Maine J.A.I.L. 4 Judges

Dead link...

2010-02-08T17:22:00.002-05:00

Well, as I suspected might happen, the link to the decision Stegmeier v. Long et al leads to nothing now (see my January 22 post below for more info). What's next? Will the powers that be shut down the Internet?

At this website, I've been posting full links to articles, not just hyperlinks, for just that reason - that they might mysteriously vanish. I'm going to write to Bill Stegmeier to see if he has the South Dakota case number. It's probably in my notes somewhere; maybe he has the S.D. Supreme Court case in PDF version. If so, I'll try to post it. I haven't learned how to do that yet.

Check my latest post at www.dirtydecisions.com regarding Wikipedia.

A federal judge in Louisiana, Thomas Porteous Jr., is facing impeachment!

2010-01-25T09:33:00.000-05:00

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/01/judge-facing-impeachment-mounts-his-defense.html

One of the reasons the Department of Justice didn't prosecute was that "alternative remedies," such as impeachment, were available. I've summarized the articles of impeachment here:

1. Failed to recuse himself from a case in which he had previously accepted money from a law firm involved.
2. Pattern of conduct demonstrates he is "[unfit] to serve." Among other things, he accepted "gifts and favors from a bail bondsman."
3. Personal bankruptcy case - In 2001-2004, "among other things, [concealed] assets and [used] a false name."
4. During the confirmation process in 1994, failed to reveal to the Senate, acceptance of gifts, etc., mentioned in article 2.

You'll want to keep an eye on this one. From the story:

"The debate will heat up in the next several weeks, as the House Judiciary Committee and then the House itself consider whether to adopt the four articles of impeachment."

Fraud upon the people, by South Dakota attorney general...

2010-01-22T18:49:00.000-05:00

I just put up a link, over in the right hand column, to a South Dakota Supreme Court decision (Stegmeier v. Long et al.) which basically is an admission that Attorney General Long's version of the J.A.I.L. amendment (his Amendment E) was really not an accurate description of what J.A.I.L. really is. This decision resulted in Amendment E being allowed on the ballot, where it was defeated. J.A.I.L. was not defeated, Long's misrepresentation of it was. Interestingly, two judges disqualified themselves from the case. Quoting from notes at the end of the decision,

"Justice Sabers agrees with the Court, except dissents in part on the basis that the attorney general's ballot explanation fails to state the purpose of the Constitutional Amendment E and, therefore, is not objective."

http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=william+stegmeier+v+long&d=4720508416496629&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=3103411b,d6aa6b44

Branson jailed, released!

2010-01-21T17:22:00.000-05:00

http://vimeo.com/8772925 Ron Branson - charged with what he calls DWSSN: Driving Without a Social Security Number! In a video interview, Ron explains...

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=14259&cmd=tc In a conference call of Restore the Republic, Ron is interviewed after his release. Episode 103, January 19, 2009.