Released, Wednesday, April 27, 2011, TOTT, 919 610-5255
If citizens have "respect for the work of the courts, their respect for law will survive the shortcomings of every other branch of government...to the great detriment of society." (The Judicial Process, Henry J. Abraham, 1962)
One either believes in the rule of law, and the Constitution to govern the American society, or you do not.
It has been over 150 years since the ending of the Civil War, it’s worthy of note that "...Before the Civil War, few individual rights had received national protection. Founding fathers observed that State Governors and State legislatures were most likely offenders of individual and natural rights. However, equal protection of individual rights are found every day discussed and debated in our courts by the media.
In N.C. General Statute Section 7A-376, Art. 30. entitled Judicial Standards Commission: "...Disposition of cases for reasons other than an honest appraisal of facts and law as disclosed by the evidence presented, will amount to conduct prejudicial to the proper administration of justice... Inexperience or lack of training is No excuse."
Section 1 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reads in part: "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens...nor deny any person ...the equal protection of the laws"
The Nichols v. Chacon Court ruled (2000) arresting officer not entitled to qualified immunity: [since] "...arrestee-plaintiff’s [finger] gesture was clearly established as protected free speech..."
Yet, Eastern District of North Carolina, Chief, U.S. District Court Judge, Terrence W. Boyle: Feb 25, 2004, Case: 5:04-MC-06: "...[I]t appears the Plaintiff was charged with "disorderly conduct, breach of peace, public disturbance for finger gesture." The Plaintiff...was not appointed counsel in the State proceeding...", he further states: "This filing is utterly meritless.]"
Thus, he acknowledges charges, and the failure to appoint counsel, which is a sworn duty of the Courts, but does nothing.
Article 30, Judicial Standards Commission: "Willful Misconduct is improper and wrongful conduct of a judge acting in his official capacity, done intentionally, knowingly and in bad faith. It involves more than an error of judgment or a mere lack of deligence."
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Investigation of the N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission and NC. ACLU sought
Released, Friday, April 15, 2011, TOTT:
The NCIIC created in 2006 by the former Chief Judge, now retired, I Beverly Lake, Jr., of the N.C. Supreme Court purports to "...investigate and evaluate claims of factual innocence..." yet in 1992 he, as an associate Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court, denied a writ of certiorari of my claim of Civil Rights violation of the First Amendment--Free Speech, that was docketed in the U.S. Supreme Court as 92-6940, and published by West Publishing in the N.C. Reporter, 419 S.E. 2d. 578, as a Memorandum Decision.
Because of pressure from Blogs and Facebook, Justice Lake now hopes-- it appears-- to obfuscate his injustice and seeks changes to the Commision he proposed, which is to: "...change, who investigates "factual innocence," to protect his legacy by "turning over the screening process" of cases to a non-profit student law group, whose minions can be influenced and directed by law Professors, who can influence internships; rather than professionals, who have oversight power to enforce punishment for bringing the judiciary into disrepute, as his conduct, and that of Terrence E. Boyle has done. See 5:MC-6, March 25th. 2004, Chief, United States District Court Judge.
Further, the National Chapter of the ACLU, forwarded my claim to the N.C. ACLU, formerly the North Carolina Civil Liberties Union, Inc., Article III (3a), [see articles of Amendment filed, March 03, 1993], * which claims to have been created "To advance the causes of civil liberties in the State of North Carolina, including the rights of free speech...free assemblage, and equality before the law." They have refused to act on my behalf as well.
The N.C. Supreme Court has upheld as free speech the act of "Mooning." The National ACLU takes credit for protecting the rights of Neo-Nazi Groups, Westboro Baptist Church, Polygamist, Guantanamo Terrorists.
In North Carolina, they have through their prior Executive/Legal Director, Deborah Ross, now a member of the N.C. General Assembly, denied my right to "wait in my car" on the former Mall, or "to protest "police" misconduct," a government agent, by silently, gesturing with one finger my discontent, anger, embarrassment of the officer, who then followed my wife [who is white] and I to issue the ticket. While the Arkansas District Court in re: Nichols v. Chacon, 110 F Supp 2d. 1099. [2000], decrees that Symbolic Speech is well-established, and protected as Free Speech under the Constitution.
While my latest N.C.Division of Motor Vehicle Driving Record shows the 02-14-92 conviction for Running Red Light, this event occured the date of the gesture, [now removed from the report] was followed my making a left-turn-on-red at the Intersection of [then] two intersecting one-way streets, clearing the intersection--required by law-- for approaching bluelight and siren, or emergency vehicles. MVLNC 20-157.
I have received no notice from the State of any change in the record, or consideration of my request submitted in writing to members of the General Assembly, the N.C. Supreme Court, and the Governor for an apology, and some modest compensation for this 19 years of abuse--two years longer than Gregory Taylor's claim of innocence and exoneration, though the State has pardoned Taylor, and an 1871 former Governor Holden, who was the first Governor to be impeached.
Does it make a difference that Taylor and Holden were White to do the right thing?
That’s my perspective! What’s yours?
* See CAR5 Corp ID-0103817, Annual Report, Agent o/o Deborah K. Ross.
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The NCIIC created in 2006 by the former Chief Judge, now retired, I Beverly Lake, Jr., of the N.C. Supreme Court purports to "...investigate and evaluate claims of factual innocence..." yet in 1992 he, as an associate Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court, denied a writ of certiorari of my claim of Civil Rights violation of the First Amendment--Free Speech, that was docketed in the U.S. Supreme Court as 92-6940, and published by West Publishing in the N.C. Reporter, 419 S.E. 2d. 578, as a Memorandum Decision.
Because of pressure from Blogs and Facebook, Justice Lake now hopes-- it appears-- to obfuscate his injustice and seeks changes to the Commision he proposed, which is to: "...change, who investigates "factual innocence," to protect his legacy by "turning over the screening process" of cases to a non-profit student law group, whose minions can be influenced and directed by law Professors, who can influence internships; rather than professionals, who have oversight power to enforce punishment for bringing the judiciary into disrepute, as his conduct, and that of Terrence E. Boyle has done. See 5:MC-6, March 25th. 2004, Chief, United States District Court Judge.
Further, the National Chapter of the ACLU, forwarded my claim to the N.C. ACLU, formerly the North Carolina Civil Liberties Union, Inc., Article III (3a), [see articles of Amendment filed, March 03, 1993], * which claims to have been created "To advance the causes of civil liberties in the State of North Carolina, including the rights of free speech...free assemblage, and equality before the law." They have refused to act on my behalf as well.
The N.C. Supreme Court has upheld as free speech the act of "Mooning." The National ACLU takes credit for protecting the rights of Neo-Nazi Groups, Westboro Baptist Church, Polygamist, Guantanamo Terrorists.
In North Carolina, they have through their prior Executive/Legal Director, Deborah Ross, now a member of the N.C. General Assembly, denied my right to "wait in my car" on the former Mall, or "to protest "police" misconduct," a government agent, by silently, gesturing with one finger my discontent, anger, embarrassment of the officer, who then followed my wife [who is white] and I to issue the ticket. While the Arkansas District Court in re: Nichols v. Chacon, 110 F Supp 2d. 1099. [2000], decrees that Symbolic Speech is well-established, and protected as Free Speech under the Constitution.
While my latest N.C.Division of Motor Vehicle Driving Record shows the 02-14-92 conviction for Running Red Light, this event occured the date of the gesture, [now removed from the report] was followed my making a left-turn-on-red at the Intersection of [then] two intersecting one-way streets, clearing the intersection--required by law-- for approaching bluelight and siren, or emergency vehicles. MVLNC 20-157.
I have received no notice from the State of any change in the record, or consideration of my request submitted in writing to members of the General Assembly, the N.C. Supreme Court, and the Governor for an apology, and some modest compensation for this 19 years of abuse--two years longer than Gregory Taylor's claim of innocence and exoneration, though the State has pardoned Taylor, and an 1871 former Governor Holden, who was the first Governor to be impeached.
Does it make a difference that Taylor and Holden were White to do the right thing?
That’s my perspective! What’s yours?
* See CAR5 Corp ID-0103817, Annual Report, Agent o/o Deborah K. Ross.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
What's in a name? Depends on who you ask.
Released: Sunday, September 28, 2008, What’s in a name? Not much.
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To the NC Bar, it’s a matter of seeming, rather than being!
Some time ago, according to the Triangle Business Journal, the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers has decided to change their name. I’m not quite sure whether this idea of change is in keeping with Obama’s demand for change in politics, policy or personnel?
What’s in a name anyway? The NC Academy of Trial Lawyers thinks plenty.
Their new name will be "NC Advocates for Justice," and they expect their name now to be more reflective of their mission.
Years ago, in a monologue I did while shuttling the USA Air Flight crew, at RDU, I spooffed the airlines kidingly by saying: "Without "US," USAIR is just "Air." They changed their name too.
"Capstrat, " formerly, Capital Strategy, and headed by Ken Eudy, a Public Relations firm do what their name implies teaches how to handle a "High Profile" case should it come to the Capital, or Raleigh.
The former North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Inc. now dba as an Advocates for Justice are "A nonprofit, nonpartisan association dedicated to Protecting People’s Rights through professional and community legal education; champion[ing] individual rights; and protecting the safety of North Carolina’s families--in the workplace, in the home and in the environment."
What about in the Courts?
Joseph B. Cheshire V, a civil rights advocates, is a member of the Bar, so is Janet Ward Black, Past President of the Bar, and so are approximately 4,000 other members of the North Carolina Bar Association, which uses the mantra, and displays on their letterhead, the blurb: "Seeking Liberty and Justice." Lofty goals to be sure.
May I offer this heads-up to those learned members of the bar from the lay populace: It’s my understanding, the First and the Basic Rule of Law, the most Fundamental Right that people have is the right to Free Speech, whether it be a silent, symbolic gesture of protest, flag burning, arm bands, cross burning, etc. and even finger gesture--yes, even finger gesture. Nichols v. Chacon [2000]; but, however, and more importantly, it should be enforceable.
Members of the North Carolina Bar, you have it slightly backwards. It is the lay-public, or an abused individual that comes and seeks your services and goes before the courts "Seeking Liberty and Justice." Not the other way around.
It is the province of the Bar Associations to advocate, to help, and to enforce the publics' rights in the courts to obtain that elusive "Liberty and Justice."
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c Talk of the Town 919 610-5255
To the NC Bar, it’s a matter of seeming, rather than being!
Some time ago, according to the Triangle Business Journal, the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers has decided to change their name. I’m not quite sure whether this idea of change is in keeping with Obama’s demand for change in politics, policy or personnel?
What’s in a name anyway? The NC Academy of Trial Lawyers thinks plenty.
Their new name will be "NC Advocates for Justice," and they expect their name now to be more reflective of their mission.
Years ago, in a monologue I did while shuttling the USA Air Flight crew, at RDU, I spooffed the airlines kidingly by saying: "Without "US," USAIR is just "Air." They changed their name too.
"Capstrat, " formerly, Capital Strategy, and headed by Ken Eudy, a Public Relations firm do what their name implies teaches how to handle a "High Profile" case should it come to the Capital, or Raleigh.
The former North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Inc. now dba as an Advocates for Justice are "A nonprofit, nonpartisan association dedicated to Protecting People’s Rights through professional and community legal education; champion[ing] individual rights; and protecting the safety of North Carolina’s families--in the workplace, in the home and in the environment."
What about in the Courts?
Joseph B. Cheshire V, a civil rights advocates, is a member of the Bar, so is Janet Ward Black, Past President of the Bar, and so are approximately 4,000 other members of the North Carolina Bar Association, which uses the mantra, and displays on their letterhead, the blurb: "Seeking Liberty and Justice." Lofty goals to be sure.
May I offer this heads-up to those learned members of the bar from the lay populace: It’s my understanding, the First and the Basic Rule of Law, the most Fundamental Right that people have is the right to Free Speech, whether it be a silent, symbolic gesture of protest, flag burning, arm bands, cross burning, etc. and even finger gesture--yes, even finger gesture. Nichols v. Chacon [2000]; but, however, and more importantly, it should be enforceable.
Members of the North Carolina Bar, you have it slightly backwards. It is the lay-public, or an abused individual that comes and seeks your services and goes before the courts "Seeking Liberty and Justice." Not the other way around.
It is the province of the Bar Associations to advocate, to help, and to enforce the publics' rights in the courts to obtain that elusive "Liberty and Justice."
c Talk of the Town: 919 610-5255
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Released, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, Why is North Carolina Considering a 140-year old Pardon for W.W. Holden, against his wishes?
It's the Talk of the Town: 919 610-5255
There does appear to be "Mischief afoot" in the Geneal Assembly, and North Carolina’s General Assembly in particular.
Even against the wishes of a former 1871, N.C. Governor, W.W. Holden himself , reportedly a co-founder of the "Tar Heel Republican Party," who, according to Rob Christensen, reporting in the N & O, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, said: when others [General Assembly] had sought his pardon for having wrongly impeached him, the former Governor is quoted as saying: "...I think I did nothing in 1870 which deserved impeachment...[and]...feel that I was unjustly convicted, and to ‘ask pardon would be to confess my guilt.’ "
Personally, I’ve not asked for a pardon, I’ve asked for a letter of apology, and compensation, since the General Assembly has also sought reparation for slavery, involuntary sterilization, Actual Innocence, whistleblowing, etc.; and the News & Observer, a Daily Rag, has consummed gallons and gallons of ink in covering such stories, while ignoring particular others for political reasons.
You see, I have acknowledged my conduct, and behavior protected by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Constitution of ‘symbolically protesting’ government misconduct. In this instance a white Raleigh Police Officer, who, without probable cause, would not permit me to exercise my constitutional right to be left alone to wait on the Fayetteville Street Mall, in my car for my passenger, getting off from work on the Mall, before the mall was demolished, to obfuscate the venue where it occured to save face, and maintain federal funding for its projects.
Ironically, Dan Blue, and Doug Berger, liberal Democrats, are said to be "enthusiastic[ly]" backing a measure to pardon W.W. Holden, a Republican Governor then, after 140 years; while Blue also, as the First Black Speaker of the House, supported my request to make Left-turn-on-Red legal in North Carolina writing: "...legislation permitting left turns on red in North Carolina has merit and deserves consideration..." as I made left turn on red in 1992, responding to a police officer’s blue light and siren.
Blue’s letter continued:
"I hope you will work with Representative Fussell and other members of the Wake delegation to seek introduction of such a bill in the 1993 Session."
For Dan Blue to have been the first Black Speaker of the House in the N.C. General Assembly, something's got his tongue. He certainly has been silent to my request; Doug Berger's letter I sent came back "unable to be found, and insufficient address" though sent Certified Mail and properly addressed to him.
That's my perspective. What's yours?
c Talk of the Town, 2011
It's the Talk of the Town: 919 610-5255
There does appear to be "Mischief afoot" in the Geneal Assembly, and North Carolina’s General Assembly in particular.
Even against the wishes of a former 1871, N.C. Governor, W.W. Holden himself , reportedly a co-founder of the "Tar Heel Republican Party," who, according to Rob Christensen, reporting in the N & O, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, said: when others [General Assembly] had sought his pardon for having wrongly impeached him, the former Governor is quoted as saying: "...I think I did nothing in 1870 which deserved impeachment...[and]...feel that I was unjustly convicted, and to ‘ask pardon would be to confess my guilt.’ "
Personally, I’ve not asked for a pardon, I’ve asked for a letter of apology, and compensation, since the General Assembly has also sought reparation for slavery, involuntary sterilization, Actual Innocence, whistleblowing, etc.; and the News & Observer, a Daily Rag, has consummed gallons and gallons of ink in covering such stories, while ignoring particular others for political reasons.
You see, I have acknowledged my conduct, and behavior protected by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Constitution of ‘symbolically protesting’ government misconduct. In this instance a white Raleigh Police Officer, who, without probable cause, would not permit me to exercise my constitutional right to be left alone to wait on the Fayetteville Street Mall, in my car for my passenger, getting off from work on the Mall, before the mall was demolished, to obfuscate the venue where it occured to save face, and maintain federal funding for its projects.
Ironically, Dan Blue, and Doug Berger, liberal Democrats, are said to be "enthusiastic[ly]" backing a measure to pardon W.W. Holden, a Republican Governor then, after 140 years; while Blue also, as the First Black Speaker of the House, supported my request to make Left-turn-on-Red legal in North Carolina writing: "...legislation permitting left turns on red in North Carolina has merit and deserves consideration..." as I made left turn on red in 1992, responding to a police officer’s blue light and siren.
Blue’s letter continued:
"I hope you will work with Representative Fussell and other members of the Wake delegation to seek introduction of such a bill in the 1993 Session."
For Dan Blue to have been the first Black Speaker of the House in the N.C. General Assembly, something's got his tongue. He certainly has been silent to my request; Doug Berger's letter I sent came back "unable to be found, and insufficient address" though sent Certified Mail and properly addressed to him.
That's my perspective. What's yours?
c Talk of the Town, 2011
Released, Wednesday, March 30, 2011 TOTT: North Carolina Giving Responsibility a New Name
Talk of The Town: 919 610-5255
For some time now, I’ve been awe-struck by the lack of honesty, truthfulness, greed, arrogance, and often what passes as supremacy in North Carolina, when less than stellar residents are called upon to help support the passing of North Carolina’s legislation: Greg Taylor, and Alan Gell, who had been wrongly convicted, and now exonorated.
When members of the Clergy are accused of impropriety with children and demented persons; when Local Colleges in order to preserve the legacy of North Carolina’s movers and shakers prepare oral histories by [Dan Blue] nieces and relatives of some of those movers and shakers.
And although your reputation is ordinarily established by your name, local businesses change their names as often as you might change your socks: Capital Strategy, a public relations firm once called upon to limit fallout, and damages for a potential civil rights damage claim, changed its name to Capstrat. North Carolina’s Academy of Trial Lawyers was once called upon to act and protect a citizen’s U.S. Civil, and Constutitonal Rights, change their name to Advocates for Justice, but did nothing.
USAir the Airline Carrier, changed its name to USAirways, when spoofed that without "US," USAIR is just: "AIR."
North Carolina’s motto is: "To Be, Rather than to Seem i.e., Esse Quam Vederi."
However, my letter to 7th District, member Doug Berger, whose opinion letter, Tuesday, March 29, 2011 acknowledges he sponsored, and supported 150-year ago pardon for former Governor William Holden, yet my letter, sent certified mail to him, for his help and relief was returned unclaimed, "...unable to forward..." by Henderson, N.C. Postal Service.
Neither were certified letters to former House Speaker, Joe Hackney, or Attorney General, Roy Cooper, sent to North Carolina Legislative Building, and N.C. Department of Justice respectively delivered, but claimed to have had "insufficient address, and unable to be delivered." What will five day delivery be like?
Yet, the North Carolina’s Office of Professional Responsibility, which reports directly to the Attorney General which is responsibile for investigations of their Attorneys might expand their jurisdiction to other areas, with help of legislators, and the Attorney General, if they could only be found.
That's my perspective. What's yours?
Talk of The Town: 919 610-5255
For some time now, I’ve been awe-struck by the lack of honesty, truthfulness, greed, arrogance, and often what passes as supremacy in North Carolina, when less than stellar residents are called upon to help support the passing of North Carolina’s legislation: Greg Taylor, and Alan Gell, who had been wrongly convicted, and now exonorated.
When members of the Clergy are accused of impropriety with children and demented persons; when Local Colleges in order to preserve the legacy of North Carolina’s movers and shakers prepare oral histories by [Dan Blue] nieces and relatives of some of those movers and shakers.
And although your reputation is ordinarily established by your name, local businesses change their names as often as you might change your socks: Capital Strategy, a public relations firm once called upon to limit fallout, and damages for a potential civil rights damage claim, changed its name to Capstrat. North Carolina’s Academy of Trial Lawyers was once called upon to act and protect a citizen’s U.S. Civil, and Constutitonal Rights, change their name to Advocates for Justice, but did nothing.
USAir the Airline Carrier, changed its name to USAirways, when spoofed that without "US," USAIR is just: "AIR."
North Carolina’s motto is: "To Be, Rather than to Seem i.e., Esse Quam Vederi."
However, my letter to 7th District, member Doug Berger, whose opinion letter, Tuesday, March 29, 2011 acknowledges he sponsored, and supported 150-year ago pardon for former Governor William Holden, yet my letter, sent certified mail to him, for his help and relief was returned unclaimed, "...unable to forward..." by Henderson, N.C. Postal Service.
Neither were certified letters to former House Speaker, Joe Hackney, or Attorney General, Roy Cooper, sent to North Carolina Legislative Building, and N.C. Department of Justice respectively delivered, but claimed to have had "insufficient address, and unable to be delivered." What will five day delivery be like?
Yet, the North Carolina’s Office of Professional Responsibility, which reports directly to the Attorney General which is responsibile for investigations of their Attorneys might expand their jurisdiction to other areas, with help of legislators, and the Attorney General, if they could only be found.
That's my perspective. What's yours?
c TOTT, 919 610-5255
Friday, March 25, 2011
Released, Friday, March 25, 2011, Saving money when necessary is City’s obligation
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A lot of city officials have money and budgets on their minds.
Henderson, N.C., besides trying to explain its latest notoriety, is still looking for the Tax Office Bank Bag that never got deposited, and no one has been held accountable, not to mention the numerous fires that get reported, but go uninvestigated, or at least no cause is reported as having been determined.
Oxford is contending with the embarrassment of having to pay continued health benefits for its former Mayor Ellington, who is waiting to be sentenced for having child pornography on his computer.
Though Charles Meeker’s, Raleigh’s Mayor’s missteps are not quite that servere. Meekers, faux pas, and that of the City Attorney’s is the ignoring of a Civil Rights violation, and the City Manager, Russell’s $10,000 pay raise, and the proposed City Budget, efforts to appease the memory of Clarence E. Lightner, for Lightner's son, Bruce.
While embarrassment surrounds the effort to erect the Clarence E. Lightner Public Safety Center, in which the city has spent $25 Million in just its design cost alone; a concern surrounds substantial monetary consequences if the city would have to reimburse a former citizen for Civil Rights violation for conduct of a Raleigh Police officer some years ago.
A former N.C. Supreme Court judge, Harry C. Martin, who wrote, in a 6-1 decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court that "citizens have a right to sue on free-speech violations by ‘A direct action against the state for its violations of free speech [which] is essential to the preservation of free speech.’ "
Former Governor, Easley, now a convicted felon, had the luxury of giving pay raises to his minions as he left the Attorney General’s Office for the Governor’s Mansion, Meeker doesn’t have the option to increase salaries of Department of Justice employees thereby putting minions in place to preserve his legacy, or that of the City Manager.
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Talk of the Town: 919 610-5255
A lot of city officials have money and budgets on their minds.
Henderson, N.C., besides trying to explain its latest notoriety, is still looking for the Tax Office Bank Bag that never got deposited, and no one has been held accountable, not to mention the numerous fires that get reported, but go uninvestigated, or at least no cause is reported as having been determined.
Oxford is contending with the embarrassment of having to pay continued health benefits for its former Mayor Ellington, who is waiting to be sentenced for having child pornography on his computer.
Though Charles Meeker’s, Raleigh’s Mayor’s missteps are not quite that servere. Meekers, faux pas, and that of the City Attorney’s is the ignoring of a Civil Rights violation, and the City Manager, Russell’s $10,000 pay raise, and the proposed City Budget, efforts to appease the memory of Clarence E. Lightner, for Lightner's son, Bruce.
While embarrassment surrounds the effort to erect the Clarence E. Lightner Public Safety Center, in which the city has spent $25 Million in just its design cost alone; a concern surrounds substantial monetary consequences if the city would have to reimburse a former citizen for Civil Rights violation for conduct of a Raleigh Police officer some years ago.
A former N.C. Supreme Court judge, Harry C. Martin, who wrote, in a 6-1 decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court that "citizens have a right to sue on free-speech violations by ‘A direct action against the state for its violations of free speech [which] is essential to the preservation of free speech.’ "
Former Governor, Easley, now a convicted felon, had the luxury of giving pay raises to his minions as he left the Attorney General’s Office for the Governor’s Mansion, Meeker doesn’t have the option to increase salaries of Department of Justice employees thereby putting minions in place to preserve his legacy, or that of the City Manager.
c Talk of the Town 919-610-5255
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Not politics as usual here in North Carolina
Released, Friday, March 11, 2011: “Birds of a Feather Flock Together”
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It was a mantra I heard from my grandmother when admonishing me about who my friends were. I'm glad I listened.
I believe there's a reason that politicians, and even some members of the N.C. General Assembly, are leaving their lairs, like pesky rodents leaving a sinking ocean liner. Water is getting into their nest.
For example, with the ongoing investigation of former N. C. governor Mike Easley--the big cheese--and his close ally, former N.C. senator Tony Rand, a board member of LEA, an organization that had been under investigation for “an insider-trading scheme” and that is a spin-off of the Sirchie Corporation, founded by John H. Carrington, a former N.C. Senator, who was indicted for selling law enforcement equipment to China in violation of U.S. export laws.
While it’s true, N. C. Attorney General Roy Cooper needs to get involved [N & O, 12/08-09]. He can’t!
Cooper was a former member, and Chairman of the Judiciary I in the same N. C. General Assembly [1995] that bred the likes of John Carrington. Both were members of the Finance Committee, where Cooper held the title of Vice-Chairman in 1995; N. C. Senator Marc Basnight, President Pro Tempore, and Sen. R.C. Soles, Jr., indicted as well, was Deputy President, Pro Tempore.
In early 2010, not much has been heard from Marc Basnight, (who apparently took my suggestion) after the 2010 election and has resigned--he had been an Ex-Officio member of all Standing Committees.
A restaurant owner, who’s restaurant burned down, (theorist know fires are a way of saving cost on demolition) though cause of the fire was never reported--to my knowledge, and the restaurant was rebuilt before the ashes cooled.
That’s right, Basnight has resigned from the N.C. General Assembly. No one would have imagined!
This is the same General Assembly in 1995 whose members included Frank Balance, Virginia Fox, (also on the Finance Committee), along with other finance members Charles W. Albertson, Austin M. Allran, and David W. Hoyle, who claims: “The Senate has always been a safe harbor for business. The Senate is no longer the safe harbor.”
Apparently, and in anticipation of just such a probe, the N.C. State Ethics Commission passed a law in 2006 that forbids disclosing information about enforcement action of those "stumbling and falling like a house of cards."
"Being silent when we should protest makes cowards of us all.” Abe Lincoln
Next comes Easley, now a convicted felon…….stay tuned. It could get better or worst!
That's my perspective. What's yours?
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