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Friday, June 26, 2009
vacation
I will be on vacation for the next 9-10 days without access to the internet, so there will be no updates to the blog during this time.
Jason Bermas and Alex Jones respond to the 'Jewish Question' following Bermas' incident calling for Jew Critics to Die
Jones and Bermas' attempt at "damage control" only further exposes them as complete Jewish/Zionist-controlled false opposition. The caller from California calls back to Bermas' radio show, and Bermas actually defends his statement that Jew critics should die (no joke), saying it's "not true" that Jews control Hollywood and the mainstream media, and that anyone who says so is just a "jew hater." Alex Jones then jumps in to defend Bermas, with his usual rant about how the "jew haters" are "mentally ill scum"...etc, etc.
Then Jones and Bermas go on to pontificate about how they really do "support free speech" (sure...while they call for the death of critics of the Jewish power structure, and slander and smear them as "jew haters", "anti-semites", "losers", "mentally ill", "scum", etc, etc). Meanwhile, 'champions of freedom of speech' Jones and Bermas refuse to let the caller from California exercise his freedom of speech and make his point, repeatedly cutting him off and shouting over him.
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Part 2
Then Jones and Bermas go on to pontificate about how they really do "support free speech" (sure...while they call for the death of critics of the Jewish power structure, and slander and smear them as "jew haters", "anti-semites", "losers", "mentally ill", "scum", etc, etc). Meanwhile, 'champions of freedom of speech' Jones and Bermas refuse to let the caller from California exercise his freedom of speech and make his point, repeatedly cutting him off and shouting over him.
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Part 2
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Canadian Government partners with B'nai Brith to develop a National Task Force on Holohoax Propagandization
Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada
On Monday June 1, 2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(MARKET WIRE)--Jun 1, 2009 -- The Government of Canada will partner with B'nai Brith Canada to invest in the newly formed National Task Force on Holocaust Research, Remembrance and Education.
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced the three-year agreement this morning while speaking at a conference entitled The St. Louis Era: Looking Back, Moving Forward.
"I am happy to announce today that the Government of Canada, through its Community Historical Recognition Program (CHRP), will contribute $984,500 to assist in the development and operation of the National Task Force on Holocaust Research, Remembrance and Education," Minister Kenney said. "The League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada is a leader in the field of Holocaust education and is ideally suited to take on this important task."
In the first year of the agreement, funding will be directed towards the costs of the St. Louis conference itself and the initial launching of the National Task Force on Holocaust Research, Remembrance and Education (NTF). This centralized body, operating under the auspices of B'nai Brith Canada, will bring together scholars, legal experts and educators with Holocaust survivors and Jewish community stakeholders in an effort to share and enhance the important Holocaust research and educational work being done in Canada.
During the second and third years of the agreement, the NTF will conduct a more extensive study of the M.S. St. Louis incident, which saw a ship carrying Jewish passengers from Germany refused refuge in North America on the eve of the Second World War. In addition, the NTF will develop and publish educational resources, including a teacher's manual, a textbook designed for secondary school students and a DVD documentary, and provide training for educators who teach about the Holocaust.
"We applaud the Government of Canada for its vital recognition of the need to further Holocaust education in this country and for putting our nation on the world map in this field of study," said Frank Dimant, B'nai Brith Canada's Executive Vice-President. "We are pleased to partner with the Government in the launch of the National Task Force on Holocaust Research, Remembrance and Education, which will ensure Canada's place as a global centre for advancing Holocaust research and a base from which scholars and community experts can network and interact with each other."
Support for the conference and the NTF advances the Government of Canada's effort to achieve full membership in the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF). Canada's application for full membership will be presented at the ITF's plenary session later this month in Oslo, Norway.
"By seeking full membership, Canada is committing to act and to support the Task Force's efforts to engage all people, teach future generations the lessons of the Holocaust and help prevent future acts of genocide," Minister Kenney explained, adding, "Canada will continue to ensure the memory of the Holocaust is never lost."
The CHRP was announced in June 2006 as part of the Government of Canada's comprehensive historical recognition programming. The CHRP funds community-based commemorative and educational projects that recognize the experiences of communities affected by historical wartime measures and/or immigration restrictions applied in Canada and that promote the contributions of these communities to building this country. Eligible projects can include monuments, commemorative plaques, educational materials and exhibits.
Trade union of Hungarian police officers: "Anti-Semitism is our duty; We must prepare for armed battle against the Jews"
This story has only been reported by Haaretz, the ADL, and other jewish sources as far as I can tell, which raises my suspicions. Anyhow, it would be good news if true, and if the Jobbik and Hungarian Guard are not infiltrated or controlled opposition.
'Proud Hungarians must prepare for war against the Jews'
By Yehuda Lahav
Haaretz
June 2, 2009
"Given our current situation, anti-Semitism is not just our right, but it is the duty of every Hungarian homeland lover, and we must prepare for armed battle against the Jews."
This quote appeared in a newsletter published by an organization calling itself "The trade union of Hungarian police officers prepared for action".
Hungarian law allows police officers to organize in trade unions of their own. The union - by its own definition - aims to protect the professional interests of those unionized, and not to partake in political activity.
However, the law does not prevent the union from distributing a newsletter, the content of which is at the discretion of its editor, and its editor alone.
The editor of the "prepared for action" union, Judit Szima (who also serves as the secretary-general of the union) didn't see anything wrong with the content of the article quoted above. It is little wonder, given the fact that the union has signed a cooperation agreement with the radical right wing Hungarian party "Jobbik" (Movement for better Hungary) which backs and operates the extremist paramilitary movement "Hungarian Guard" and warns against the "gypsy crime" - in effect trying to terrorize Hungary's gypsy community, as well as its Jewish community or anyone else they don't like.
Szima is the Jobbik candidate in the upcoming election for the European Union parliament, to be held June 7.
She has been removed from her post in the police force ahead of the election, but continues to serve as the union's secretary general.
The author of the article, which focuses on the duty of every Hungarian patriot to adopt anti-Semitism, did not stop at one.
The following issue of the newsletter included another of his articles, in which he argued "I am in favor of peaceful solutions. But a peaceful solution could only be implemented if our Zionist government were to relocate to Tel Aviv, as it is them who are calling for war."
"A crumbling country, torn apart by Hungarian-Gypsy civil war, could easily be claimed by the rich Jews," the article went on to say. "That is why we should expect a Hungarian-Gypsy civil war, fomented by Jews as they rub their hands together with pleasure."
This article elicited an official complaint filed with the prosecution, arguing that it contained incitement against minority groups. The prosecution rejected the complaint, stating that it did not call for violence against Jews or Gypsies, but rather called to defend against these groups' probable attack.
The "prepared for action" union affair is a testament to the state of racist incitement and anti-Semitism in Hungary. It has emerged that the union boasts more than 4,000 members, some 10 percent of the total number of police officers in Hungary. It is believed that in Budapest, the capital, the numbers are higher. This is not to say that all the union members harbor the same racist views held by its primary spokespeople and leaders - in most cases members join the union simply to protect their personal rights - but the Hungarian government and justice system can't, or won't, take action to separate the union's lawful protection of policemen's rights and its detestable political activities.
For example, after the recent resignation of prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, one of the candidates for the post was Gyorgy Suranyi, formerly the governor of the Hungarian Central Bank, a brilliant economist, and (unfortunately) a Jew.
The extreme right Hungarian Justice and Life party published on the front page of its newsletter a picture of Suranyi's face inside a yellow star of David (reminiscent of the yellow patch from the days of Fascism) with the following caption: "Suranyi is actually the candidate backed by the elderly [Israeli President] Shimon Peres. The takeover deal announced by the Israeli leader has now reached the stage in which a Jewish Hungarian prime minister is required. The deal has been in the works for many months." (The Forum referred to the unfortunate remark made by Peres recently, when he described the success of Israel's economy by saying "we are buying out Manhattan, Poland, Hungary...")
One of the two main reasons for the Hungarian authorities' failure in the face of racism and anti-Semitism is the fact that there are many right-wing elements within the government, who secretly or outright support the racist views and refuse to battle their perpetrators seriously. The other reason is that during the regime change of the 90s, the lawmakers viewed freedom of speech and expression as an absolute priority, and to this day don't provide protection to the victims of the misuse of this freedom
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
It's hot in Oklahoma
Here's our seven day forcast.
I had to cool myself off by looking at some pictures that I took last winter.
I had to cool myself off by looking at some pictures that I took last winter.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Cheetah Club
(AP) A strip club in Texas that hired a 14-year-old as an exotic dancer says it was swindled and is suing the seventh-grader and her parents.
The girl allegedly exposed her breasts while working at Cheetah Club in Corpus Christi, a violation of state law. Alan Yaffe, the club's attorney, said the club didn't know the girl was a minor and disputed the alleged sequence of events that led the teenager to work there in the first place.
"She came (into the club) with 6-inch stiletto heels and a miniskirt and looked just like a model from a Miss America's contest," Yaffe said.
Authorities say Leslie Campbell, 48, kidnapped the girl in San Antonio in March, took her to Corpus Christi and sexually assaulted her over the course of a week. He then allegedly gave her a false identification and forced her to strip at the club.
Yaffe called the story bogus, and the club is suing Campbell, the girl and her parents for unspecified damage in a lawsuit filed last week. It also wants a judge to declare that the club didn't intend to hire a minor.
"There was no real kidnapping," Yaffe told the San Antonio Express-News. "We're the victims here, sir. My clients are the victims."
Campbell was in a Nueces County jail on charges of aggravated sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping. It was not immediately clear Saturday if he had an attorney.
Police also arrested Jeffery Shawn Martinez, a manager at the club, on charges of employment harmful to a minor and sexual performance of a child. He was released on bail. Martinez's attorney, Fred Jimenez, said his client is not guilty. Jimenez said the girl looked "very mature."
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Sgt. John Mann scoffed at that characterization.
"I've seen this young lady's picture, and I assure you she is a 14-year-old seventh-grader," Mann said. "I personally think any reasonable and prudent person could tell you that is an underage girl."
Authorities say the girl eventually escaped from Campbell and has been reunited with her parents in San Antonio.
Yaffe said the club has also sued Corpus Christi Police Chief Mike Walsh because Walsh issues permits for sexually oriented businesses in the city. A police spokesman declined comment to the newspaper, saying only that the lawsuit speaks for itself.
Jason Bermas exposes himself as Jewish/Zionist false opposition in attack on caller discussing Jewish media power; Says Jew critics should die
This incident occurred over two months ago, but as far as I have seen has not received due exposure.
During the April 13, 2009 broadcast of The Info Warrior Show on the Genesis Communications Network, Jason Bermas goes haywire on a caller who simply mentions the truth about jewish media power -- cutting off the caller, then going into a spastic childish rant, including saying that those who talk about jewish influence should be killed.
No shocker for those familiar with Bermas himself (jewish surname, jewish-looking face) or Alex Jones' kosher infowars false opposition operation.
http://www.zionistchampions.com/jason_bermas.htm
Jason Bermas, Zionist Champion
We at ZionistChampions want to highlight our newest candidate who has gone to bat for Zionism. This man uses his radio time to blast anyone who speaks the truth about Zionism and the criminal behavior and bigotry of Jewish supremacists. He claims that those who do should be electrocuted or hung.
Our newest Zionist Champion is Jason Bermas. Jason is affiliated with Infowars, and hosts his own radio show, The Info Warrior Show. Interestingly, the popular and courageous The Jeff Rense Show was removed from Genesis Radio Network and replaced with Bermas' show. Was Rense removed and replaced with Bermas because he didn't support Zionism?
Bermas at Work, Blasting Patriot Caller
During the April 13, 2009 broadcast of The Info Warrior Show, Bermas received a call from a gentleman in California. Here is the transcript from that conversation:
Caller, Desert Larry in California: "My younger brother called in earlier about Joseph Mengela and Paperclip but the Jewish people, they seem to run 90% of all the media, and all of the Hollywood movies..." (Bermas hung up on Larry before he finished)
Transcript from "The Info Warrior" Show, Monday 4/13/09, Hour 3, Minute 54:
Bermas: "All right. Thanks for the call, everybody hates the Jews."
"..All right, I have 5 minutes to take on the nazis, or the people that just don't like Jews for some reason. Look man. It's not a Jewish conspiracy okay? Get over it. I'm sorry. Hook-nosed people don't run the world in some kind of cave while they suck the blood out of babies in some weird ritual you believe in, all right. I'm sorry it doesn't work like that."
"..Oh Jews run the media, they're like rats and cockroaches. Give me a break dude, please go hang yourself. There's somebody I wouldn't mind with a little population control. If you hate the Jews, don't call into my show."
"...give me a break, 'the Jews run the media!' Why don't you discredit the movement a little further, sir." "...come on; 'the Jews,' come on, it's just so beyond ridiculous." "...and then you have these guys that find a Jew under every bed...it's just unbelievable, unbelievable..."
"What are people's obsessions with hating Jews? What about the Jewish question Jason?" "The question is, if you're asking that question, why are you still breathing? I mean why haven't you really just taken a toaster oven and thrown it in the bathtub with yourself and had a party? Because that's what you need to do."
"Nothing I hate more than the anti-Semites and the nazis. Not a thing. Can't stand it. Had to put me in a bad mood, guys..."
Texe Marrs' commentary on this incident:
Part 2
Related Articles:
- Alex Jones - Controlled Opposition for the Global Jewish Mafia Orchestrating the NWO
- Flashback - Alex Jones: "The Arabs control Hollywood" & "Majority of World Stock Markets are owned by Arabs"
- Flashback - Alex Jones Admits Avoiding Zionism
- Alex Jones in damage control mode for Jewry, deflects 'Jewish Question', says Israel "could not have carried out the 9/11 attacks"
- Alex Jones Crashes Austin Pro-Gun Rally, Then Lies About It On His Show
- Flashback - Alex Jones' infamous ballistic outburst against Mike Delaney of Prothink
- Jason Bermas and Alex Jones respond to the 'Jewish Question' following Bermas' incident calling for Jew Critics to Die
- Caller wants to know why Alex Jones avoids jewish control of the NWO - Jones admits his wife is, in fact, jewish
Monday, June 22, 2009
Censored Stories
Top 25 Censored Stories for 2009
* #1. Over One Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by US Occupation
* # 2 Security and Prosperity Partnership: Militarized NAFTA
* # 3 InfraGard: The FBI Deputizes Business
* # 4 ILEA: Is the US Restarting Dirty Wars in Latin America?
* # 5 Seizing War Protesters’ Assets
* # 6 The Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act
* # 7 Guest Workers Inc.: Fraud and Human Trafficking
* # 8 Executive Orders Can Be Changed Secretly
* #9 Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Testify
* # 10 APA Complicit in CIA Torture
* # 11 El Salvador’s Water Privatization and the Global War on Terror
* # 12 Bush Profiteers Collect Billions From No Child Left Behind
* # 13 Tracking Billions of Dollars Lost in Iraq
* # 14 Mainstreaming Nuclear Waste
* # 15 Worldwide Slavery
* # 16 Annual Survey on Trade Union Rights
* # 17 UN’s Empty Declaration of Indigenous Rights
* # 18 Cruelty and Death in Juvenile Detention Centers
* # 19 Indigenous Herders and Small Farmers Fight Livestock Extinction
* # 20 Marijuana Arrests Set New Record
* # 21 NATO Considers “First Strike” Nuclear Option
* # 22 CARE Rejects US Food Aid
* # 23 FDA Complicit in Pushing Pharmaceutical Drugs
* # 24 Japan Questions 9/11 and the Global War on Terror
* # 25 Bush’s Real Problem with Eliot Spitzer
Top 25 Censored Stories 2009
* #1. Over One Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by US Occupation
* # 2 Security and Prosperity Partnership: Militarized NAFTA
* # 3 InfraGard: The FBI Deputizes Business
* # 4 ILEA: Is the US Restarting Dirty Wars in Latin America?
* # 5 Seizing War Protesters’ Assets
* # 6 The Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act
* # 7 Guest Workers Inc.: Fraud and Human Trafficking
* # 8 Executive Orders Can Be Changed Secretly
* #9 Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Testify
* # 10 APA Complicit in CIA Torture
* # 11 El Salvador’s Water Privatization and the Global War on Terror
* # 12 Bush Profiteers Collect Billions From No Child Left Behind
* # 13 Tracking Billions of Dollars Lost in Iraq
* # 14 Mainstreaming Nuclear Waste
* # 15 Worldwide Slavery
* # 16 Annual Survey on Trade Union Rights
* # 17 UN’s Empty Declaration of Indigenous Rights
* # 18 Cruelty and Death in Juvenile Detention Centers
* # 19 Indigenous Herders and Small Farmers Fight Livestock Extinction
* # 20 Marijuana Arrests Set New Record
* # 21 NATO Considers “First Strike” Nuclear Option
* # 22 CARE Rejects US Food Aid
* # 23 FDA Complicit in Pushing Pharmaceutical Drugs
* # 24 Japan Questions 9/11 and the Global War on Terror
* # 25 Bush’s Real Problem with Eliot Spitzer
Top 25 Censored Stories 2009
Vikings visited Canadian Arctic, research suggests
Artifacts suggest Norse settlement in Nunavut
By Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
May 27, 2009
One of Canada's top Arctic archeologists says the remnants of a stone-and-sod wall unearthed on southern Baffin Island may be traces of a shelter built more than 700 years ago by Norse seafarers, a stunning find that would be just the second location in the New World with evidence of a Viking-built structure.
The tantalizing signs of a possible medieval Norse presence in Nunavut were found at the previously examined Nanook archeological site, about 200 kilometres southwest of Iqaluit, where people of the now-extinct Dorset culture once occupied a stretch of Hudson Strait shoreline.
A UNESCO World Heritage site at northern Newfoundland's L'Anse aux Meadows -- about 1,500 kilometres southeast of the Nanook dig -- is the only confirmed location of a Viking settlement in North America. There, about 1,000 years ago, it's believed a party of Norse voyagers from Greenland led by Leif Eiriksson built sod-and-wood dwellings before abandoning their colonization attempt under threat from hostile natives they called "Skraelings."
However, over the past 10 years, research teams led by the Canadian Museum of Civilization's chief of Arctic archeology, Pat Sutherland, have compiled evidence from field studies and archived collections that strongly suggests the Norse presence in northern Canada didn't end with Eiriksson's retreat from Newfoundland.
At three sites on Baffin Island, which the Norse called "Helluland" or "land of stone slabs," and another in northern Labrador, the researchers have documented dozens of suspected Norse artifacts such as Scandinavian-style spun yarn, distinctively notched and decorated wood objects and whetstones for sharpening knives and axes.
Among the new artifacts found near the sod-and-stone features at Nanook is a whalebone spade, consistent with tools found at Norse sites in Greenland, and which might have been used to cut sections of turf for the shelter.
There is also evidence at Nanook of what appears to be a rock-lined drainage system comparable to others found at proven Viking sites.
The apparent "architectural elements" found at the site still have to be confirmed, Sutherland says. "They're definitely anomalous for Dorset culture, and, when you see these things in connection with Norse artifacts, it suggests that there may have been some kind of a shore station."
Sutherland's theory is that Norse sailors continued to travel between Greenland and Arctic Canada for generations after the failed colonization bid in Newfoundland. She believes they encountered and possibly traded with the Dorset, ancient aboriginals who were later overrun, probably before 1400 AD, by the eastward-migrating Thule ancestors of modern Inuit.
The theory is controversial.
University of Waterloo archeologist Robert Park recently challenged the dating of artifacts and Sutherland's interpretations of evidence in a paper published by the journal Antiquity.
Park argues that the most plausible explanation for Norse-like traces at Nanook and other sites is that "none of these traits come from Dorset-European contact."
He suggests such items may have been developed without any Norse influence by the ancient indigenous inhabitants of northern Canada.
Sutherland insists that, while proof of Norse-Dorset interaction isn't overwhelming, there are "several lines of evidence" pointing to sustained contact. She also notes that the kind of "boulders and turf" structural feature observed at Nanook is "atypical for Dorset" and consistent with Norse culture.
Sutherland, whose research is also featured in the current edition of Canadian Geographic, says a scientific paper summarizing a decade's worth of work on the national museum's Helluland project is to be published in August.
© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen
By Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
May 27, 2009
This May 26 handout photo shows a Nanook archeological site on Baffin Island. Traces of a stone-and-sod wall found at the site, if confirmed, would represent only the second location in the New World where Norse seafarers -- popularly known as Vikings -- built a dwelling.
One of Canada's top Arctic archeologists says the remnants of a stone-and-sod wall unearthed on southern Baffin Island may be traces of a shelter built more than 700 years ago by Norse seafarers, a stunning find that would be just the second location in the New World with evidence of a Viking-built structure.
The tantalizing signs of a possible medieval Norse presence in Nunavut were found at the previously examined Nanook archeological site, about 200 kilometres southwest of Iqaluit, where people of the now-extinct Dorset culture once occupied a stretch of Hudson Strait shoreline.
A UNESCO World Heritage site at northern Newfoundland's L'Anse aux Meadows -- about 1,500 kilometres southeast of the Nanook dig -- is the only confirmed location of a Viking settlement in North America. There, about 1,000 years ago, it's believed a party of Norse voyagers from Greenland led by Leif Eiriksson built sod-and-wood dwellings before abandoning their colonization attempt under threat from hostile natives they called "Skraelings."
However, over the past 10 years, research teams led by the Canadian Museum of Civilization's chief of Arctic archeology, Pat Sutherland, have compiled evidence from field studies and archived collections that strongly suggests the Norse presence in northern Canada didn't end with Eiriksson's retreat from Newfoundland.
At three sites on Baffin Island, which the Norse called "Helluland" or "land of stone slabs," and another in northern Labrador, the researchers have documented dozens of suspected Norse artifacts such as Scandinavian-style spun yarn, distinctively notched and decorated wood objects and whetstones for sharpening knives and axes.
Among the new artifacts found near the sod-and-stone features at Nanook is a whalebone spade, consistent with tools found at Norse sites in Greenland, and which might have been used to cut sections of turf for the shelter.
There is also evidence at Nanook of what appears to be a rock-lined drainage system comparable to others found at proven Viking sites.
The apparent "architectural elements" found at the site still have to be confirmed, Sutherland says. "They're definitely anomalous for Dorset culture, and, when you see these things in connection with Norse artifacts, it suggests that there may have been some kind of a shore station."
Sutherland's theory is that Norse sailors continued to travel between Greenland and Arctic Canada for generations after the failed colonization bid in Newfoundland. She believes they encountered and possibly traded with the Dorset, ancient aboriginals who were later overrun, probably before 1400 AD, by the eastward-migrating Thule ancestors of modern Inuit.
The theory is controversial.
University of Waterloo archeologist Robert Park recently challenged the dating of artifacts and Sutherland's interpretations of evidence in a paper published by the journal Antiquity.
Park argues that the most plausible explanation for Norse-like traces at Nanook and other sites is that "none of these traits come from Dorset-European contact."
He suggests such items may have been developed without any Norse influence by the ancient indigenous inhabitants of northern Canada.
Sutherland insists that, while proof of Norse-Dorset interaction isn't overwhelming, there are "several lines of evidence" pointing to sustained contact. She also notes that the kind of "boulders and turf" structural feature observed at Nanook is "atypical for Dorset" and consistent with Norse culture.
Sutherland, whose research is also featured in the current edition of Canadian Geographic, says a scientific paper summarizing a decade's worth of work on the national museum's Helluland project is to be published in August.
© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Jury Nullification
Jury nullification is the process whereby a jury in a criminal case nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless of the weight of evidence against him or her. Widely, it is any rendering of a verdict by a trial jury which acquits a criminal defendant despite that defendant's violation of the letter of the law.
Strictly speaking, a jury verdict which rules contrary to the letter of the law pertains only to the particular case before it; however, if a pattern of identical verdicts develops in response to repeated attempts to prosecute a statutory offense, it can have the practical effect of invalidating statute. Jury nullification is thus a means for the public to express opposition to an unwanted legislative enactment.
The jury system was established because it was felt that a panel of citizens, drawn at random from the community, and serving for too short a time to be corrupted, would be more likely to render a just verdict, through judging both the evidence and the law, than officials who may be unduly influenced to follow established legal practice, especially when that practice has drifted from its constitutional origins.
"I consider trial by jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution."
—Thomas Jefferson
The jury has the right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy. ”
—John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States
It is not only his right but also his duty… to find the verdict according to his own best understanding, judgment, and conscience, though in direct opposition to the direction of the court.
—The Works of John Adams
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So, if I am ever lucky enough to be on a jury you can bet a not guilty vote will be coming from me if the defendant has been charged with a victimless crime. No matter what the ex-lawyer judge instructs me to do. I hope you too will do the same if the "crime" shouldn't even be a crime in the first place.
Terrorist Watch List
Nelson Mandela, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and a household name all over the world, nonetheless is listed on the U.S. watchlist and needs special permission to enter the United States.
U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy (D, Mass.) After repeated delays at airport security, the senator had trouble getting removed from the airline watch list despite calls to Homeland Security and eventually a personal conversation with the Secretary of DHS.
Marine Staff Sgt. Daniel Brown was blocked from flying while on his way home from an 8-month deployment in Iraq. He was listed as a suspected terrorist due to a previous incident in which gunpowder was detected on his boots, most likely a residue of a previous tour in Iraq.
James Moore, author of a book critical of the Bush Administration, Bush's Brain.
Catherine ("Cat") Stevens, wife of Senator Ted Stevens (R, Alaska).
Yusuf Islam, a singer and pop star formerly known as Cat Stevens. Author of song "Peace Train." His flight from London was diverted and forced to land in Maine once the government realized he was aboard, and he was barred from entering United States.
Major General Vernon Lewis (Ret.); a recipient of the Army's highest medal for service, the Distinguished Service Medal who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars
David Nelson. Attorney David C. Nelson is one of many men named David Nelson around the U.S. who have been caught up on the list, including a former star of the television show "Ozzie and Harriet." (Nelson was also a plaintiff in the ACLU suit in 2004).
John William Anderson, age 6.
Among those caught up by the no-fly list are many infants and small children.
Rep. Don Young, (R, AK)
Sister Glenn Anne McPhee, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' secretary for education. Sister McPhee sought redress and removal from the watch list for nine months in 2004 and 2005 and it wasn't until she was able to elicit help from White House connections (Karl Rove) that DHS addressed her problem.
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, D-CA
Michelle Green, Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force . (Green was also a plaintiff in the ACLU suit in 2004.)
Captain Robert Campbell, US Navy-retired, Commercial Airline pilot of 22 years
Representative John Lewis (D, Georgia). Being a hero of the Civil Rights Movement.
The list has over 1,000,000 Americans on it and is growing by 20,000 per month. The actual number may far exceed one million entries. The FBI says the number of names on its terrorist watch list is classified.
Now, New Jersey Democrat senator Frank R. Lautenberg plans to introduce legislation designed to cancel the Second Amend rights of well over a million U.S. citizens this coming week, according to the New York Times. “Mr. Lautenberg plans to introduce legislation on Monday that would give the attorney general the discretion to block gun sales to people on terror watch lists,” the newspaper reports.
U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy (D, Mass.) After repeated delays at airport security, the senator had trouble getting removed from the airline watch list despite calls to Homeland Security and eventually a personal conversation with the Secretary of DHS.
Marine Staff Sgt. Daniel Brown was blocked from flying while on his way home from an 8-month deployment in Iraq. He was listed as a suspected terrorist due to a previous incident in which gunpowder was detected on his boots, most likely a residue of a previous tour in Iraq.
James Moore, author of a book critical of the Bush Administration, Bush's Brain.
Catherine ("Cat") Stevens, wife of Senator Ted Stevens (R, Alaska).
Yusuf Islam, a singer and pop star formerly known as Cat Stevens. Author of song "Peace Train." His flight from London was diverted and forced to land in Maine once the government realized he was aboard, and he was barred from entering United States.
Major General Vernon Lewis (Ret.); a recipient of the Army's highest medal for service, the Distinguished Service Medal who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars
David Nelson. Attorney David C. Nelson is one of many men named David Nelson around the U.S. who have been caught up on the list, including a former star of the television show "Ozzie and Harriet." (Nelson was also a plaintiff in the ACLU suit in 2004).
John William Anderson, age 6.
Among those caught up by the no-fly list are many infants and small children.
Rep. Don Young, (R, AK)
Sister Glenn Anne McPhee, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' secretary for education. Sister McPhee sought redress and removal from the watch list for nine months in 2004 and 2005 and it wasn't until she was able to elicit help from White House connections (Karl Rove) that DHS addressed her problem.
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, D-CA
Michelle Green, Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force . (Green was also a plaintiff in the ACLU suit in 2004.)
Captain Robert Campbell, US Navy-retired, Commercial Airline pilot of 22 years
Representative John Lewis (D, Georgia). Being a hero of the Civil Rights Movement.
The list has over 1,000,000 Americans on it and is growing by 20,000 per month. The actual number may far exceed one million entries. The FBI says the number of names on its terrorist watch list is classified.
Now, New Jersey Democrat senator Frank R. Lautenberg plans to introduce legislation designed to cancel the Second Amend rights of well over a million U.S. citizens this coming week, according to the New York Times. “Mr. Lautenberg plans to introduce legislation on Monday that would give the attorney general the discretion to block gun sales to people on terror watch lists,” the newspaper reports.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Saturday Evening Post
Bob and I have the house to ourselves for the evening. We've been out to the back yard about ten times. It's like a mine field out there, only instead of mines, it's holes. Bob's a hell of a digger, he even bites the dirt if it gives him any problems. Anyone need a trench dug? I pity the fool that tries to walk through it in the dark.
Bob hates motorcycles or at least the sound of them. He can here them coming several seconds before I can. Well, my diabetic beer is empty, ttfn!
Streetview
Google Maps streetview shows a drug deal on a notorious drug trafficking corner on the South Side of Chicago
Friday, June 19, 2009
Gun Control in Iran
I typed "Gun control in Iran" into Google, this is the first thing that came up.
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I'm willing to bet that Iran has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world. Any dictatorship that seizes power by force is certain to disarm the people to prevent themselves from being deposed by force.
To those leftists who believe only the police and military should be armed, how do you feel when you see the unarmed Iranian protesters being beaten and shot by heavily armed riot police?
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To me what is happening in Iran now is a good example of what happens when citizens aren't allowed to have guns.
I could be wrong, but if the election was so obviously stolen in the U.S. I think the people would fight back when the cops or military started opening up on protesting masses. I know I would.
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I'm willing to bet that Iran has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world. Any dictatorship that seizes power by force is certain to disarm the people to prevent themselves from being deposed by force.
To those leftists who believe only the police and military should be armed, how do you feel when you see the unarmed Iranian protesters being beaten and shot by heavily armed riot police?
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To me what is happening in Iran now is a good example of what happens when citizens aren't allowed to have guns.
I could be wrong, but if the election was so obviously stolen in the U.S. I think the people would fight back when the cops or military started opening up on protesting masses. I know I would.
Ukrainian jews object to criminal case over 1930's Holodomor famine; Most of high-ranking Soviet perpetrators were jewish
Jewish group objects to ‘Great Famine’ case
June 15, 2009
KIEV, Ukraine (JTA) -- A Jewish group in Ukraine is objecting to a criminal case brought over the "Great Famine" committed in the 1930s.
The nation's security service is pressing the case against a list of former Soviet officials accused of committing the Holodomor, which caused the deaths of millions in Ukraine in 1932-33. Most of the names on the list were Jewish.
Ukrainian lawmaker Aleksandr Feldman, leader of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee, said last week that it was "a farce" to press the case.
“All organizers of the Great Famine are dead," he said.
Last July, the Ukrainian Security Service released a list of high-ranking Soviet state and Communist Party officials -- as well as officials from NKVD, the police force of Soviet Russia -- that essentially blamed Jews and Latvians responsible for perpetrating and executing the famine because most of the names on the list were Jewish.
The Ukrainian Jewish Committee called on the secret service to revise the list, which incited interethnic hatred, in order to clear up the “inaccuracy.”
Feldman believes there is a danger that the “Holodomor Affair” materials are being used for political purposes.
In late May, security service head Valentin Nalivaychenko claimed at a meeting with representatives of the World Congress of Ukrainians that “Ukraine has collected enough evidence to bring a criminal case regarding the famine, which was artificially created by the Bolshevik regime and caused mass death of citizens.”
Through the World Congress of Ukrainians, Nalivaychenko turned to leading foreign lawyers with a request to help find out the circumstances connected with preparing and committing the genocide.
But is it "hate speech", "anti-semitic canards", etc when Jewish sources admit as much?
Stalin's Jews
We mustn't forget that some of greatest murderers of modern times were Jewish
Published: 12.21.06
Ynet News
[...]
An Israeli student finishes high school without ever hearing the name "Genrikh Yagoda," the greatest Jewish murderer of the 20th Century, the GPU's deputy commander and the founder and commander of the NKVD. Yagoda diligently implemented Stalin's collectivization orders and is responsible for the deaths of at least 10 million people. His Jewish deputies established and managed the Gulag system. After Stalin no longer viewed him favorably, Yagoda was demoted and executed, and was replaced as chief hangman in 1936 by Yezhov, the "bloodthirsty dwarf."
Yezhov was not Jewish but was blessed with an active Jewish wife. In his Book "Stalin: Court of the Red Star", Jewish historian Sebag Montefiore writes that during the darkest period of terror, when the Communist killing machine worked in full force, Stalin was surrounded by beautiful, young Jewish women.
Stalin's close associates and loyalists included member of the Central Committee and Politburo Lazar Kaganovich. Montefiore characterizes him as the "first Stalinist" and adds that those starving to death in Ukraine, an unparalleled tragedy in the history of human kind aside from the Nazi horrors and Mao's terror in China, did not move Kaganovich.
Many Jews sold their soul to the devil of the Communist revolution and have blood on their hands for eternity. We'll mention just one more: Leonid Reichman, head of the NKVD's special department and the organization's chief interrogator, who was a particularly cruel sadist.
In 1934, according to published statistics, 38.5 percent of those holding the most senior posts in the Soviet security apparatuses were of Jewish origin.
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Twenty-three state AGs tell Holder no dice on semi-auto ban renewal
June 15, 2009
Examiner
On June 11, 23 state attorney generals signed and sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder advising him that they are opposed to renewal of the 1994 Clinton administration’s ban on semiautomatic firearms, erroneously dubbed “assault weapons” by proponents of the ban.
A list of those attorneys general is included below, and surprisingly, it does not include Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna.
This is a remarkable letter, made public by the National Rifle Association. It follows three months after 65 House Democrats sent a similar letter to Holder, admonishing him for remarks made earlier this year suggesting that the Obama administration would like to see the ban renewed. That March 17 letter took issue with Holder, and others, who at the time were using the drug cartel wars in Mexico as an excuse to push for renewal of the ban, which expired in September 2004 after having accomplished pretty much nothing.
[...]
It is not “bullying” in which the pro-gun attorneys general are engaging with Holder, but frank conversation about a subject that should be dead and buried. All 23 of these chief law enforcement officers concur that “additional gun control laws are unnecessary” and that the individual right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second Amendment “should not be encroached upon without sound justification – and a clear law enforcement purpose.”
The only logical purpose of reinstating the ban, expanding it as proponents desire and making it permanent would be to strip American citizens of their legally held property and make it seem acceptable. Once the gun prohibition lobby can sell the notion that banning a specific type of firearm is okay, they will wait a while and then move to ban another specific type of firearm, all under the guise of public safety.
As with the case of the letter from the 65 Democrat congress members in March, this letter did not get any news coverage, at least not yet. You can rest assured that if 23 attorneys general had signed a letter calling upon the Obama administration to push for renewal of the ban, it would have occupied all of the Sunday morning news/talk programs.
The 23 state Attorneys General who signed the letter are:
Arkansas – Dustin McDaniel
Alabama - Troy King
Colorado - John W. Suthers
Florida - Bill McCollum
Georgia - Thurbert E. Baker
Idaho - Lawrence G. Wasden
Kansas - Steve Six
Kentucky - Jack Conway
Louisiana - James D. Caldwell
Michigan - Mike Cox
Missouri - Chris Koster
Montana - Steve Bullock
Oklahoma - W.A. Edmonson
Nebraska - Jon Bruning
Nevada - Catherine Cortez Masto
New Hampshire - Kelly A. Ayotte
North Dakota - Wayne Stenehjem
South Carolina - Henry McMaster
South Dakota - Lawrence Long
Texas - Greg Abbott
Utah - Mark L. Shurtleff
Wisconsin – J.B. Van Hollen
Wyoming - Bruce A. Salzburg
Examiner
On June 11, 23 state attorney generals signed and sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder advising him that they are opposed to renewal of the 1994 Clinton administration’s ban on semiautomatic firearms, erroneously dubbed “assault weapons” by proponents of the ban.
A list of those attorneys general is included below, and surprisingly, it does not include Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna.
This is a remarkable letter, made public by the National Rifle Association. It follows three months after 65 House Democrats sent a similar letter to Holder, admonishing him for remarks made earlier this year suggesting that the Obama administration would like to see the ban renewed. That March 17 letter took issue with Holder, and others, who at the time were using the drug cartel wars in Mexico as an excuse to push for renewal of the ban, which expired in September 2004 after having accomplished pretty much nothing.
[...]
It is not “bullying” in which the pro-gun attorneys general are engaging with Holder, but frank conversation about a subject that should be dead and buried. All 23 of these chief law enforcement officers concur that “additional gun control laws are unnecessary” and that the individual right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second Amendment “should not be encroached upon without sound justification – and a clear law enforcement purpose.”
"Because fully automatic machine guns have already been banned, we do not believe that further restricting law-abiding Americans’ access to certain semiautomatic firearms serves any real law enforcement purpose."
The only logical purpose of reinstating the ban, expanding it as proponents desire and making it permanent would be to strip American citizens of their legally held property and make it seem acceptable. Once the gun prohibition lobby can sell the notion that banning a specific type of firearm is okay, they will wait a while and then move to ban another specific type of firearm, all under the guise of public safety.
As with the case of the letter from the 65 Democrat congress members in March, this letter did not get any news coverage, at least not yet. You can rest assured that if 23 attorneys general had signed a letter calling upon the Obama administration to push for renewal of the ban, it would have occupied all of the Sunday morning news/talk programs.
The 23 state Attorneys General who signed the letter are:
Arkansas – Dustin McDaniel
Alabama - Troy King
Colorado - John W. Suthers
Florida - Bill McCollum
Georgia - Thurbert E. Baker
Idaho - Lawrence G. Wasden
Kansas - Steve Six
Kentucky - Jack Conway
Louisiana - James D. Caldwell
Michigan - Mike Cox
Missouri - Chris Koster
Montana - Steve Bullock
Oklahoma - W.A. Edmonson
Nebraska - Jon Bruning
Nevada - Catherine Cortez Masto
New Hampshire - Kelly A. Ayotte
North Dakota - Wayne Stenehjem
South Carolina - Henry McMaster
South Dakota - Lawrence Long
Texas - Greg Abbott
Utah - Mark L. Shurtleff
Wisconsin – J.B. Van Hollen
Wyoming - Bruce A. Salzburg
Bologna
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City police say a man told officers he was attacked for his bologna and cheese sandwich.
Officers say 24-year-old Roger Hamilton told them he was sitting on a bus station bench, about to put mayonnaise on his sandwich when another man began staring at him.
Hamilton says the man then punched him in the mouth and grabbed his sandwich and left.
Police say Hamilton has a swollen lip and his face was covered in blood.
The sandwich was valued at 76 cents.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
11-Year-Old Georgia Girl Ordered to Leave U.S. for Poland Over Paperwork Error
Thursday, June 11, 2009
FOX News
The last thing 11-year-old Ewelina Bledniak of Cummings, Ga., had in mind for her summer vacation was a deportation fight.
But Hubert and Agnes Bledniak's daughter, who has been in the U.S. since she was 2 years old, faces getting thrown out of America if she doesn't "voluntarily leave" the country by July 23.
If she doesn't go "home" to Poland — a country she hasn't seen since she was a baby — on her own, she'll be sent back involuntarily and not allowed to return for 10 years.
Ewelina's family came to America in 1999, and her father has become an American citizen. Her mother, a permanent resident, also is seeking to become a citizen. But because of a lawyer's mistake eight years ago, according to the Bledniaks, Ewelina can't stay in the U.S. with her parents.
The Bledniaks say their lawyer failed to file the proper documentation for Ewelina back in 2001 — a mistake that stayed under the radar until the family applied for their daughter's green card. It came back denied, automatically putting Ewelina into deportation proceedings.
"She didn't do anything wrong," said Hubert Bledniak, who moved to Cumming, a small town about an hour north of Atlanta, in 1999 and owns a tile installation business. His wife, Agnes, works at a restaurant.
"I don't think she is supposed to be separated from her family," the girl's father said.
"I am a citizen of the United States. I am paying taxes, even to Immigration, and basically I'm paying for them to chase my daughter, instead of chasing people at gas stations who are looking for work and not paying taxes."
The Bledniaks plan to travel with Ewelina to Poland on July 20. Once there, they will have to wait for an interview with the U.S. Embassy. Embassy officials will evaluate Ewelina's documentation and make her undergo a medical examination. If the family's petition is granted, she will be permitted to return to the U.S., and to re-file for a green card.
Maria Odom, the Bledniaks' new lawyer, told FOXNews.com that the process could be grueling and time-consuming. "It could be up to a year — it depends on how quickly the cases are moving," she explained.
"She is losing a year of school," her father said. "She'll have to go to Polish school, but she doesn't understand Polish language. It's going to be hard for her."
The family also has to face the realities of leaving home for an indeterminate amount of time.
"I can't leave my business here, I have two houses I have my mortgage," Hubert told FOXNews.com. "People are trying to stay in their houses, and put food on the table, and I have to go to Poland for a long time."
Bledniak said the legal snafu has provoked fights between him and his wife, something he doesn't want his daughter to see. "We get emotional, and my daughter has to see that," he explained. "She doesn't understand why she needs to go to Poland."
Odom, the family's lawyer, says cases like the Bledniaks' are far too common, and she says the immigration system is severely broken.
"We aren't just listening to a political talking point," she said. "When we say it's broken, it's broken. This is just another example that emphasis of the current law is not on family unity."
Bill Wright, a press secretary for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, gave this statement about the Bledniaks' situation:
"We are sympathetic in cases such as these. While I can't go into specifics, I can say that we are looking into all details of this case and we look forward to working with the family to explore all possible remedies."
The immigration system is "broken"? No, it's working exactly as it is intended by our jewish overlords.
This little girl has to go....
But these pieces of shit can stay...
Sources: VNN Forum and Kentuckyanna True News
First trial without jury approved in Britain
BBC News
Thursday, 18 June 2009
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a criminal trial can take place at Crown Court without a jury for the first time in England and Wales.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, made legal history by agreeing to allow the trial to be heard by a judge alone.
It is the first time the power has been used since it came into force in 2007.
The case concerns four men accused of an armed robbery at Heathrow Airport in 2004. The judge said jury "tampering" was a "very significant" danger.
Lord Judge told the court the cost of the measures needed to protect jurors from potential influence, such as the services of police officers, was too high and that such measures may not properly insulate them.
For example, they "did not sufficiently address the potential problem of interference with jurors through their families," Lord Judge said.
'Cash unrecovered'
In addition, it would be "totally unfair" to impose such "additional burdens" on individual jurors, he continued.
The trial of the defendants, who cannot be identified, "will take place without a jury in due course", he added.
Lord Judge, sitting with Lord Justice Goldring and Mr Justice McCombe, explained the case, which had been brought to trial three previous times, concerned "very serious criminal activity".
It included possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, possession of a firearm with intent to commit robbery and conspiracy to rob, he said.
"The objective of the robbery was something in the region of £10m in sterling and mixed foreign currency," he told the court.
But, he went on, the actual proceeds amounted to £1.75m and remain largely unrecovered.
Lord Judge described trial by jury as a "hallowed principle" of British justice, but said the Criminal Justice Act 2003 did allow a trial to he heard by a judge alone in certain circumstances.
"Where it arises the judge assimilates all the functions of the jury with his own unchanged judicial responsibilities," he said.
"This function, although new in the context of trial on indictment, is well known in the ordinary operation of the criminal justice system and is exercised for example by district judges [magistrates' courts] in less serious, summary cases."
The new trial will be the first Crown Court case in England and Wales to be heard by a judge alone using powers under Sections 44 and 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which came into force in July 2007.
It allows for a trial without a jury when there is evidence of "a real and present danger that jury tampering would take place" and where additional measures to prevent it would not fully succeed.
No-jury trials are a more regular feature of justice elsewhere in the UK.
Diplock courts have been used in Northern Ireland since 1973 to combat jury intimidation by paramilitary groups.
And some criminal cases in Scotland are heard by a sheriff in the Sheriff Court or by a bench of one or more lay justices in the District Court.
Night of the Kush Users
In the delusional world of Illinois’ 10th District Representative Mark Kirk (202-225-4835), marijuana users are comparable to the ghouls in The Night of the Living Dead. The Illinois Rep. is proposing making "kush" dealing punishable by up to 25 years for a first offense. "Because we don't want to raise a generation of zombie-like kids who can't perform in school or athletically.
Is he insane?
Kirk, a five-term Representative, is known as a moderate Republican, so this legislation comes as a surprise. However, potency remains a common theme among drug warriors, and Kirk has beamed up onto that ship of fools.
Is he insane?
Kirk, a five-term Representative, is known as a moderate Republican, so this legislation comes as a surprise. However, potency remains a common theme among drug warriors, and Kirk has beamed up onto that ship of fools.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Blatant double standard on immigration - Feds prosecuting German woman (and U.S. man) for "marriage fraud" for staying in U.S., face 5 years in prison
Meanwhile, of course, the red carpet is rolled out for 20-30 million hispanics and other non-white foreign nationals to illegally invade the U.S.
Maura Carney and Lon Elliott
Feds watching for cases of marriage fraud
By Maureen Boyle
Sat Jun 13, 2009
BROCKTON - A month after getting married, a Brockton police sergeant and a German woman in the country on a 90-day visa waiver filed paperwork that would keep her in the country.
Under the penalty of perjury, cop Lon Elliott — since fired from the department — swore the two lived together and had intended to live together.
Prosecutors now allege that was a lie and part of a plan by a well-known Brockton businesswoman, Maura Carney, to allow the 28-year-old German woman to stay in the country.
Carney, 45, the general manager of the Brockton Fair; Elliott, 47, of Abington; and Lilly Rempel of Taunton are charged in a federal indictment of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and entering into a marriage to evade the immigration laws.
The three appeared in federal court Wednesday and were released on unsecured bonds — the equivalent of personal recognizance. They are set to be arraigned June 19. Conviction on the charges carry prison sentences of up to five years, followed by three years supervised release and $250,000 fines on each count.
The indictment did not offer reasons why — if the allegations are true — the three would agree to the plan. Attempts to reach the defendants’ attorneys Thursday and Friday were unsuccessful.
The case — prompted by a tip forwarded by Brockton police — highlights the closer eye federal officials are keeping foreign nationals trying to stay in the United States [right...and that's why they do virtually nothing about the 20-30 million hispanics illegally in this country] and the steps being taken if they believe fraud is involved. [but the millions of cases of illegal hispanics fraudulently using fake IDs, stealing and using fake social security numbers, etc...that kind of fraud is given the kosher pass]
But some, particularly those who are poor, may be willing to take the risk to stay in the country and eventually become citizens, said Eileen Morrison, an immigration attorney in Newtonville.
Those who don’t have the means to go to school here, who aren’t professionals with specialized skills or with family already in the United States may believe marrying a citizen is the only way to stay, she said.
Aliens caught face deportation and, along with the person he or she married, possible federal prosecution.
Morrison said the laws were tightened some years ago because there was the perception there was wide-spread marriage fraud to circumvent the immigration laws.
It exists, she said, but not as much as is thought. “In my practice, in 19 years, I haven’t seen a single case of marriage fraud,” she said.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services does not keep figures on how many people are prosecuted for marriage fraud. Numbers for permanent residents who petition to change their immigration status due to marriage also were not available.
However, between Oct. 1, 2003, and Sept. 30, 2004, 29 percent of the 140,755 booked for federal offenses faced immigration charges.
Of those charged with immigration offenses, 3 percent were charged with claims of false citizenship; it was unclear how many involved false marriages.
Sarang Sekhavat, federal policy director at Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, said marriage fraud is uncommon.
“It is exceedingly rare to see it,” he said. “People usually don’t commit fraud like that.”
The immigration laws involving marriage are designed to keep families together and if immigration officials believe there’s fraud involved, they will question the couple, he said.
“They interview the husband and wife to make sure there is a real relationship,” he said. “For people who are actually in a real relationship, it is not a hard standard to meet. It can be a little off-putting,” he said.
A quick marriage will raise questions, he said.
“There are other kinds of things: joint bank accounts, living together, they want to see photographs. They may ask if you had friends and family at the wedding,” he said.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would conduct that inquiry and then turn over the case to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for criminal investigation. The U.S. attorney’s office would then, if warranted, prosecute.
David M. Santos, spokesman for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said making sure people are here legally — and aren’t lying to do it — is important. [What a farce...actually, only that white people are here legally; hispanics and other non-whites are free to come here illegally by the tens of millions]
“The mission of USCI is to ensure that people who are deserving of benefits get them,” Santos said. “That is the core mission of the agency so, obviously, exposing fraud would be in our and the American public’s best interest.”
In the latest case, the federal indictment alleges Carney, general manager of the Brockton Fair and daughter of dog track owner George Carney, recruited Elliott to marry Rempel to evade the immigration laws. They filed marriage intention paperwork three days after Rempel entered the country in July 2007 and married a month later.
On Sept. 9, 2007, weeks before Rempel was required to leave the country Elliott swore in a “change of status” petition that would allow her to stay in the country as his wife that he lived with her and intended on living with her.
Rempel listed Chilton Road, Brockton, as her home address on the marriage certificate. That is the home owned by George Carney and his wife. The federal indictment lists a Bay Street, Taunton, condominium as her current home address. Taunton assessor records list Carney as the owner.
Rempel was working at the race track as recently as this past November. Attempts to reach the senior Carney for comment were unsuccessful.
Elliott was fired as a Brockton police officer in January in connection with the arrest of a man who owed money to the Raynham track.
Jose Semedo, a black businessman, told police he was falsely arrested in 2007 and then called a racial slur when he protested. Semedo, who owed the Raynham dog track $5,200, was picked up on a warrant that had been cleared up a day earlier. He also said he was kept locked up even after Elliott was told the warrant was no good.
Elliott is now appealing his firing.
Maureen Boyle can be reached at mboyle@enterprisenews.com.
Monday, June 15, 2009
On Return; Testimony on Personal Trial; Crucial Importance of Obedience to YHWH
The main reason I took a break from this blog is because of a difficult situation I went through over the past 5-6 weeks. It's somewhat uncomfortable for me to go into the specifics, but I will nonetheless. And the reason I'm going into this is not because I believe anyone reading this is particularly concerned with the details of my life, but rather because through the experience I have learned some valuable lessons that I need to share, out of which others may learn something.
The first week of May I injured my groin while weightlifting. It was by no means a life-threatening injury, but it was serious nonetheless, causing for a time what I believed to be the permanent loss of my reproductive ability. This injury caused tremendous mental distress, especially for a young man like myself who is unmarried and does not yet have children. It was the most painful experience of my life. I was extremely depressed, almost suicidal, had difficulty sleeping at night (waking up 5-6 times a night), etc.
As a result of this, I did what many would do. I sought help from the Almighty. I prayed, studied the word (reading the latter half of the Old Testament in 3 weeks), and attempted to humble myself and examine my life in order to turn from any sin. After about 5 weeks, I was healed. Although I did not consult a medical doctor in all this, I believe without a doubt that he answered my prayers and I was healed by his power and mercy. And whether you want to call it a "miracle" or the like is really irrelevant, because the Almighty is in control of everything. Any blessings or healing we may receive ultimately come from him. I now believe that he allowed me to go through the situation for the purpose of chastisement in order to bring me closer to him and turn from sin in my life.
The most important lesson I have learned from all of this is the reality we all face regarding the consequences of choosing to obey or reject our Creator. You cannot disobey YHWH and expect to get away with it. Sooner or later, your sins will catch up with you. As I was reminded in my recent reading of the scriptures, the central issue in the Bible regarding the relationship of YHWH with his people is obedience. Those who obey YHWH and live righteously will be blessed in this life and inherit eternal life, while those who disobey and practice evil will be punished and eventually destroyed if they do not repent. The latter half of the Old Testament concerns how the nations of Israel and Judah rebelled against YHWH and became very wicked by worshipping idols, rejecting YHWH's laws, and descending into lawlessness. As a result, YHWH himself destroyed His own people by sending foreign nations to attack them, killing many through war, starvation, and disease. He only saved a remnant (the more righteous among the Israelites) and sent them into exile, promising to bless and increase in number that remnant in the future. For those concerned with the condition of the modern-day Israelite people, this history is very enlightening, humbling, but also encouraging.
The New Testament and Yahshua certainly did not alter the requirement of obedience. He told the rich man that in order to inherit eternal life, he must obey the commandments (Matthew 19:17). And at the Judgement, not everyone who says to Yahshua, 'Lord, Lord' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who have done the will of the Father will inherit eternal life (Matthew 7:21).
The state of our people as a whole at this time in history, just as in the past, comes down to this issue of obedience to YHWH, who is the sovereign of this universe and is in control of all. He is just, and he will abide by the covenant that he made with our people at the time of Moses -- including the blessings and curses from obedience or disobedience (see chapter 28 of Deuteronomy). If we are obedient, we will be blessed with many children, prosperity, and no enemy will be able to harm us as we are under his protection. While if we are disobedient, we are under his curse and will be punished by YHWH with few children, poverty, bondage, and "the alien who lives among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower" (Deuteronomy 28:43).
As individuals, or as a collective people, we can be healed and restored when in times of trouble. But in order for that to happen we must turn from our wicked ways and back to YHWH. That is the only way. We must humble ourselves before our all-powerful Creator and Father, not stubbornly and foolishly continue to rebel against his authority. YHWH resists the arrogant and proud, and will not listen to their prayers. But he hears and answers those who genuinely humble themselves, repent, and turn to him.
The first week of May I injured my groin while weightlifting. It was by no means a life-threatening injury, but it was serious nonetheless, causing for a time what I believed to be the permanent loss of my reproductive ability. This injury caused tremendous mental distress, especially for a young man like myself who is unmarried and does not yet have children. It was the most painful experience of my life. I was extremely depressed, almost suicidal, had difficulty sleeping at night (waking up 5-6 times a night), etc.
As a result of this, I did what many would do. I sought help from the Almighty. I prayed, studied the word (reading the latter half of the Old Testament in 3 weeks), and attempted to humble myself and examine my life in order to turn from any sin. After about 5 weeks, I was healed. Although I did not consult a medical doctor in all this, I believe without a doubt that he answered my prayers and I was healed by his power and mercy. And whether you want to call it a "miracle" or the like is really irrelevant, because the Almighty is in control of everything. Any blessings or healing we may receive ultimately come from him. I now believe that he allowed me to go through the situation for the purpose of chastisement in order to bring me closer to him and turn from sin in my life.
The most important lesson I have learned from all of this is the reality we all face regarding the consequences of choosing to obey or reject our Creator. You cannot disobey YHWH and expect to get away with it. Sooner or later, your sins will catch up with you. As I was reminded in my recent reading of the scriptures, the central issue in the Bible regarding the relationship of YHWH with his people is obedience. Those who obey YHWH and live righteously will be blessed in this life and inherit eternal life, while those who disobey and practice evil will be punished and eventually destroyed if they do not repent. The latter half of the Old Testament concerns how the nations of Israel and Judah rebelled against YHWH and became very wicked by worshipping idols, rejecting YHWH's laws, and descending into lawlessness. As a result, YHWH himself destroyed His own people by sending foreign nations to attack them, killing many through war, starvation, and disease. He only saved a remnant (the more righteous among the Israelites) and sent them into exile, promising to bless and increase in number that remnant in the future. For those concerned with the condition of the modern-day Israelite people, this history is very enlightening, humbling, but also encouraging.
The New Testament and Yahshua certainly did not alter the requirement of obedience. He told the rich man that in order to inherit eternal life, he must obey the commandments (Matthew 19:17). And at the Judgement, not everyone who says to Yahshua, 'Lord, Lord' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who have done the will of the Father will inherit eternal life (Matthew 7:21).
The state of our people as a whole at this time in history, just as in the past, comes down to this issue of obedience to YHWH, who is the sovereign of this universe and is in control of all. He is just, and he will abide by the covenant that he made with our people at the time of Moses -- including the blessings and curses from obedience or disobedience (see chapter 28 of Deuteronomy). If we are obedient, we will be blessed with many children, prosperity, and no enemy will be able to harm us as we are under his protection. While if we are disobedient, we are under his curse and will be punished by YHWH with few children, poverty, bondage, and "the alien who lives among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower" (Deuteronomy 28:43).
As individuals, or as a collective people, we can be healed and restored when in times of trouble. But in order for that to happen we must turn from our wicked ways and back to YHWH. That is the only way. We must humble ourselves before our all-powerful Creator and Father, not stubbornly and foolishly continue to rebel against his authority. YHWH resists the arrogant and proud, and will not listen to their prayers. But he hears and answers those who genuinely humble themselves, repent, and turn to him.
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14 )
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Incident at 7-11
I went into a convenience store yesterday to buy some libations and I saw a boy that must have been around ten or eleven. A voice in my head said "You little rip-off!" I knew he was stealing something, somehow. I grabbed a twenty pack of Bud Select and looked to see if he went to the counter to pay for anything. Nope, he walked right out the door. He hopped on a green bike and pedaled away. I chased him down in my car, thew a full bottle of beer at him. It hit him in the head and knocked him out. I searched him, no stolen articles. As I drove away from the unconscious boy, I thought to myself, "Stupid voices!"
The first half of this story is true.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Hillshire!
Shelly and I were sitting there, drinking a few beers and watching TV. I said "I say Hillshire, you say farms!" I said "Hillshire!" and you know what she said? "Fuck You!"
It's moments like that when I remember why I married her.
It's moments like that when I remember why I married her.
Wild Weather
I've seen a lot of storms in my time but I've never seen one like the one we had earlier this week. Cold fronts come through and it gets very windy for a short amount of time and they cause thunderstorms and sometimes tornadoes, I'm use to those. The other day it got very dark, like night. I had to turn of the lights at the Cookie Factory to see outside, so don't be surprised if, pretty soon, you get a fortune cookie with nothing inside or one with several fortunes in it. Anyway, the wind hit and was blowing about 80mph, really. It kept on blowing like that for 30 - 40 minutes.
It looked just like a hurricane. Rain was hitting a cylindrical tank and going straight up, a strange site indeed. Some great big pecan trees, probably 50 - 100 years old, were uprooted. They can handle 80mph winds for a short time but not for 40 minutes. Branches were down everywhere, it was a mess.
The weather has been very strange lately. A small tornado hit my old neighborhood in Norman last night. The strange thing was, it was moving from SE to NW, they don't generally do that. The gods are angry, it must have something to do with gay marriage!
It looked just like a hurricane. Rain was hitting a cylindrical tank and going straight up, a strange site indeed. Some great big pecan trees, probably 50 - 100 years old, were uprooted. They can handle 80mph winds for a short time but not for 40 minutes. Branches were down everywhere, it was a mess.
The weather has been very strange lately. A small tornado hit my old neighborhood in Norman last night. The strange thing was, it was moving from SE to NW, they don't generally do that. The gods are angry, it must have something to do with gay marriage!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Honeywell Gets Contract
In a potential boost for its European aerospace ambitions, Honeywell International Inc. landed a contract to help develop technology for Europe's next-generation air-traffic-control system.
Texe Marrs Goes on Record Denouncing the Holocaust™ Hoax
-->Audio here (from 2009 archives, show #16 entitled "Holocaust Dogma Unmasked")
I've followed Texe's work for years, and have yet to see him rebuke the Holohoax lie. Recently on his "Power of Prophecy" radio program, Texe did just that.
For those that don't know Texe, he is one of the most courageous and honest prominent Christian pastors around (although not Christian Identity), who has been speaking out against the Jewish/Zionist control of the "new world order" conspiracy for years. He has appeared on the Alex Jones radio show semi-regularly over the past several years, with Alex even saying that Texe was a personal friend of his.
Of course, when Texe was on Jones' program, he would "tone down" his rhetoric and not mention anything touching on the the "Jewish question", no doubt on the orders from Jones and his Jewish masters. But just recently Texe prominently featured articles on his website denouncing Jason Bermas as a Zionist shill. Now with Texe going public exposing the Holohoax, it seems he has decided to hold nothing back. It will be interesting to see if Alex Jones ever invites Texe back on his show.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY – Jessica Alba ... a vandal?
By SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press Writer Sean Murphy, Associated Press Writer – 51 mins ago
OKLAHOMA CITY – Jessica Alba ... a vandal?
Photos have surfaced that appear to show her defacing Oklahoma City property with posters of a great white shark, and police are investigating.
Police discovered the posters — aimed at raising awareness about the species' declining numbers — glued to a downtown bridge and elsewhere, including a billboard displaying a United Way advertisement.
Police Sgt. Gary Knight said Wednesday that investigators have not interviewed Alba, who co-starred in the "Fantastic Four" movies as well as "Sin City" and "Good Luck Chuck." She's in Oklahoma filming "The Killer Inside Me," which co-stars Casey Affleck and Kate Hudson. (A 1976 adaptation of the Jim Thompson novel starred Stacy Keach.)
Telephone messages left with Alba's lawyer and publicist were not returned Wednesday, but the 28-year-old actress released a statement to apologize.
"I got involved in something I should have had no part of," Alba said. "I realize that I should have used better judgment, and I regret not thinking things through before I made a spontaneous and ill-advised decision to let myself get involved with the people behind this campaign. I sincerely apologize to the citizens of Oklahoma City and to the United Way for my involvement in this incident."
Photos that apparently show Alba gluing posters and posing before the defaced billboard were posted to the site of blogger White Mike, but later removed. According to the site, the posters are designed to raise awareness of the dwindling population of great white sharks.
A statement posted to the site Wednesday read: "International pressure is the only way to do it and that starts in Oklahoma, the heartland of America."
An official with the city's Parks and Recreation Department reported the incident to police Monday after spotting the posters and the photos on the Internet. Alba's name is redacted from the police report because she has not been arrested or charged with any crime, Knight said.
United Way of Central Oklahoma President Bob Spinks said Wednesday the group accepts Alba's apology.
"Just as she is passionate about her cause, we are passionate about serving the people of central Oklahoma," Spinks said. "The interesting thing about this is with our fundraising campaign kicking off today, it's been sort of a funny thing that this has happened at this particular point.
"This is probably the best unearned media we've had in a long time."
Under Oklahoma law, maliciously defacing property can be a felony punishable by prison time if the value of the damage exceeds $1,000 or more.
Estimates of the damage are between $500 and $700, said Kristy Yager, a spokeswoman for the city.
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