Posted on 01/26/2009 7:57:43 AM PST by Sorry screen name in use
08A524 LIGHTFOOT, GAIL, ET AL. V. BOWEN, CA SEC. OF STATE The application for stay addressed to The Chief Justice 1 and referred to the Court is denied.
(Excerpt) Read more at supremecourtus.gov ...
apparently this matter will rest in the hands of the people, who know in their hearts that they do not lack standing
Nobody ever won freedom with a gavel.
Is this another of the Obama Birth Certificate lawsuits?
OJ did- for a while anyway!
You said — THOMAS JEFFERSON: “To consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions is a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy.”
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That’s why we have the ability to enact legislation and also to amend the Constitution. The Supreme Court cannot override an Amendment to the Constitution. The *mechanism* — is there...
I think they’re most dangerous when they don’t try to make outright changes to the constitution. Much like the interstate popular vote compact being entered into by the individual states. In the case of the courts the 1895 Sparf VS US case, the supreme court ruled that jurors don’t need to know their rights and we’ve had dumb juries ever since.
Do judges like to kick off potential jurors who know that they have the right of jury nullification?
I suspect they find any number of reasons to find potential jurors unsutable. However it’s not just judges. Prosecutors nor defense attorneys are very confident about putting their cases in the hands of the people.
Yep, they do want to “control” the process as much as they can. So, an “informed citizenry” is important...
People should check out...
Fully Informed Jury Association
http://www.fija.org/
Fija.org is the first link on my homepage.
Informed juries would dramatically change the way courtrooms are run. I point to the John Couey case as an example. He got off easy compared to what an informed jury would have done to him. An informed jury wouldn’t have accepted that some evidence wasn’t admissable and other evidence was. In fact he would likely still be in prison for the first time he molested a child and Jessica Lunsford would likely still be alive.
Ahhh..., I guess I’ve never looked on your homepage... :-)
This kind of stuff really needs to get out to everyone, starting with FReepers (for sure...).
One sure way to block any abusive powers of the government (especially the way that some are thinking the Obama Administration will go) would be by means of some of this information...
All three branches of Government has failed, it is time to rely on the 4th branch, the Federal Grand Jury.
To everyone who cares, please go to http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com. Leo Donofrio has presented two analyses; The Federal Grand Jury is the 4th Branch of Government and SCOTUS on the unique power of Grand Jurors.
All we need an attorney who is willing to guide us on how to proceed.
Please discuss Leo’s analysis with friends, neighbors, family members, co-workers and let’s see if we can approach this from a different angle. Does anybody know a judge or an attorney who is in good standing with the Bar and is willing to take the lead?
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