll taxes from us.
Public hero Attorney Fine will be spending the holidays in jail. A man named Fred went on Dr. Shirley Moore's conference call tonight (you'll find the show at her website under December), and asked people to send in a few bucks to cover a $300 filing fee for paperwork being filed this week into U.S. Supreme Court. Click on "Donate," and you can pay using pay pal. I think I may have posted the mailing address in an older post if you prefer to pay by check. I'll post it here again once I get it.
Go to Free Richard Fine to read about Attorney Fine, make a donation, and/or get his address and write to him!
Zena Crenshaw is a regular on Dr. Shirley's show; she's on right now! Zena is telling listeners that members of the Congress are reporting they are so overwhelmed by public email, they can't manage it all. Good work people! However, as Zena pointed out: this means we need to organize ourselves into groups that our representatives can effectively respond to!
Zena is with National Forum on Judicial Accountability (NFOJA), and she's working on uniting people using NFOJA's Citizen Forums on Judicial Accountability. Get on board, and share the website with others.
Here's a link to Full Disclosure's latest on Attorney Richard Fine. Senators and assembly members met on December 8th, in West Los Angelos California. The meeting, described by one judicial reform activist as "a dog and pony show," was supposed to be about government reform.
I posted information about SBX2 11 under the biography of Ronald George at Judgepedia. I included a link to the docket in U.S. Supreme Court, which shows the U.S. Supreme Court denied Attorney Fine a review. P.S. The website for JAIL 4 Judges is still down (I'd posted a link to it at Ronald George's biography); the group is still active and working on getting the site up again.
We need people in every state to work on judicial reform, so find others in your community who want change, and start meeting with them.
Maine businesses are fed up with Maine government!
"The Kennebec Journal in Augusta quotes David Clough of the National Federation of Independent Businesses as saying that many business owners are afraid to speak out, especially those who are having trouble with a regulatory agency."
I'm guessing that the Maine Department of Labor is one of those regulatory agencies Maine businesses want "regulatory streamlining" of.
I'm going to try to contact Clough at NFIB. I found his contact information in a story on TABOR (Taxpayer Bill of Rights). Though 79 percent of businesses support TABOR, it was defeated by taxpayers this past fall at the polls.
Maybe I'll contact the U.S. Department of Labor also. When the state of Maine refused to comply with Federal Labor Standard Law of 1938, jipping sixty-six probation officers of their overtime pay, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that they couldn't sue the state. Here's information about Alden v. Maine in 1999. And at the Oyez Project you can listen to arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court case, ALden v. Maine!
I sent prisoner Carol Murphy's writ of habeas corpus to U.S. District Court of Bangor Maine today. I included a September 26, 2007 newspaper article about another victim of Animal Welfare Director Norma Worley - Joan Sullivan. Sullivan's lawyer filed a motion for contempt after the state wouldn't return her horses (one died while in state custody) after a judge ordered them returned. At the webpage, http://archive.stateline.org/html/2007/09/26/80.html you'll see the story was once linked there: "Motion aims for state to return horses" about halfway down. I sent a photocopy of the newspaper clipping with Carol's writ.
In my Letter of Support I included references to other injustices, some which I've mentioned in past blogs, and I've asked to have the issue of judicial immunity addressed. One of the things I sent was a 2 pg story "Fire Maine Kennel Czar" by John Yates regarding Norma Worley. Yates passed away this fall.
Hearing on recusals of judges set for Dec. 10, 2009!
A hearing has been set in Washington D.C. at the Rayburn House Office Building for this Thursday, December 10, 2009, regarding recusal of judges since Caperton.
According to a story about it at the BLT (Blog of Legal Times) on the 4th: "No witnesses have been announced for the hearing." Here's a link to the schedule .
And here's a list of the members of the Courts and Competition Policy subcommittee. Please call the subcommittee members regarding Attorney Richard Fine. Judge David Yaffe should have recused himself from the case Fine was on, and his failure to do so, and imprisonment of Attorney Fine is atrocious. The "conflict of interest" was clear, for Yaffe had accepted compensation from the County of Los Angeles, which was a defendant in the case Yaffe ruled on.
Jury selection postponed due to fall! Maine woman suing the governor!
Margot was in court to choose a jury in the state's case against her when she fell and everything was put on hold. She had to have stitches; well, she tells me she opted for the glue actually.
Margot's animals were taken from her a few years ago; and she's trying to get a trial regarding this. In a story, taken at the webpage of the Bangor Humane Society, a reporter mentions that the state requested that Margo pay $100,000 for the care of her animals while the appeal was pending; that amount got reduced to $10,000, and then $2500, which she paid in protest. If she lost her appeal, the money would be forfeited to the state of Maine's Animal Welfare Department.
In Supreme Court, she said that their matted fur was the equivalent of dreadlocks in humans. That's funny, but what our government is doing to us isn't.
Sherry Peel Jackson is a former IRS agent who was imprisoned for failure to file tax returns several years ago. Why didn't she file the returns? She couldn't find the law behind the income tax.
Is the New World Order coming in December? Nearly 10,000 have signed the Treaty of Copenhagen - Instrument of Repudiation to try to stop it.
Wow, last night Patrick Riot shared a wealth of information about our government, in a conference call. I'm told a recording of the call will be posted at AUN's website in a few days. He talked about Hitler, zionists, the federal reserve... look for conference call #125.
I've provided links to of the calls/radio talk shows which I frequently tune into... scroll down and you'll find them.
Tonight on Dr. Shirley Moore's radio show, Nancy asked for help to get an investigation going into Mitrice Richardson's disappearance after being released from jail. Click here to sign the petition.
Here's an article about men being targeted by District Attorney Mary Kellett in Bar Harbor, Maine. Maine's motto is Maine Vacationland. Perhaps we should consider changing it to Maine Incarcerationland... at least until we put some sort of judicial accountability in place.
“The first step towards economic and environmental regeneration is to increase the flow of income to consumers. Of course, by ‘income’ is meant real buying power – not recycled debt for which the people are already responsible in their roles as consumers and taxpayers."
The Money Myth Exploded by Loius Even is a simple story, with vibrant illustrations. It tells how money is/was created as a debt by private banks.
A subscription to the Michael is only $10 for 2 years! Buy one for a friend and ask him/her to keep the gift going. Get free leaflets about The North American Union, and more, from The Michael!
Okay, it's old news now, but it's worth mentioning. Here's a story telling about Kevin Concannon's confirmation hearing in July in D.C. for the position of Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
Editor and publisher of Common Sense Independent, Terrilyn Simpson, did a 28-page report in 2005 on the murder of Logan Marr. She titled it Logan’s Truth. Simpson told how Maine officials and the Legislature failed Logan’s family afterward. Logan tried to tell about the abuse. Concannon was Maine DHS Commissioner at the time. In hearings, he defended DHS officials, saying "Logan was known to lie," (page 2).
Then there's the other Kevin - Kevin Jennings, supposed "safe schools" czar. The story brings some good news, at least. On October 15, 53 Republicans called for Obama to fire Jennings, who was "pushing a pro-homosexual agenda in America's schools," and who has quite a shady past.
There are 300 million people in this country. Couldn't the president find better candidates than these two?
Here's a link to Dr. Shirley Moore's BlogTalk Radio show. Attorney Richard Fine has a court date set for December she says. "People, we are in serious trouble," says Moore, who has been trying to expose the injustices, doing radio shows like Justice4Us for about twenty years. Once you click on the link above the audio will load automatically, in about a minute.
Cops went to Carol Murhpy's place to arrest her apparently; but did they have a valid warrant? Carol had filed a lawsuit against judges and other officials in connection with the taking of her animals several years ago... without a warrant! She had "No Trespass" signs on her property... she tried to defend herself with a stun gun.
In Carol Murphy v. State of Maine et al , several judges were dismissed from her case simply because they were judges. She's been trying to place her case/s in Arizona and other states. The state had fined her for animal cruelty. Being poor, she hadn't paid the fines. Carol had filed an "Emergency Habeas Corpus," believing it would only be a matter of time before the state of Maine came to get her if some court didn't accept her case and give her a fair trial. The state judges are obviously biased in her case against the state.
The Arizona court dismissed her case on the 13th of October, citing lack of jurisdiction. I ordered the documentation from Pacer. Carol was arrested on the 14th. Coincidence? It was someone from PETA (People's Ethical Treatment of Animals) who telephoned police on Carol. They're the group who attacked Obama for swatting a fly on national television.
In court filings, Carol mentions that the U.S. District Court has violated the Open Court Standard in not letting her file the habeas corpus in U.S. District Court of Maine. Carol is entitled to her day in court. Is it okay to jail someone because they have no money to pay a fine?
You can help Carol by sending her a letter of support... money can be sent to her, by using a money order. It will be deposited into her account so she can purchase stamps, phone card, etc.; the jail has returned stamps sent to her. Everything has to go through her account. Why? Well, I'm guessing that the state makes a commission on the sale of such items.
On October 5, I got my question through on C-Span, regarding Attorney Richard Fine's case and SBX2 11! Correspondent Michael Doyle took my question during a series by the Washington Journal about the U.S. Supreme Court. It comes in at about 41 minutes into the video.
Afterward, Robb Harleston, who was the show's host, discussed a story by Paul Harris titled "Will California become America's first failed state?" California has a population of about 37 million. What happens in California affects other states. Quoting Harris: "There is a growing movement to call for a constitutional convention that could redraw the way the state is governed. It could change how the state passes budgets and make the political system more open, recreating the lost middle ground."
I've written to the following reporters and told them what has happened to Attorney Fine. Please write and request a story!
Attorney Fine had a case against the county, Judge David Yaffe should have recused himself, because of the obvious "conflict of interest." Yaffe and other judges have been taking illegal benefits from the county for decades!
On September 10, I posted a response from the governor's office He's aware of the situation with Attorney Fine... there's no doubt about it.
Today the Supreme Court of the United States denied Attorney Fine's certiorari petition. This morning, I asked a question on C-Span regarding the status of Attorney Fine's certiorari petition. Caller from Maine, 41 minutes into the video.
We cannot allow our leaders to ignore such injustices. Please write to them and demand they order Attorney Fine released from the illegal imprisonment.
C-Span takes my question about Attorney Fine's case!
I'm ecstatic! I got on C-Span this morning!
I called into a series by the Washington Journal, airing this week (started yesterday) regarding the Supreme Court. The first time I dialed in, the line was busy. When I tried again I got through, and a woman asked what type of question I had. I told her it was regarding the status of a case that was recently scheduled for conference. She said it sounded like a good question, and she put me on hold.
My question to Doyle was this "Are you familiar with Attorney Richard Fine's case, which was set for conference on the 29th of September?" I told him that Leslie Dutton of Full Disclosure Network had done stories but the mainstream media hadn't.
The Enumerated Powers Act, is a bill which Congressman John Shadegg of Arizona has been trying to pass for several years and which there is growing support in Congress for. You can view the list of co-sponsors at the website.
The Bill, H.R. 450 would require Congress to site the Constitutional authority for every bill it passes.
There's a case in Superior Court for the District of Columbia. The name of it is Dale Rodney v. United States Corporation. Rod Class (AKA Dale Rodney) holds conference calls at AIB Radio. Rod has been researching the law and our Constitution for some years, and has discovered that the way to file a case against the United States government is to do so through their corporation status.
The judge in this case has docketed that Eric Holder has defaulted... in other words, he failed to answer to the charges brought by Rod. He also mentioned that the judge who denied his motion to clarify the language, which is to be used in his case, mentioned the original Constitution. This is important, because it's an admission that there are versions which were put into play since the original; and that the language is in conflict with the language in the original.
I know from experience that they totally abuse certain words... "person" is one of them. Aren't I one? Yes, but I couldn't represent our corporation in U.S. Supreme Court.
Here's a good link to Attorney Fine's story.
Machiavelli wrote about problems in government. He said they were like illnesses, difficult to detect at first, but "having gone unrecognized, they are allowed to increase until everyone may recognize them, then remedy is no longer possible."
Is it too late to cure the United States?
"Okay, I did it... no wait, I didn't."
Judges withdraw guilty pleas... oh please! This link is an update to a story in Pennsylvania which broke earlier this year, in February. I posted a link to it then.
Here's a link to the March in Washington D.C. About 2 million people attended to protest big government and wasteful spending.
Article by Andrew C. Wallace: "Most Officials and Judges of both parties violate the Constitution and are therefore Traitors..."
I received an email from the Constituent Affairs Office for Governor Swarzennegger a few days ago. It must be in response to my message regarding Attorney Richard Fine. I asked the governor to order Fine released from the illegal imprisonment. Basically, they're telling me to contact the fox regarding the killing of hens. The courts and Bar Association are part of the corruption. If the governor won't step in, California - and one might assume all states - are doomed. Please people, write to the governor and demand Attorney Fine's release. They're using the "separation of powers" excuse. I don't believe our forefathers intended for it to be used as a way for members of one branch of government to pass on an opportunity to hold a member or members of another branch of government responsible for blatantly violating Constitutional rights.
Helpful information may also be found at the California State Bar website: http://www.calbar.ca.gov/. Again, thank you for writing to share your views.
Leslie Dutton of Full Disclosure Network sent me this link to the latest news regarding Attorney Richard Fine, It's good news!
I posted about Carlos R. Moreno, who is being considered to fill the vacant U.S. Supreme Court justice seat; but someone removed it from the main page for Moreno! If you click on the date and time of my post, May 23 at 8:28, in "history" you'll get to it. I posted under the name Martha Mitchell. She was the wife of John Mitchell's, attorney general when the Watergate scandal unfolded. Nobody believed it when she told them that her husband was involved. Before I met other people who are trying to do something about the corrupt judges, I felt that nobody believed me, or cared enough to do anything about it.
Here's a direct link to my post on Moreno: Possible nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. What I wrote begins at "From Judicial Watch, at the urging of the Los Angeles Superior Court..."
I also wrote about judicial immunity and JAIL 4 Judges, but that was hidden as well.
U.S. Supreme Court nominee - the will of the people!
Obama will choose nominee soon. He's been to California recently. Do you think he's heard about the petition to make Richard Fine one of the nominees?
Petition to make Richard Fine United States Supreme Court justice nominee.
Fine was jailed by California judges who didn't like the idea of his exposing their little scheme. Please sign the petition. The jailing of innocent people should not be taken lightly. Make your voice heard!
David Ewing has posted my bio! Check it out. I'm scheduled to be on his show on Memorial Day. David has a chat room where you can post a question or comment.
U.S. Congressman John Shadegg of Arizona's 3rd District, has been trying for years to get a law passed called The Enumerated Powers Act. It would require that Congress cite the constitutional authority for every bill it passes... we need to do this because our politicians do not realize (or care) that they are violating our Constitutional rights with the passage of numerous bills.
Voters deceived - Wikipedia post on J.A.I.L. amendment.
Voters in South Dakota defeated J.A.I.L. in 2006, but had they been deceived by Attorney General Larry Long’s summary of the 4-page amendment called J.A.I.L., of which he was an opponent?
I just made my first Wikipedia post, regarding fraud by the attorney general regarding the J.A.I.L. amendment in the 2006 election. The title of my post is S.D. Supreme Court says Amendment E was not "objective." Oh, I see, you have to click on History, and then the time and date of the post... because someone has deleted my post from the main page. 13:45, 19 May 2009.: "In the South Dakota elections of 2006..."
Oh, here's a video on red light runners - showing cops in Austin Texas running the lights for no reason. I read about the city's program to place cameras at red light intersections and I thought it was a good idea, at first; but then I learned that the same company which leases these cameras to the city also reviews the videos, helping the city determine if a fine should be imposed or not. Might that be a conflict of interest? I posted earlier about a city council member being removed by police (or security) when he mentioned something about it. He wanted the city manager to take a cut in pay so the city could continue to fund the program. Apparently, he'd been warned not to talk about it.
Awesome - Religious, social journal! Read online.
I met a man named Melvin Sickler in Madawaska a few days ago. He writes for the "Michael Journal" and gave me a complimentary copy of the publication.
A Judge For the People - Fine!
There's a petition to make Attorney Richard Fine our next U.S. Supreme Court justice! Dr. Shirley Moore says that Obama wants someone who is a voice for the people! Petition for Richard Fine to be the new member of the U.S. Supreme Court justice. One of the candidates being considered, Carlos Moreno, is one of the judges who received retroactive immunity, and he had a hand in Richard Fine's imprisonment!
Watch a video made of an interview with Fine the day before he was locked up.
Really, really, dirty judges jail Fine!
Help get Attorney Richard Fine out of jail! Click here to sign the petition calling for an investigation by California Attorney General Jerry Brown.
Richard exposed corrupt judges in California.
It's too bad the Maine Supreme Court won't allow Husson College to start up their own law school, or should I say won't let students who attend take the BAR exam. Husson wanted to open a law school in Bangor, which is halfway up the state, but the Supreme Court of Maine won't let students take the Bar exam without first attending an accredited school... that is, one under the thumb of the Maine and American Bar Associations. You'll find the order at Recent Maine Supreme Court decisions all the way down at the bottom of the page. SJC-242, June 3, 2008.
I got a letter from the ABA about a month ago, after I provided them with a copy of my reconsideration request to the Maine Supreme Court asking that they hear my son's medical malpractice case. A summary judgment to defendants was granted after what I believe to be a fraudulently made motion for it by their attorney, Daniel Rapaport of Preti Flaherty. Here's the February of 2008 Maine Supreme Court decision in Aaron Michaud v. Blue Hill Memorial et al The ABA said it couldn't help... that the authority to discipline an attorney ultimately rests with that state's Supreme Court.
You'll see from the Supreme Court's order regarding Husson's program, many individuals supported the college's attempt to start a law school.
Professor Cabanne Howard teaches at the University of Maine Law School. He's also the chair of the Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability... which has dismissed all three of my complaints! Howard worked in the office of the Maine attorney general for about a quarter century. When I filed my a complaint in October of 2006, my third one against judges, I cc'd it to Peter Pittegoff, Dean of the law school; he did not respond to my letter.
Dad would have liked the following quote. He felt that highly educated people often lack common sense.
I'm constantly having to prioritize: how much time to spend working on finding a publisher, getting our cases heard, and finishing the book... not to mention I have a family, a home, a job, and a property rental business!
J.K.Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, was rejected by about a dozen publishers until Bloomsbury finally took her work. Don't mention it - I've already sent sample chapters to the Bloomsbury in England; my book isn't the "black swan" they're looking for.
The moose probably read about Maine judges and politicians and decided to call it quits.
"It has come to my attention from a constituent whose comminication with my office was not received..."
CFOJA / Fine / J.A.I.L.
J.A.I.L. 4 Judges and Citizens' Forum On Judicial Accountability (CFOJA) would like to see judicial accountability. CFOJA’s 16-page report, which came out on May 7, 2009 and which was submitted to our 111th Congress, “includes an appendix of case profiles summarizing real court battles,"
Many nonlawyers and some lawyers publicly contend that improper bias prevails among judges against certain minorities and in favor of big business [defense, pharmaceutical, insurance...], the rich, the powerful, the influential, the politically connected, and U.S. local, state, as well as federal government.
The president of a judges' association was among several distinguished invitees who committed to or showed considerable interest in attending the CFOJA but failed to show.
JAIL 4 Judges is one of 3 major grassroots initiatives endorsed by the Citizens' Forum On Judicial Accountability.
Don't forget about the petitions posted on April 23, 2009! Scroll down and click on older posts.
Below is part of an email I received last night from Care2 after a petition helped get a journalist home.
Subject: Petition Success: Roxana Saberi is Free!
"Individuals around the world, including the almost 28,000 activists who signed our petition, have pressured the Iranian government to free Roxana Saberi."
Listen to this 4/11/09 conference call for a few minutes, starting at about 5:50 with "Upon this ethernal truth..." and until Walt Myers (Tyrant Tamer) mentions the 1994 pledge of thirty governors.
There's more good stuff at 18:50-26:50. Quoting Coach Christocrat (Dobbinmeyer?): "Lay down your own agenda... if we're going to reclaim this culture we need to be one mind, one purpose"
I received some documents from Neil Strong, another Mainer. He has filed the papers which are mentioned in the article above... the paperwork was emailed to him by Steve Byfield from Colorado. I spoke with Steve recently, huh, and he sent an attachment showing his license plate which is self-made, and says "Natural being", "Unenfranchised", "Inhabitant." Neil's email address is strong@midmaine.com, if you want to write to him for the paperwork. I'm considering filing the paperwork myself, and recording it at the registry of deeds.
I'm listening to Patriot's Heart with Tim Dyer for the first time. Groups around the country want to work together to take back our liberties! Alright, let's do it!
Video cameras were being used to catch red light runners, and this city council member wanted to discuss a solution which involved cutting the mayor or city manager's pay.
Do you think if we placed cameras in all of the courthouses, randomly turning them on without the judges knowledge, we might get decisions that actually make sense?
LD 1435 Reporting "Sentinel Events"
If legislators really cared about us, they'd get rid of the discrimination against plaintiffs in medical malpractice lawsuits instead of simply imposing fines on the medical profession for non-reporting of errors. See the article at the bottom of this page, by Maine Attorney David Very, regarding the 2006 Maine Supreme Court decision Smith v. Hawthorne.
Some of the errors, called Sentinel Events, which hospitals in Maine must report or face fines for not reporting are: operating on the wrong body part, performing the wrong operation, operating on the wrong person, discharging an infant to the wrong person, etc..
This bill gives immunity to a person who in good faith reports a suspected sentinel event or a sentinel event, or expresses regret or an apology to the patient or the patient's family.
This bill increases the civil penalty to no more than $25,000, instead of $5,000, authorizes the division to collect the civil penalty without going to court and gives the health care facility the right to request an administrative hearing to contest the imposition of a penalty.
Hmmm... sounds sort of like a "hush" fee. Gee, imagine if contractors had that option: "Sorry, we built you a ranch instead of a cape. And, oh, we built it on the wrong land, and there's a leak in the roof... we're really sorry. There, now that we've apologized, we don't have to compensate you for our error."
At the public hearing on the bills to increase judicial salaries, which I testified at, I told the judiciary committee that LD 322 was a ridiculous bill; and that they'd look like fools if they voted to pass it. The bill says that Worker's Comp doesn't have to pay for medical errors caused by doctors and hospitals. No dah! Why do we need a bill for that? Because it appears that worker's comp and Mainecare have been footing the bill for doctor errors in Maine!
LD 1345, item 1 - Direct Initiative and People's Veto in danger!
Subject: HP0946, LD 1345, item 1 - Direct Initiative and People's Veto in danger!
Okay, this nonsense must stop! Legislators have "concurred" or agreed to further limit our rights again! They want to increase the number of signatures (current at 10% of total votes for governor in the last held election) which are needed for a Citizen's Initiative or People's Veto. They want us to gather 20% of the total of gubernatorial votes! Are they nuts? They also want to limit the Citizen's Petition (which they call a "Direct Initiative") to "one subject." In fact, they're passing, amending, repealing, and then passing again, so many laws that we should limit them from passing bills without the support of a percentage of the public.
I'm listening to testimony in the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee hearing now... I'm logged in at www.maine.gov/legis. They're discussing opening Sunday hunting in Maine. Someone just mentioned that in the past 32 years this bill or ones similar to it, have come to the legislature 28 times! Polls show that about 75% of the public oppose Sunday hunting. Landowners who open their properties to hunters and others deserve one day a week off, don't they, without risking being shot? They're very generous with the use of their lands, and if we pass Sunday hunting, they could simply close their lands to everyone... even bird watchers.
We need to find a way to limit the bills being proposed. There are way too many; and we need to repeal statutes which are clearly in violation of our rights - like the portion of the Maine Health Security Act which makes prelitigation panels mandatory in medical malpractice case.
In judiciary committee they're discussing LD 1020 - gay marriage. Senator Bliss just mentioned that over 2000 comment sheets were received regarding the bill. There was some noise in the background just now; I believe that a woman was removed from the room. Bliss made a comment: "I'll clear this room." He then said they'd take a 3 minute recess. It's 2:15 as I'm writing. He said again at the beginning of the meeting: "We start the meeting at 1:00 sharp as always." He's being sarcastic; they're always late, by about a 1/2 hour this time.
Okay, committee is back, and Bliss is telling people that the public may NOT speak in these work sessions... that opportunity comes in public hearings held days or weeks earlier, usually. Committee member Joan Nass mentioned that about 90% of emails she received (and she received thousands) were in opposition to the bill and she'd vote against it. Now there goes the chair again, lecturing "I want to make Maine a better place... I have three children," and also "this is all about fairness." So why did he vote "ought not to pass" on LD 491 which would have eliminated discriminatory law? Now he tells the public "I'm a gay man... this is extremely personal to me."
Jarod Crockett opposes LD 1020... so does Joan Nass. Hastings says the bill is not about civil rights, but about the definition of marriage, and he suggests an amendment to it, but to pass it. All others support the bill. Hastings says it will go to referendum no matter what the committee votes... because of the huge amount of public interest.
IMPORTANT PETITIONS - PLEASE SIGN!
Petition to get Judicial Accountability Initiative Law (J.A.I.L.) Judges should not be immune for clearly bad decisions.
Petition for Redress of Grievances Addressed to United States Congress, the United States Supreme Court, and President Obama. This covers so much!
John Yates of The American Sporting Dog Alliance wrote a petition and is gathering signatures to boycott Maine if Director Worley isn't removed from her position and if LD 964 passes into law. Signers call Worley's procedures "Draconian."
Petition to Reunite a Mother and Daughter - Missouri Misery Courts and state: are they conspiring against innocent parents?
There are numerous unforeseeable benefits to having a good working judicial system. Imagine how many people would want to move to Maine if we passed judicial accountability law. I think we'd have a population explosion! Again, please draft emergency legislation to get rid of discriminatory laws in Maine, and pass J.A.I.L. to stop the abuse of due process rights in our courts, by judges.
A $3 million settlement in California awarded when medical malpractice resulted in a death. I posted a comment today under the story.
Fees involved in filing lawsuits, including service of process, should not be borne by plaintiffs.
I propose that the cost of "justice" be deferred until after a case is decided. Then, the losing party gets charged the filing fee. Such a system would treat both parties equally, and enhance participation by the courts in the collection process. I've proposed this to Maine's judiciary committee. Parties often have difficulty collecting awards.
E-mails I've sent to Maine television and radio stations asking them to report about LD 491 have gone unanswered... and some came back undeliverable. I just copied the emails from the 2009 Maine Association of Broadcasters book! You can get a copy of the MAB directory by calling 1-800-664-6221.
You can listen, at maine.gov/legis, to the public hearings held in Augusta. Judges aren't using the discretion they have properly, or aren't applying the law correctly or consistently. Because of this, people are proposing laws in an effort to make judges more responsible. I've asked legislators to reconsider their "ought not to pass" vote on LD 491.
Call legislators and demand reform of our justice system, by passing J.A.I.L. Call the media and ask that they do a story about J.A.I.L.
" Liberty will not descend to a people, a people must raise themselves to Liberty."
The GOC is currently considering topics for OPEGA's work plan for the next year.
Their telephone number is 287-1901. If you care about our justice system in Maine, you should call and tell them that you support an investigation... prompto!
Ultimate authority for lawyer discipline in each state lies with the supreme court of that state.
I sent the judiciary committee an email this morning, asking them to reconsider their decision regarding LD 491. I made suggestions for new drafts to address three very important issues: judicial accountability, discriminatory law regarding medical malpractice cases, and UPL laws.
My message to the committee included an attachment which has information regarding the due process rights violations by judges against myself, my son, and a few other individuals in Maine which I have been keeping in touch with. A group called Due Process Defenders submitted summaries of our cases, as well as those of others around the country, to the judiciary committee of our United States Congress! I cc'd the email to the following television stations.

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